A unmanaged 18-port PoE switch with a 250 W budget at $159.99. Suits a plug-and-play camera or access point setup.
Amazon $159.99
A unmanaged 8-port PoE switch with a 230 W budget at $239.99. Suits a plug-and-play camera or access point setup.
- 230 WPoE budget
- 8 of 8PoE ports
- 2.5 GbESpeed
- UnmanagedManagement
Price checked November 9, 2026. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
- A 230 W budget powers a large camera or access point deployment
- 2.5 GbE PoE ports keep up with Wi-Fi 6/7 access points
- 802.3bt ports can power PTZ cameras and high-power access points
- Plug and play with nothing to configure
- Budget works out to 28.8 W per PoE port, so not every port can run at 30 W at once
- No VLANs or monitoring to configure
How it scores
The rating comes from 6 measured or published factors, each scored 0-100 against fixed reference points for its PoE budget. How we rank explains each one.
Specifications
| Model number | TPE-BG380 |
|---|---|
| Power over Ethernet | |
| Total PoE budget | 230 W |
| PoE ports | 8 of 8 |
| PoE standard | 802.3bt (PoE++) |
| Ports & performance | |
| Total ports | 8 |
| PoE port speed | 2.5 GbE |
| SFP uplinks | None |
| Switching capacity | 40 Gbps |
| Management | |
| Management level | Unmanaged |
| Build | |
| Fanless | Yes |
| Warranty | Lifetime |
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