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2.7.2012

I bought one of these because I have several components that plug into my TV that can be connected to the internet/home network (Freesat box - for iPlayer, media streamer - to share media over my network and blu-ray player too). Since I only have one potential Ethernet cable from my router, I obviously needed an Ethernet switch to make it possible to hook all three up.As one would expect of an Ethernet switch, it's a connect-the-wires-and-power-up jobby. It works just fine, doesn't run too hot and auto-detects whether to run at 10 or 100mbps (although I'll be amazed if anyone is running at 10mbps these days).People ought to bear in mind that you should really only use Ethernet switches fordevices that don't all simultaneously need lots of bandwidth when connecting to other devices on your network. Every device plugged in to your switch has to share a total of 100mbps of bandwidth because they all use the same common cable to hook up to your router (or wherever else it goes). In my case, although my media streamer can be fairly intensive (up to 50mbps), generally iPlayer is no greater than 2mbps and the blu-ray player only uses the link to download firmware updates, so even if I were using all three at the same time, they wouldn't max out the connection. As an example, I would never connect a NAS server to a switch: the whole point of network storage is that it needs all the bandwidth it can get and could potentially have several demands from different computers at the same time. One should try and plug in bandwidth-hungry devices as high up the network as possible (i.e. as close to your router as possible). This effect would be reduced if you use a gigabit Ethernet network (because there's 10x more bandwidth available).Also, these switches can be daisy-chained. In theory, the number you can daisy chain is limitless, but in practice you'll see higher latencies and eventually signal degradation. (Although this effect will occur well beyond the needs of the typical home user.)Overall it's a solid purchase. I went for the 8-port switch over the 4-port because the price difference was about a pound and the extra ports offer me more expandability in the future.
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16.2.2012

The price for this item seems to have been increased recently, so not quite the bargain it was. It seemed too good to be true at the original price with free delivery to boot. Against my better judgement I went for it on the strength of previous reviews, choosing the 8 port version as barely more more expensive than the smaller version. It lived up to the promise. It comes in a shrink wrapped box with the contents inside well protected in recycleable trays, looking for all the world like a much more expensive product. You get the switch, a small size plug in power adapter and an instruction leaflet. You have to provide your own cables to connect to a router and other devices.The instructions are not very explicit in terms of blow by blow of what you have to do, but installation is extraordinarily simple. Connect the switch via any port to the router. Connect your other devices to the switch. Switch on the router, plug in the power supply for the switch and it all works. No configuration needed. I had one port on the router and have now connected a TV, an X Box and a home plug house wiring network distributor with no problems. The switch has a plastic case but no big deal. The ports on the switch auto sense the type of connecting cable you are using and the packaging says that the power supplied to each connection is varied automatically according to the length of the cable concerned to reduce energy consumption. Power is reduced also if the switch detects that a device is off. Altogether it's a miracle at the price and features/simplicity. if you really want to find a fault, the power supply goes in the side of the switch rather than in the rear, so sticks out. Highly recommended.
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21.6.2012

The TP-Link 5 port 10/100 Ethernet switch works perfectly straight out of the box. No set-up is required. It auto-senses the cable connection and interfaces correctly to both T568A and T568B wiring, so there is no need for 'crossover' leads.The power supply is a small plug-top unit that barely thinks about getting warm. I'm guessing from the faint warmth of its plastic box that the switch seems to be running at about half a watt, so will cost me about 50p a year in electricity.My house has no wifi; the LAN is all hard-wired and this third hub sits in the living room, feeding a 'Smart' TV, its PVR, and through a hole in the wall another PVR/tuner for the non-smart TV in the kitchen.The spare socket sometimes has a wifi-less old laptop plugged in.The lights on the front showing through the black label indicate activity in the normal way, one for power and five for the ports, all green when working properly. This proved useful when the 'Smart' TV turned out to be stupid and some diagnosis was needed.After nine months working without a glitch, it is definitely recommended.
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14.8.2014

This is an excellent product which enables you to run up to 4 devices (wired) down/through a single port on your router. The set-up is that you run an ethernet cable from a port on your router to, say, a room some distance away. You plug the cable into one of the sockets on the device, and then you can connect - by more ethernet cables - up to 4 other devices via the other ports. The devices can all operate simultaneously. The device is not wireless. Note: Port 5 on the device is slightly separate from the other ports, as you can see from the picture. This suggests you should plug the router cable into port 5, but it actually makes no difference, and the 'instruction manual'such as it is does not specify that you have to do this. It came with a UK plug on the power supply.NB: The comparison table says it does not have IEEE 802.3X Flow Control, but the box and manufacturer's web site says it does. Not sure what they mean by 'desktop design' either. It fits well enough on my desktop.
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7.1.2017

Hi :)I have been using this non-stop since it arrived and it's been fantastic. It's tiny and unobtrusive but also quite sleek and elegant.Previous to this i had spent several weeks trying to figure out how to configure an old router/switch but this one worked it all out for me. I didn't need to go to some internal-Lan 'web'page to configure it. I just plugged in the lead from my neighbour and the leads to my various devices and found they were all given ip addresses on the internal-Lan network and so all of them can easily find file-shares, printers and other devices on the rest of the whole internal network. :))I did get this while it was on special offer so the price was quite amazing (under a tenner)but at it's normal price it would still be really good value for money.Superb!!! VERY easy :)) About the size of my palm, so about the same as my mouse.Many, many thanks and regards from Tom :)
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15.1.2013

I purchased this product to better organize my network. I currently had my multiple games consoles connecting to my hub through wifi. With my Youview box using one plug adaptor directly connected to the Virgin router. But my devices connected via wifi would randomly lose connection due to their distance from the router. Not any more though. This inexpensive little box can organize and improve all my connections. I can now stream in glorious HD, then have an intense game session online, or stream movies through Netflix in glorious HD! This device has power saving abilities as well by turning off any unused ethernet ports and managing the power through the ones that are in use.A speed test,(from the site speedtest.net), showed an 8MB speed on my PC through wifi, but when i connected the cable, it had risen to 23MB.The best £10 i ever spent.
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8.1.2017

Simple product works well, powered by USB port so able to plug into my BT router instead of a plug of its own, this means the expansion of my existing system is fully contained, as previous reviews this is in fact a 4 port expansion and not a 5 and in fact could be argued as a 3 port expansion as you have to use one of the ports on your router with one of the 5 shown, effectively the 5 on my router and the 5 on the hub results in only 8 devices being connected so I went from 5 ports to 8, I only needed 1 more so this made no difference to me, but I can see others getting caught out with this as it is not made clear how it works in the descriptions.you will also need to purchase an additional network cable to link this hub to the existing router / hub you have (assuming you don't have a spare)
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17.4.2012

I needed to connect the childrens xBoxes upstairs to the router downstairs; as they couldn't get a wireless connection, a wired set up seemed best but without this box of tricks the collection of cables was daunting (too interfering with the hoover - or so my wife said - and expensive!). So I took the plunge and got one of these, connected their xBoxes to it and ran one single cable down to the router, plugged in the power supply and bingo, in one bound as they say everybody was connected-up and happy as Larry. Since then I have bought another one, so now even my downstairs computer kit etc. has a wired connection back to the router, which of course is more reliable and faster than the old wireless one.Buy this and be well pleased, my family is!
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1.10.2012

For a non-techie like me, this item was very simple to install. Just plugged it in to the mains, connected one network cable to my modem and other cables to my laptop, internet radio and freesat receiver, switched it on and suddenly I have internet access to several devices through just one modem port. I'm no longer restricted by the number of network ports on my modem and gone are the days of forever switching cables between devices. Saved me a lot of time and effort. So good, in fact, that I've since purchased another two to plug in to network cables that I'd run through the loft to other rooms. Using just one modem port for each room, I can now plug in multiple network devices in those rooms.In my experience, a fantastic little product.
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13.10.2015

I bought this switch to increase the amount of Ethernet ports that are available for my equipment, it does just that and does it well.I've had a lot of good experience with TP-Link products in the past and this is no exception. The packaging simply contained the unit, instructions and a power cable. The switch was easy to set-up and install, and functions very well with no discernible decrease in network speed.It looks nice and professional and performs it function with no complicated settings to change etc.You just simply connect the power, plug in the Ethernet cable going out to your router, and then all your devices into the other ports.Very happy with this purchase and for the cost,I would definitely recommend this.
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12.11.2013

I have a wireless router but for whatever reasons the TV in one room finds the wireless signal a bit weak, not good for netflix ! The answer was a pair of TP Homelinks. one attaches from 3 pin electric socket to the wireless router (in the hall), the other Homelink sits in the TV room and is plugged from the 3 pin socket in that room and ethernet cabled into the TV, result is good connectivity.Now wanting sky on-demand. Rather than buy more Homelinks or 20m ethernet cable buy this gizmo. Plug the ethernet lead from the Homelink in the TV room into the gizmo, then have two ethernet cable again plugged in the gizmo, one to the TV and one to the sky box… sorted, neat, all works well.Also have two spare ports for expansion !
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2.8.2012

There isn't very much to say about this particular TP-Link product, except like all the other TP-Link devices I own, they all just work.For this device, I have a WD TV Live HD Media Player connected to my TV, and then to my PC via a TP-Link 200Mb powerline connection. I needed to have another internet connection to start using Sky Anytime+. So I unpack this tiny little plastic box, connected one cable from it to the WD box, and another cable to my Sky+HD box, and bingo! Everything just worked. There is nothing to setup, adjust or otherwise fiddle with. It is fully automatic, it "knows" which connection you want to use and switches instantly to that connection.A really great peice of kit fromTP-Link.
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15.1.2013

Great value item. Actually couldn't believe it was a 5 port switch when I opened the packaging - the device is incredibly small! It only measures around 10 x 7 x 2cm (approx measurements). Comes with the power supply but you'll need to provide your own network cables which is fair enough. Worked first time, no need for any complex installation - just plug in your 'source' network cable (ie, from your router) then hook up further network cables to your systems. In my case, it was the easiest way to 'split' one network cable to several devices. Doesn't support gigabit ethernet but for my purposes it wasn't important (you may want to consider this if you have high-bandwidth requirements).

21.9.2012

Purchased this so I could run more than one wired internet devise, such as the Xbox, Sky HD, Blu-Ray DVD all of which are in a different room to my router. The hub is the size of a pack of playing cards.Setting up is very easy, connect a CAT cable to the main router and run it in to the back of the TP-Link 5-Port, then connect CAT cable to the other items you want to connect, I had to run a 30 meter cable from my router which I thought may effect performance but it doesn't, performance on all my bits is perfect, running from the router and the 5 port hub are a iMac PC, windows desk top PC, windows Laptop, SKY HD box, XBOX 360 and Sony Blu-Ray DVD.Very happy and what a good price.

2.2.2013

I had a Sky (netgear) wireless connector proving Internet connectivity for my Sky HD box, but as there was only a single Ethernet output, I couldn't get my Blu-ray or TV connected to the Internet at the same time. This simple box of tricks fixed everything - plug Ethernet output from sky wireless connector into the box, then used three of the other four ports to provide Internet connectivity for my sky box, Blu ray player and TV. No messing about with IP addresses (which I have total ignorance about!), just plug it into the power and it worked like a charm. As per previous comment, two bits of blue tack keep the box secure (as the weight of the Ethernet cables did tip it backwards!)
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