ZyXEL GS1200-5HP Quick Notes

gmaster1

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FenderJason recommended this a while back and to his credit, it was indeed a good find. So I decided to test it out.

Amazon sells it for $60.

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Light weight and not a very deep chassis

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For a little basic 4 PoE setup, the main emphasis will likely be on remotely bumping ports. At first it's pretty intuitive. Drop down, select "Turn off" and click "Apply". Wait a few seconds, refresh page, do the same steps but choose "Turn on". .... *waits* *waits* *waits* *do it a few more times* *waits* Hmm...

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Ohhhhhhh okay I get it. We found one of the first bugs.

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Clicking reboot brings the port(s) back online.

Doesn't look like a firmware update has been posted as of yet. That said, everything else works well. QoS, VLAN, etc Runs cool and costs about the same as a 10/100 PoE switch with similar port count. Would recommend.

Just wanted to get this out there in case anyone tries to bounce a port and starts sweating when things don't go back online : - )
 

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Nice review. I picked up the 8 port (4 poe) for 80...i like it as well...
 
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