2.5Gbps + 10Gbps - Ultimate lab And SMB Switch Upgrade! [EnGenius]

EnGenius ECS2512FP (Full PoE Power): https://amzn.to/3C9SFXQ Four 10gigabit and eight 2.5 multi gigabit ports - if you're moving some serious data in your homelab like I am or you're running an SMB with local hypervisors and storage, you definitely should be looking at this EnGenius switch. Today we're taking a look at the EnGenius ECS2512 multi gigabit switch. I had reached out to EnGenius to send this over for review so I could test out in my homelab setup and really put the switch through its paces. I'll be connecting my ESX hypervisor and both my UnRAID and TrueNAS servers with 10gb as well as utilizing the 2.5gbps ports for studio machines. As we buy faster and faster storage, we definitely need faster and faster networking. Most modern NVMe SSDs can vastly outpace a gigabit connection and if you work with large files like video files, you can end up being bottlenecked by gigabit networking. The 2.5gigabit standard allows reuse of most existing cat 5e cabling and above to enable more bandwidth with a new switch and network adapter. Now that many newer motherboards come with 2.5gbit networking, it makes even more sense to make the jump for the extra speed. While I didn’t need it for my application, you can get this switch in the PoE flavor too, which is awesome to see as I think in the future we may see some 2.5gbps wireless aps and possibly other devices beyond PCs. The management functions on this switch are relatively well thought out and implemented. I was able to do pretty much everything I needed with the local configuration. For a switch such as this, I really see it being positioned in an SMB type business setting so, ease of configuring VLANs and of course ease of overall management seem like the biggest opportunities to impress. In order to configure VLANs it seemed like the webgui required configuration on two pages, both the 802.1q and PVID pages. Other than these not being combined on one page somehow, I was able to get a few test vlans created to get a practice run in for creating all of my networks. In terms of the management options for the ECS2512, you are indeed able to configure, operate, and install new firmware on this switch without EVER registering the switch with the EnGenius cloud application. It will work just fine and requires no connection to the cloud or the internet in order to function. That being said, EnGenius has really made a name for itself in the industry for making remote management of EnGenius networking devices extremely easy with the EnGenius cloud and mobile apps. 🔥 Cool Stuff on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3B6Gqru 🔥🔥 Looking for parts? Check out the links below for part searches and a sample Gaming PC Build! AMD Ryzen CPUs: https://amzn.to/36Ezh40 RTX 3000 Series GPUs: https://amzn.to/3eRJiB7 AMD Gaming PC Build list: Ryzen 5600X: https://amzn.to/2ABOQ0S Silverstone PF240-ARGB AIO: https://amzn.to/3bSrbeM ASUS TUf x570: https://amzn.to/3e4cy3g 32GB G.Skill DDR4: https://amzn.to/2AyehjL Gigabyte RTX 3070 8GB: https://amzn.to/3r1hZGL Samsung 970 M.2 PCIe x4 SSD: https://amzn.to/2D4sDcv LIAN LI LANCOOL 2 BLACK Gaming Case: https://amzn.to/3EYKblh upHere Wireless RGB LED 120mm (5 fan kit) ARGB fan kit: https://amzn.to/36TO2S6 be quiet! Pure Power 11 850w PSU: https://amzn.to/3t12GSf Intel Gaming PC Build list: i5-12600k: https://amzn.to/3xFu9ug Gigabyte z690 Gaming X (DDR4): https://amzn.to/3xwWPpk G.Skill 32GB DDR4: https://amzn.to/3Qv4r4p be quiet! Dark Rock 4: https://amzn.to/3yP8Jgk be quiet! Pure Base 500DX: https://amzn.to/3zJ4N1r be quiet Pure Power 11 FM 850W PSU: https://amzn.to/3zMZGx3 EVGA RTX 3060 12GB: https://amzn.to/3N8dwNr WD SN 850 1TB SSD: https://amzn.to/3Ob5W6o More Cool Tech Stuff: http://bit.ly/SamsTechStuff PC Builds: http://bit.ly/PC-Builds-STS Homelab / Mini Data Center: http://bit.ly/HomeLab-STS Component Reviews: http://bit.ly/Reviews-STS Good Stuff on Amazon 👍👍 Don't Have Amazon Prime Yet? Try It FREE for 30 Days! https://amzn.to/38uBmSo Try Audible Plus: https://amzn.to/38xeW2y Give The Gift Of Audible: https://amzn.to/3bAU2Sd Try Audible Premium Plus and Get Up to TWO FREE Audiobooks: https://amzn.to/3exCecr Don't Have That Kindle Membership Yet? Learn More Here: https://amzn.to/2OsCyyB Check Out Amazon Prime Music Here: https://amzn.to/3l7v8wA Social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamsTechStuff Facebook: https://facebook.com/SamsTechStuff Website: http://samstechstuff.com Amazon links in this description and in the comments section may be Affiliate links. These links help support the channel and are free for you to use. When you buy something on Amazon, a small percentage is paid to the channel. This helps me reinvest in new hardware and equipment to keep making more higher quality videos.