TP-Link Omada 8-Port 2.5G Multi-Gigabit Unmanaged Desktop Switch

TP-Link Omada 8-Port 2.5G Multi-Gigabit Unmanaged Desktop Switch (DS108G-M2) - 5 Years Local Warranty

The DS108G-M2 gives eight 2.5 Gigabit ports in a palm-sized fanless case. For most offices 2.5G is the right step up from Gigabit: it is what modern Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7 access points, NAS units and laptop docks actually use, and it runs over the Cat 5e already in the walls. Nothing to configure, nothing to hear, 8.87 W at full load.

Eight 2.5G Ports That Work Over Existing Cat 5e

Every port auto-negotiates 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps or 2.5 Gbps with auto-MDI/MDIX. The practical appeal of 2.5GBASE-T is that it reaches 2.5 Gbps over ordinary Cat 5e to 100 metres, so a building can go multi-gigabit at the access layer without recabling. A Wi-Fi 7 access point whose radios exceed a Gigabit uplink stops being throttled by the wire, and a NAS shared across a small team gets two and a half times the headroom.

40 Gbps Capacity With IGMP Snooping Built In

Switching capacity is 40 Gbps at a 29.8 Mpps forwarding rate — line rate on all eight ports at once — with a 4 K MAC address table, 12 KB jumbo frame support and store-and-forward switching. Unusually for an unmanaged switch, the DS108G-M2 also performs IGMP snooping, so multicast streams are forwarded only to ports that asked for them instead of flooding every port. On a network carrying IPTV, digital signage or AV-over-IP that alone can be the difference between a usable network and a saturated one.

Fanless, Palm-Sized, 8.87 W

The case measures 158 x 101 x 25.4 mm — small enough to sit behind a monitor or on a shelf — and there is no fan. Maximum consumption is 8.87 W from an external 12 VDC / 1.0 A adapter, with 30.158 BTU/h of heat dissipation, so it can be mounted in an enclosed cabinet or a meeting-room credenza without a ventilation calculation.

Flow Control and Priority Marking, No Setup

802.3x flow control and 802.1p/DSCP QoS are applied automatically. Priority markings set by upstream equipment — an IP phone, a conferencing appliance, a managed switch further up — are honoured through the DS108G-M2, so classification done once at the edge is not lost when traffic crosses this switch.

Ideal For

Singapore offices, meeting rooms, retail sites and classrooms upgrading the access layer to 2.5G over existing cabling, and anyone feeding multi-gigabit access points or a shared NAS without adding a managed switch to administer. Supplied by SourceIT with local Singapore warranty, GST invoice and project pricing on request.

TP-Link lists the DS108G-M2 as End of Sale. SourceIT still supplies it while stock lasts — ask us to confirm current availability and the recommended replacement before committing to a project date.