Linksys Releases Two New 8 Port PoE Switches for the SMB Marketplace

Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems, has recently released 2 low density power over ethernet switches aimed at SMB’s. The Linksys SRW208P and SRW208MP, which retail at VoIPSupply for $274.99 and $324.99/ea respectively.

Both are managed, 8 port switches with a variety of Security and QoS features and both confirm to the IEEE 802.3af Power Over Ethernet Standard. Throw in dual Gig-E Uplinks for increased bandwidth and redundancy, port authentication and MAC filtering, VLAN tagging and a whole lot more, and you’ve got value that’s difficult to beat.

The major difference between the two models is that the SRW208MP, or “Maximum PoE” model, provides a full 15.4W of power per port, whereas the SRW208P version supports 15.4W of power up to 4 ports, and then drops down to 7.5W of power per port on up to 8 ports.

Both models are affordable and feature-rich options for small businesses deploying VoIP or premise based IP PBX solutions.