D-Link 6-Port Gigabit Industrial PoE+ Unmanaged Switch with 2 x SFP Ports

Product Overview

AI-generated summary

For £134 ex-VAT, this is the sort of “just make it work” industrial PoE switch you buy when you’ve got a small site that’s messy enough to need the tougher housing, but you don’t want to pay a premium for full managed features. The two SFP ports are the real value-add in the real world: they’re ideal for running one or two longer uplinks (or linking to another switch) without burning your copper ports. And since it’s unmanaged, it’s refreshingly low-fuss—good for CCTV, access control, and other PoE endpoints where you mainly care that links come up and PoE delivery is stable.

That said, I’d only buy this if your network is straightforward. Because it’s unmanaged, you don’t get the troubleshooting/controls you’d want if you’re dealing with VLANs, segmentation, or you anticipate frequent monitoring/changes. Also, while the industrial angle is great, don’t assume “industrial” automatically means “quietly solves heat/dust/bad power” in every environment—plan the installation properly (cable management, grounding, and proper enclosure placement matter). If you’ve got a simple PoE fan-out plus one longer-fiber hop, this is good value. If you’re building a network you’ll need to tweak, audit, or troubleshoot deeply, spend a bit more on a managed option instead.