Allied Telesis AT-IE220-6GHX-80 Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey

Product Overview

AI-generated summary

Allied Telesis’ AT-IE220-6GHX-80 at £664.21 ex‑VAT sits in that “small but serious” bracket: a 6‑port managed L2 switch with PoE, aimed at places like offices, small sites, or wiring closets where you want proper control (VLANs, port management, traffic handling) rather than relying on cheap, basically-unmanaged PoE boxes. The important bit for value is reliability and sane management—Allied Telesis generally earns its keep when you’ve got real uptime expectations and you don’t want to spend your weekends chasing flaky switches.

That said, I wouldn’t buy this if you’re expecting it to act like a bigger enterprise core: it’s a compact 6‑port device, so if you need growth, more uplinks, or lots of segmentation, you’ll outgrow it quickly. Also, at this price, you should sanity-check whether you actually need managed switching (not just PoE). If you only need to power a couple of devices and keep it simple, there are cheaper options; if you need control and you’re standardising across locations, this is the kind of switch that fits. Overall: good choice for small managed PoE deployments in the UK, less compelling for “lowest cost per port” scenarios.