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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Managed Switches (14 products)
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HPE Aruba Instant On 1930 48G 4SFP/SFP+ Switch - 48 Ports - Managed - Rack-mountable
- Switch
- L2+
- Managed
- 48 x 10/100/1000 + 4 x 1 Gigabit / 10 Gigabit SFP+
- Rack-mountable
£
335.99
inc.
vat
£ 279.99 ex.
vat
HPE Aruba Instant On 1930 8G 2SFP Switch - Switch - 10 Ports - Managed - Rack-mountable
- Switch
- L3
- Managed
- 8 x 10/100/1000 + 2 x Gigabit SFP
- rack-mountable
£
123.35
inc.
vat
£ 102.79 ex.
vat
ZYXEL GS1200 GS1200-5 - 5 Ports Manageable Ethernet Switch - 2 Layer Supported
- IGMP Snooping
- VLAN segregation
- Enhanced port-based QoS
- Fanless, noiseless design
£
20.49
inc.
vat
£ 17.07 ex.
vat
Zyxel XGS4600-32F 32 Port Managed Switch
- L3
- Managed
- 24 x Gigabit SFP + 4 x combo Gigabit SFP + 4 x 10 Gigabit SFP+...
- Rack-mountable
£
2,453.00
inc.
vat
£ 2,044.16 ex.
vat
Cisco Business CBS350-48T-4G-UK - 350 Series - 48 Port Managed Switch
- Switch
- L3
- Managed
- 48 x 10/100/1000 + 4 x SFP
- Rack-mountable
£
775.44
inc.
vat
£ 646.20 ex.
vat
Cisco Catalyst 1000-16T-2G-L - Switch - 16 Ports - Managed - Rack-mountable
- Switch
- Managed
- 16 x 10/100/1000 + 2 x Gigabit SFP (uplink)
- Rack-mountable
£
487.98
inc.
vat
£ 406.65 ex.
vat
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...
£
684.80
inc.
vat
£ 570.66 ex.
vat
Cisco Catalyst 9300 Network Advantage 48 Port Managed Switch
- L3
- Managed
- 48 x 10/100/1000 (PoE+)
- Rack-mountable
- PoE+ (437 W)
£
4,889.94
inc.
vat
£ 4,074.95 ex.
vat
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
£
835.88
inc.
vat
£ 696.56 ex.
vat
Cisco Industrial Ethernet 1000 Series 6 Ports Managed Switch
- Managed Switch
- Easy integration
- Fast startup time
- Security: secure access; port-security
£
1,134.99
inc.
vat
£ 945.82 ex.
vat
ZYXEL GS1900-24HPv2 - 26 Ports Manageable Ethernet Switch
- 2 Layer Supported
- Modular
- 170 W PoE Budget
- Twisted Pair, Optical Fiber
- PoE Ports
£
278.49
inc.
vat
£ 232.07 ex.
vat
ZYXEL GS1200 GS1200-8 - 8 Ports Manageable Ethernet Switch - 2 Layer Supported
- IGMP Snooping
- VLAN segregation
- Enhanced port-based QoS
- Fanless, noiseless design
£
28.22
inc.
vat
£ 23.51 ex.
vat
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
£
154.97
inc.
vat
£ 129.14 ex.
vat
TP-Link JetStream 48-Port Gigabit L2 Managed Network Switch with 4 SFP Slots
- Secure Networking
- Advanced QoS features
- IPv6 Support
- Abundant L2 and L2+ features
£
306.84
inc.
vat
£ 255.70 ex.
vat
HPE Aruba Instant On 1930 48G 4SFP/SFP+ Switch - 48 Ports - Managed - Rack-mountable
- Switch
- L2+
- Managed
- 48 x 10/100/1000 + 4 x 1 Gigabit / 10 Gigabit SFP+
- Rack-mountable
SKU: JL685A
£
335.99
inc.
vat
£ 279.99 ex.
vat
HPE Aruba Instant On 1930 8G 2SFP Switch - Switch - 10 Ports - Managed - Rack-mountable
- Switch
- L3
- Managed
- 8 x 10/100/1000 + 2 x Gigabit SFP
- rack-mountable
SKU: JL680A
£
123.35
inc.
vat
£ 102.79 ex.
vat
ZYXEL GS1200 GS1200-5 - 5 Ports Manageable Ethernet Switch - 2 Layer Supported
- IGMP Snooping
- VLAN segregation
- Enhanced port-based QoS
- Fanless, noiseless design
SKU: GS1200-5-GB0101F
£
20.49
inc.
vat
£ 17.07 ex.
vat
Zyxel XGS4600-32F 32 Port Managed Switch
- L3
- Managed
- 24 x Gigabit SFP + 4 x combo Gigabit SFP + 4 x 10 Gigabit SFP+...
- Rack-mountable
SKU: XGS4600-32F-ZZ0102F
£
2,453.00
inc.
vat
£ 2,044.16 ex.
vat
Cisco Business CBS350-48T-4G-UK - 350 Series - 48 Port Managed Switch
- Switch
- L3
- Managed
- 48 x 10/100/1000 + 4 x SFP
- Rack-mountable
SKU: CBS350-48T-4G-UK
£
775.44
inc.
vat
£ 646.20 ex.
vat
Cisco Catalyst 1000-16T-2G-L - Switch - 16 Ports - Managed - Rack-mountable
- Switch
- Managed
- 16 x 10/100/1000 + 2 x Gigabit SFP (uplink)
- Rack-mountable
SKU: C1000-16T-2G-L
£
487.98
inc.
vat
£ 406.65 ex.
vat
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
£
684.80
inc.
vat
£ 570.66 ex.
vat
Cisco Catalyst 9300 Network Advantage 48 Port Managed Switch
- L3
- Managed
- 48 x 10/100/1000 (PoE+)
- Rack-mountable
- PoE+ (437 W)
SKU: C9300-48P-A
£
4,889.94
inc.
vat
£ 4,074.95 ex.
vat
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
£
835.88
inc.
vat
£ 696.56 ex.
vat
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
ZYXEL GS1900-24HPv2 - 26 Ports Manageable Ethernet Switch
- 2 Layer Supported
- Modular
- 170 W PoE Budget
- Twisted Pair, Optical Fiber
- PoE Ports
SKU: GS190024HPV2-GB0101F
£
278.49
inc.
vat
£ 232.07 ex.
vat
ZYXEL GS1200 GS1200-8 - 8 Ports Manageable Ethernet Switch - 2 Layer Supported
- IGMP Snooping
- VLAN segregation
- Enhanced port-based QoS
- Fanless, noiseless design
SKU: GS1200-8-GB0101F
£
28.22
inc.
vat
£ 23.51 ex.
vat
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
£
154.97
inc.
vat
£ 129.14 ex.
vat
TP-Link JetStream 48-Port Gigabit L2 Managed Network Switch with 4 SFP Slots
- Secure Networking
- Advanced QoS features
- IPv6 Support
- Abundant L2 and L2+ features
SKU: TL-SG3452
£
306.84
inc.
vat
£ 255.70 ex.
vat
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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.