Hello,
I'm looking for main switch for home which to be core of my smart home network.
Main requirements:
- Layer 3
- 24/48 Ports, with at least 12PoE ports for security cameras
- 2 or more 10GB ports for NAS/Workstations connectivity. Preferable 4x 10GB ports
- End of support for switch /latest FW version/ of switch to be not before 2020. I don't want to think always about possible security problems
- Price up to 500$ in ebay
- Not very power hungry. Up to 150Watts at 10% load.
What I need as features:
I'm looking to be able to split ports into different VLANs. Permit/Deny trafic based on source/destination MAC, source/destination IP on each port.
Allow/block ports on different ports.
Doing link aggregation of 4 ports.
GUI:
As I'm not network engineer I prefer something which have good GUI where I can do most of things, with maybe some small additions over CLI.
This is my main criteria if switches fill other requirements
Only for Cisco switches I can spend needed weeks to learn CLI at good level.
Candidates:
So here are potential candidates in my opinion:
Brocade Foundry ICX6610-48P-E - Good: 2x40GB ports, 16x 10GB ports, 528 Gbps Bad: End of Support 11.2019, Need licenses for 10GB ports and features
Brocade Foundry ICX7450-48P - Good: 2x40GB ports, 4x 10GB ports, 336 Gbps Bad: End of Support 02.2019, some features need licenses
Juniper EX4200-48P - Good: Support until 2024.06, low price Bad: Only 2 SFP+ 10GB Ports
Aruba s2500 S2500-48P - Good: Support until 01.2022, low price, 4x SFP+ 10GB Ports Bad: Last firmware is from 2019
Aruba 2920-24G-PoE+ Switch (J9727A) - Good: Support appear to be without end date so far Bad: J9731A Option card for 2xSFP+10GB Ports is more expensive than switch itself
Cisco Catalyst WS-C3850-24P-E - Good: Support until 10.2023, Industry standard CLI, Lot of guides and docs Bad: Only 2xSFP+10GB Ports /unless very expensive module is added/
Cisco Catalyst WS-C2960XR-24PD-I - Good: Support until 10.2023, Industry standard CLI, Lot of guides and docs Bad: Only 2xSFP+ 10GB Ports, less RAM/Throughput than C3850
Cisco Catalyst WS-C3850-12X48U-L LAN Base + IP Base C3850-NM-2-10G - Good : 12x10GBased + 2xSFP+ 10GB Ports, Option for even 8x10GB SFTP+ Ports, Support until 10.2023, Industry standard CLI, Lot of guides and docs Bad: More expensive than budget
Dell PowerConnect 6248P - Good: One of lowest prices Bad: Optional 4xSFP+ 10GB or 2x 10GBase-T are expensive without them switch is only 1GB, End of support 08.2020
Am I missing some other switch?
Which one would recommend based on my requirements?
I'm looking for main switch for home which to be core of my smart home network.
Main requirements:
- Layer 3
- 24/48 Ports, with at least 12PoE ports for security cameras
- 2 or more 10GB ports for NAS/Workstations connectivity. Preferable 4x 10GB ports
- End of support for switch /latest FW version/ of switch to be not before 2020. I don't want to think always about possible security problems
- Price up to 500$ in ebay
- Not very power hungry. Up to 150Watts at 10% load.
What I need as features:
I'm looking to be able to split ports into different VLANs. Permit/Deny trafic based on source/destination MAC, source/destination IP on each port.
Allow/block ports on different ports.
Doing link aggregation of 4 ports.
GUI:
As I'm not network engineer I prefer something which have good GUI where I can do most of things, with maybe some small additions over CLI.
This is my main criteria if switches fill other requirements
Only for Cisco switches I can spend needed weeks to learn CLI at good level.
Candidates:
So here are potential candidates in my opinion:
Brocade Foundry ICX6610-48P-E - Good: 2x40GB ports, 16x 10GB ports, 528 Gbps Bad: End of Support 11.2019, Need licenses for 10GB ports and features
Brocade Foundry ICX7450-48P - Good: 2x40GB ports, 4x 10GB ports, 336 Gbps Bad: End of Support 02.2019, some features need licenses
Juniper EX4200-48P - Good: Support until 2024.06, low price Bad: Only 2 SFP+ 10GB Ports
Aruba s2500 S2500-48P - Good: Support until 01.2022, low price, 4x SFP+ 10GB Ports Bad: Last firmware is from 2019
Aruba 2920-24G-PoE+ Switch (J9727A) - Good: Support appear to be without end date so far Bad: J9731A Option card for 2xSFP+10GB Ports is more expensive than switch itself
Cisco Catalyst WS-C3850-24P-E - Good: Support until 10.2023, Industry standard CLI, Lot of guides and docs Bad: Only 2xSFP+10GB Ports /unless very expensive module is added/
Cisco Catalyst WS-C2960XR-24PD-I - Good: Support until 10.2023, Industry standard CLI, Lot of guides and docs Bad: Only 2xSFP+ 10GB Ports, less RAM/Throughput than C3850
Cisco Catalyst WS-C3850-12X48U-L LAN Base + IP Base C3850-NM-2-10G - Good : 12x10GBased + 2xSFP+ 10GB Ports, Option for even 8x10GB SFTP+ Ports, Support until 10.2023, Industry standard CLI, Lot of guides and docs Bad: More expensive than budget
Dell PowerConnect 6248P - Good: One of lowest prices Bad: Optional 4xSFP+ 10GB or 2x 10GBase-T are expensive without them switch is only 1GB, End of support 08.2020
Am I missing some other switch?
Which one would recommend based on my requirements?
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