TP-Link Omada 8-Port 2.5G BASE-T Easy Managed Switch with 2 10GE SFP+ Slots

TP-Link Omada 8-Port 2.5G BASE-T Easy Managed Switch with 2 10GE SFP+ Slots (ES210X-M2) - 5 Years Local Warranty

The ES210X-M2 is Omada's multi-gigabit Easy Managed switch: eight 2.5GBASE-T copper ports plus two 10 Gbps SFP+ slots, on an 80 Gbps non-blocking fabric. It is the larger of the pair with the ES206X-M2, which has five 2.5G ports and a single SFP+ uplink. There is no PoE here - this is a pure multi-gig aggregation and access switch for Wi-Fi 7 APs, NAS and workstations.

Eight 2.5GBASE-T Ports Give Wi-Fi 7 APs and NAS Room to Breathe

Every copper port runs at 2.5 Gbps, two and a half times a standard Gigabit link, with auto-negotiation and Auto MDI/MDIX so existing Cat5e or Cat6 cabling and slower devices still work. Omada positions this squarely at the devices that now outrun Gigabit: 2.5G Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 6 access points whose radios exceed 1 Gbps of aggregate throughput, 2.5G NAS and servers, gaming PCs and 4K video systems. The result is that the switch stops being the choke point in a modern small network.

Two 10 Gbps SFP+ Uplinks for Non-Blocking Backhaul

A pair of 10 Gbps SFP+ slots handles the uplink, and the arithmetic matters: eight 2.5G access ports produce 20 Gbps of aggregate demand, which the two SFP+ ports carry without oversubscription. Omada describes this as non-blocking switching performance with ultra-low latency. Fibre also gives you distance and electrical isolation that copper does not, so the switch can sit at the edge of a floor and backhaul to a core switch or router in another part of the building without a repeater.

80 Gbps Fabric, 16K MAC Table and 59.52 Mpps Forwarding

The switching capacity of 80 Gbps is exactly the sum of all ports running full duplex simultaneously - eight 2.5G ports and two 10G slots - so no traffic pattern can oversubscribe the fabric internally. A 59.52 Mpps packet forwarding rate covers line rate at minimum frame size, and a 16K MAC address table is generous for a switch of this size, comfortably accommodating a busy multi-VLAN office. A 640 KB packet buffer and 10 KB jumbo frame support smooth the bursty large transfers that NAS and backup traffic generate.

VLANs, Eight-Queue QoS and Automatic Loop Prevention

Segmentation runs from simple port-based VLAN to 802.1Q tag VLAN with up to 32 groups across 4K VIDs, enough to separate staff, guest, voice and IoT traffic on one switch. QoS classifies port-based, by 802.1p or by DSCP into eight priority queues scheduled weighted round robin, with port-based rate limiting and kbps or pps storm control. Automatic loop prevention and loopback detection shut down an accidentally looped port before it floods the segment, and IGMP snooping v1/v2/v3 with fast leave keeps multicast off ports that did not ask for it.

Omada Cloud Essentials: Free Lifetime Cloud Management

The ES210X-M2 works with Omada Cloud Essentials, which Omada describes as lifetime free cloud without additional fees, letting you manage and monitor from a browser or the Omada app anywhere. Adopted into a Cloud-Based, Hardware or Software controller it gains automatic device discovery, batch configuration, batch firmware upgrading and cable diagnostics across the estate, plus Zero-Touch Provisioning via the Cloud-Based Controller - a switch can be shipped to a remote site and configured before anyone touches it. A standalone web GUI remains available for single-site installs.

Fanless Metal Chassis With Desktop or Wall Mounting

At 209 x 126 x 26 mm the ES210X-M2 is a compact fanless unit in a durable metal casing, silent enough to sit on a desk or in an open office and rated -5 to 40 degrees C in operation with 10 to 90 percent non-condensing humidity. A security lock slot and both desktop and wall-mount options cover the awkward placements. Power comes from an external AC/DC adapter taking 100-240 V and delivering 12 V DC at 1.5 A, and the unit carries plus/minus 6 kV surge protection on its ports.

Ideal For

Singapore businesses, schools, hotels and managed-service providers building on Omada, and IT teams that want a switch they can adopt, monitor and update centrally rather than box by box. Supplied by SourceIT with local Singapore warranty, GST invoice and project pricing on request.