TP-Link Festa FS308G 8-Port Gigabit Smart Switch

TP-Link 8-Port Gigabit Smart Switch (Festa FS308G) - 3 Years Local Warranty

The Festa FS308G is a fanless eight-port Gigabit smart switch that supplies no PoE of its own but can be powered by it: port 8 accepts PoE input, so the switch can run from an upstream PoE budget with no mains socket at the far end. That makes it the Festa unit for a ceiling void, a display cabinet or any awkward spot without power.

Powered Over Its Own Uplink

Port 8 supports PoE input, so the FS308G can draw its power from an upstream PoE switch over the same cable that carries its traffic. Alternatively it takes a 12 V DC / 1 A external adapter. The practical value is reach: a switch can go into a ceiling void above a meeting room, behind a display wall or inside a lockable cabinet where there is a data run but no socket, and the whole installation needs one cable rather than two.

No PoE Output — Check This Before You Order

The FS308G supplies no power to connected devices. It accepts PoE in on port 8 but does not pass power out to cameras or access points. If you need powered ports, the FS308GP is the same size and shape but supplies 62 W across its first four ports. The two models differ by a single letter and are easy to confuse on a purchase order.

16 Gbps Switching in a Fanless Body

Switching capacity is 16 Gbps with an 11.90 Mpps forwarding rate, which is non-blocking across all eight ports, supported by an 8 K MAC address table, a 4.1 Mbit packet buffer and 9 KB jumbo frames. The chassis is fanless and silent at 209 x 126 x 26 mm, mounting on a desk or a wall, and is rated 0–40 °C — worth checking against a ceiling void, which runs warmer than an office.

Full L2+ Feature Set for Segmentation

The software is the same L2+ platform as the rest of the Festa switch range: 16 IPv4/IPv6 IP interfaces, 32 static routes, DHCP server, DHCP relay and L2 relay, spanning tree, loopback detection, 802.1ab LLDP/LLDP-MED, IGMP snooping, rate limiting, storm control, port isolation, link aggregation, VLANs and combined and IPv6 access control lists. A remote switch in a ceiling can therefore still enforce the same VLAN and access policy as the rest of the site.

Adopted and Managed From the Cloud Console

Once adopted into the Festa Cloud-Based Controller the switch provisions itself and is managed from the Festa App or Festa Web Portal with everything else on the account — zero-touch provisioning, auto topology, multi-site management, batch firmware upgrading, batch configuration, integrated troubleshooting and alerting. For a device installed somewhere physically inconvenient, remote management is not a convenience but the point.

Ideal For

Singapore meeting rooms, display walls, ceiling voids, kiosks and lockable cabinets that need extra Gigabit ports where there is a data run but no mains socket, and installers extending a site without adding power. Supplied by SourceIT with local Singapore warranty, GST invoice and project pricing on request.