A smart managed 8-port PoE switch with a 230 W budget at $329.99. Suits a small network that wants VLANs without a full managed switch.
Amazon $329.99
A unmanaged 18-port PoE switch with a 240 W budget at $239.99. Suits a plug-and-play camera or access point setup.
- 240 WPoE budget
- 16 of 18PoE ports
- GbESpeed
- UnmanagedManagement
Price checked November 9, 2026. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
- A 240 W budget powers a large camera or access point deployment
- Plug and play with nothing to configure
- Fits a 19 inch rack
- Lifetime warranty
- Budget works out to 15.0 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-TG182 |
|---|---|
| Power over Ethernet | |
| Total PoE budget | 240 W |
| PoE ports | 16 of 18 |
| PoE standard | 802.3af/at (PoE+) |
| Max per port | 30 W |
| Ports & performance | |
| Total ports | 18 |
| PoE port speed | GbE |
| SFP uplinks | 2 x 1G SFP |
| Switching capacity | 36 Gbps |
| Management | |
| Management level | Unmanaged |
| Build | |
| Rack-mountable | Yes |
| Warranty | Lifetime |
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