If you own a small business, or you're simply interesting in improving your networking set-up, upgrading to a managed switch from an unmanaged one gives you much greater control. We stock an extensive range of managed switches from the biggest brands in networking gear, including Cisco, HPE and NETGEAR.
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HPE Aruba Instant On 1930 48G 4SFP/SFP+ Switch - 48 Ports - Managed - Rack-mountable
- L2+ - Managed
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet
- 4 x SFP+ module slots
£
259.83
inc.
vat
£ 216.52 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
DrayTek VigorSwitch G1080 Web Smart 8 Port Gigabit Managed Switch
- 8 Port Gigabit Managed Switch
- Ultra compact form factor
- Wall Mountable
- Fanless (Silent) Operation
- Ultra-low power consumption
£
55.44
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vat
£ 46.20 ex.
vat
Zyxel XGS1250-12 11 Ports Manageable Ethernet Switch - 2 Layer Supported
- Modular
- Optical Fiber, Twisted Pair
- Desktop, Wall Mountable
£
239.34
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£ 199.45 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
TP-Link TL-SG3428 JetStream 24-Port Gigabit L2 Managed Switch with 4 SFP Slots
- Full Gigabit Ports
- Integrated into Omada SDN
- Centralized Management
- Static Routing
- Robust Security Strategies
£
174.99
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£ 145.82 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
HPE Aruba Instant On 1960 24G 2XGT 2SFP+ Switch - 24 Ports - Managed - Rack-mountable
- High-level Gigabit with 10GbE Networking
- Cloud-Managed Stacking
- Robust Security
- Simplify Network Deployment
£
462.72
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vat
£ 385.60 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
Cisco Business 350 Series CBS350-24S-4G - Switch - 24 Ports - Managed - Rack-mountable
- Ease of management and deployment
- High reliability and resiliency
- Strong security
- IPv6 support
- Advanced Layer 3 traffic management
£
808.60
inc.
vat
£ 673.83 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
Cisco Business CBS350-24T-4X-UK - 350 Series - 24 Port Managed Switch
- Ease of Management and Deployment
- High Reliability and Resiliency
- Strong Security
- IPv6 Support
£
702.26
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£ 585.21 ex.
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0% Interest offers available
Cisco Industrial Ethernet 1000 Series 6 Ports Managed Switch
- Managed Switch
- Easy integration
- Fast startup time
- Security: secure access; port-security
£
1,134.99
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£ 945.82 ex.
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0% Interest offers available
NETGEAR ProSAFE 52 ports L3 Managed Stackable Switch
- Networking Product Advice:
- 01430 433 671 or [email protected]
- Switch
- Managed
- 52 Ports
£
2,117.51
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£ 1,764.59 ex.
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0% Interest offers available
DrayTek VigorSwitch Q2200X - 16 Port 2.5 GbE and 4 Port 10Gbps SFP+ Switch
- 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Ports
- Layer 2+ VLAN Routing
- Auto Surveillance VLAN
- IP Conflict Prevention
- Energy-Efficient Ethernet
£
411.99
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£ 343.32 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
DrayTek Vigor VSG2540X-K 48 Port 10Gb Fully Managed Switch
- 48 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet Ports
- 6 x SFP+ 10GbE Ports
- 802.1q VLANs
£
539.98
inc.
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£ 449.98 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
HPE Aruba Instant On 1960 48G 2XGT 2SFP+ Switch - 48 Ports - Smart - Rack-mountable
- Switch
- L3 Lite
- Smart
- 48 x 10/100/1000 + 2 x 10 Gigabit SFP+ + 2 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet...
£
747.96
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£ 623.30 ex.
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0% Interest offers available
TP-Link TL-SX3016F - JetStream 16-Port 10GE SFP+ L2+ Managed Switch
- 16× Full 10GE SFP+ Slots
- Abundant L2 and L2+ Features
- Robust Security Strategies
- Dual Redundant Power Supplies
£
488.85
inc.
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£ 407.37 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
TP-Link TL-SX3008F JetStream 8-Port 10GE SFP+ L2+ Managed Switch
- 10G Lightning-Fast Connections
- Integrated into Omada SDN
- Centralized Management
- Static Routing
- Robust Security Strategies
£
204.50
inc.
vat
£ 170.41 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
Draytek VigorSwitch G2100 - L2+ - Managed - 8 x 10/100/1000 + 2 x Gigabit SFP (uplink)
- Rack-mountable 1U
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Virtual interfaces (VLANs): 256
- QoS queues: 8
- Total link aggregation groups: 4
£
119.99
inc.
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£ 99.99 ex.
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0% Interest offers available
HPE Aruba Instant On 1930 48G 4SFP/SFP+ Switch - 48 Ports - Managed - Rack-mountable
- L2+ - Managed
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet
- 4 x SFP+ module slots
SKU: JL685A#ACC
£
259.83
inc.
vat
£ 216.52 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
DrayTek VigorSwitch G1080 Web Smart 8 Port Gigabit Managed Switch
- 8 Port Gigabit Managed Switch
- Ultra compact form factor
- Wall Mountable
- Fanless (Silent) Operation
- Ultra-low power consumption
SKU: VSG1080-K
£
55.44
inc.
vat
£ 46.20 ex.
vat
Zyxel XGS1250-12 11 Ports Manageable Ethernet Switch - 2 Layer Supported
- Modular
- Optical Fiber, Twisted Pair
- Desktop, Wall Mountable
SKU: XGS1250-12-ZZ0101F
£
239.34
inc.
vat
£ 199.45 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
TP-Link TL-SG3428 JetStream 24-Port Gigabit L2 Managed Switch with 4 SFP Slots
- Full Gigabit Ports
- Integrated into Omada SDN
- Centralized Management
- Static Routing
- Robust Security Strategies
SKU: TL-SG3428
£
174.99
inc.
vat
£ 145.82 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
HPE Aruba Instant On 1960 24G 2XGT 2SFP+ Switch - 24 Ports - Managed - Rack-mountable
- High-level Gigabit with 10GbE Networking
- Cloud-Managed Stacking
- Robust Security
- Simplify Network Deployment
SKU: JL806A
£
462.72
inc.
vat
£ 385.60 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
Cisco Business 350 Series CBS350-24S-4G - Switch - 24 Ports - Managed - Rack-mountable
- Ease of management and deployment
- High reliability and resiliency
- Strong security
- IPv6 support
- Advanced Layer 3 traffic management
SKU: CBS350-24S-4G-UK
£
808.60
inc.
vat
£ 673.83 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
Cisco Business CBS350-24T-4X-UK - 350 Series - 24 Port Managed Switch
- Ease of Management and Deployment
- High Reliability and Resiliency
- Strong Security
- IPv6 Support
SKU: CBS350-24T-4X-UK
£
702.26
inc.
vat
£ 585.21 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
Cisco Industrial Ethernet 1000 Series 6 Ports Managed Switch
- Managed Switch
- Easy integration
- Fast startup time
- Security: secure access; port-security
SKU: IE-1000-4P2S-LM
£
1,134.99
inc.
vat
£ 945.82 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
NETGEAR ProSAFE 52 ports L3 Managed Stackable Switch
- Networking Product Advice:
- 01430 433 671 or [email protected]
- Switch
- Managed
- 52 Ports
SKU: GSM4352S-100NES
£
2,117.51
inc.
vat
£ 1,764.59 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
DrayTek VigorSwitch Q2200X - 16 Port 2.5 GbE and 4 Port 10Gbps SFP+ Switch
- 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Ports
- Layer 2+ VLAN Routing
- Auto Surveillance VLAN
- IP Conflict Prevention
- Energy-Efficient Ethernet
SKU: VSQ2200X-K
£
411.99
inc.
vat
£ 343.32 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
DrayTek Vigor VSG2540X-K 48 Port 10Gb Fully Managed Switch
- 48 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet Ports
- 6 x SFP+ 10GbE Ports
- 802.1q VLANs
SKU: VSG2540XS-K
£
539.98
inc.
vat
£ 449.98 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
HPE Aruba Instant On 1960 48G 2XGT 2SFP+ Switch - 48 Ports - Smart - Rack-mountable
- Switch
- L3 Lite
- Smart
- 48 x 10/100/1000 + 2 x 10 Gigabit SFP+ + 2 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet...
SKU: JL808A
£
747.96
inc.
vat
£ 623.30 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
TP-Link TL-SX3016F - JetStream 16-Port 10GE SFP+ L2+ Managed Switch
- 16× Full 10GE SFP+ Slots
- Abundant L2 and L2+ Features
- Robust Security Strategies
- Dual Redundant Power Supplies
SKU: TL-SX3016F
£
488.85
inc.
vat
£ 407.37 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
TP-Link TL-SX3008F JetStream 8-Port 10GE SFP+ L2+ Managed Switch
- 10G Lightning-Fast Connections
- Integrated into Omada SDN
- Centralized Management
- Static Routing
- Robust Security Strategies
SKU: TL-SX3008F
£
204.50
inc.
vat
£ 170.41 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
Draytek VigorSwitch G2100 - L2+ - Managed - 8 x 10/100/1000 + 2 x Gigabit SFP (uplink)
- Rack-mountable 1U
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Virtual interfaces (VLANs): 256
- QoS queues: 8
- Total link aggregation groups: 4
SKU: VSG2100-K
£
119.99
inc.
vat
£ 99.99 ex.
vat
0% Interest offers available
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When do you need a managed switch?
From desktop PCs, to printers and NAS enclosures, it's recommended for many devices to be connected to the internet via a wired ethernet cable for a strong, reliable and unwavering signal. While a router accepts tens of incoming Wi-Fi connections, you'll soon encounter a limit to how the number of physical ports for hooking up devices.
If you want to connect all an office's desktop PCs together for super-fast data transfer, for example, you'll want a networking switch. However, if you want to monitor what;s happening behind the scenes of your network and control it accordingly, you'll need a managed switch.
For those wanting a hands-on experience to observe, monitor and configure your network for peak operation, a managed switch is a good way of doing so. A managed switch can make a big impact, for a relatively small outlay.
What's the difference between an unmanaged and a managed switch?
With an abundance of ports, an unmanaged switch lets you connect up numerous device. As the name implies, however, they're not designed for the user to control. These switches are pre-loaded with a default configuration that can't be changed, which might not be suited to your needs. They don't have a dashboard GUI for checking the switch's traffic, either.
For a network that's tailor-fit for your specific operation, consider a managed switch. A managed switch exposes various features to the user, otherwise hidden on an unmanaged one. Such as being able to monitor and control the network's traffic through Quality of Service (Qos), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) and more.