This device is working really well and really easy to use. It is working with my small cluster and my cluster did not get any network failure with this device!
Functionality and Reliability-wise, this unit works great. It's worked well with any PoE device. Setting up VLAN is quite simple. The only reason why I took a star off is because the GUI seems to not work as well with today's browsers AND requires Java. Requiring Flash or Java simply needs to go - they should make sure they stick with a GUI that can work fine with today's browsers without requirements of the past. If they are outdated because of this, they should allow a firmware update (perhaps) to remedy this problem, simplifying things in the process. I'd still buy
Using this to filter multicast storm control. It does the job well, and the sturdy hardware demonstrates the look of a high quality product. The one thing that I do not like and wish would go away, is the need to register the product in order to access most of the features. For most people this is not going to be a big issue, just an annoyance. However, you better hang onto the registration ID or else some years down the road there is a potential to end up with a brick should the switch get a factory reset after Netgear decides they no longer need to support an old obsolete product.
Retrofitted my house for Ethernet any used this to connect the different rooms in the basement. Being POE powered, I didn’t have to worry about putting power in my crawl space!
I got this switch for it's high end features at a very decent price. The switch seems great, high quality. The only reason I didn't give it a 5 is because there web interface settings are a little criptic.