NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Easy Smart Managed Essentials Switch (GS308E) – Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation
Original price was: €40.€25Current price is: €25.
Price: $39.99 - $24.99
(as of Aug 03, 2025 10:19:25 UTC – Details)
NETGEAR networking switch GS308E v4
8 Gigabit Ethernet ports
Easy Smart Managed Essentials software with easy-to-use interface offers basic managed capabilities to configure, secure, and monitor your network
Supports desktop or wall mount placement
Industry-leading 5-year limited hardware warranty
Energy efficient design compliant with IEEE802.3az
Quiet operation
Made for use in U.S. & CA only
Customers say
Customers find the network switch easy to configure and manage with no separate software needed, and appreciate its solid metal construction and high-speed performance. They like its connectivity features, with one customer noting its ability to run multiple devices, while another mentions it delivers full gigabit speeds on all ports. Customers praise its value for money, nice interface, and port control features, with one highlighting the ability to name ports in the web interface.
13 reviews for NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Easy Smart Managed Essentials Switch (GS308E) – Desktop or Wall Mount, Home Network Hub, Office Ethernet Splitter, Silent Operation
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Quiet, Simple Smart Switch for Home or Small Office
The NETGEAR GS308E is a solid 8-port gigabit smart switch with silent operation (no fan) and a sleek metal build. It delivers full gigabit speeds on all ports and is great for expanding your home or small office network.Basic smart features like VLANs, QoS, and cable diagnostics are accessible through its easy-to-use web interfaceâno separate software needed. Perfect for users who want more control than an unmanaged switch without the complexity of enterprise gear.If you’re looking for affordable, quiet, and manageable networking, this switch hits the sweet spot.
NetSysEng –
The best choice in small managed switches.
This managed 8-port gigabit ethernet switch is an excellent choice for most home and small business needs. It is well made and should last many years. It is easy to set up and manage.NETGEAR switches tend to be the better choice when it comes to residential and small business local area network needs.Netgear is a USA based and headquartered corporation and while some of its equipment is made overseas none of it is chinesium.Being an American company they are engineering and overseeing the quality of the firmware and hardware.The competitor that often is part of an internet search for small switches is completely chinesium and the quality doesn’t compare with Netgear.For reasonably priced small switches, whether managed or not, Netgear is the best option.NB: No, we don’t work for Netgear and we paid for this managed switch. We are, however, IT network systems engineers.
M.G. –
A great managed switch with the features you need
This GS308E switch has been working great for me. It has a simple web interface, no third party software required (although Netgear does have a utility to find the switch on your network if you need it).It has a stealth LED feature which is great if you don’t want this lighting up a dark room. The power LED still stays on in stealth mode, however, but that can be remedied with some black electrical tape.The switch has been perfectly reliable for me, and there’s a lot of great features like VLAN support, cable testing (to test your Ethernet cables connected to the switch), and the ability to name ports in the web interface to name a few. It also comes with the mounting hardware including anchors to be able to wall mount.It also seems this switch doesn’t reach out to the internet, which I like since I know the switch isn’t collecting any data from my network to send back to Netgear. In fact, for firmware updates, the switch interface just has a link to the Netgear website to download it from there rather than the switch being able to reach out to Netgear to get the latest firmware.If you need an 8 port managed switch, I can recommend this one. Even if you don’t need a managed switch and you just want to add ports to an existing router, this might be worth it just for the ability to disable the LEDs if you want to be able to install it in a bedroom or theater room.
Linda Britton –
Really nice switch; easy to use and a good system monitor
It’s hard to think of good things to say about tech products–they either work or they don’t. This switch deserves an extra star for adding a few features that really increase the usefulness of the device. The two additional speed-indicating LEDs for each port are a great feature–they are a handy and convenient proof that the entire Ethernet backbone is operating at it’s rated speed–they constantly monitor the health of the computer, the cables, and the receiving devices. All that information is available a a quick glance–it’s an “extra” that’s worth a small increase in the purchase price. I’ve bought several and I use them exclusively.
Amazon Customer –
Great smart switch for VLAN control
This Netgear GS308E is great for separating devices in the home using VLAN. Programming the switch is somewhat confusing and that’s why I gave it a 4 star.
AmazonUserCA –
great managed router at a great price
worked great. didn’t test the bandwidth to the full extent yet but seems to handle ~1Gbps well so far.It allows for 2 link aggregation ports, supports cable testing which was surprisingly accurate w.r.t. the cable length and has a nice interface.Would definitely recommend
redxkr –
Works great
Easy to set up and works great.
James Greathouse –
Very good
Very good just what I needed. Good price .
davyk8–8 –
A basic managed switch. It does the job.
Chris –
Le commutateur NETGEAR Gigabit Ethernet Plus 8 ports est facile à installer et performant. Il permet de segmenter les réseaux avec des VLANs, idéal pour une utilisation fluide et sans ralentissement. Je recommande !
StarKap –
Works just fine and cheaper then purchasing from retail store, you do get a plain box and a universal plug with the adaptor for your region, so I guess that’s how they sell it cheaper.I bought this to replace the same unit that failed after about 4 years. The old one still connected but all ports were limited to 100 Mb and couldn’t get the full gig connection, the power light also failed to light up.The new one is totally plug and play, I didn’t even bother connecting to it via the 162.1.192….. or whatever……it just works and no one else can connect to it so I’m not worried.
Lorne H –
Excellent works out of box or you can fine tune good solid device
BryJo –
This is the second one I’ve bought. I set it up and never had to look at it again.