XikeStor 8 Port 10G Ethernet Switch, L2 Managed 10Gb Network Switch with 4X RJ45 & 4X SFP+ Ports, Support VLAN/LACP/IGMP/QoS/STP, Built-in Smart Fan, Desktop/Wall-Mount

I needed this for setting up a 10G link between two workstations using SFP+ DACs and needed 10G BASE-T for a backhaul, and needed it to be a managed switch for VLAN tagging and jumbo frames. The web configuration interface is honestly confusing compared to other switches I have used and there are some poorly translated bits which don't help (one was that the option for upgrading firmware is labeled "Archive"), but I was ultimately able to figure out what I needed for my network, and the switch certainly isn't lacking in options if you know what to look for. DACs did not work until I configured the SFP+ ports for DACs which I did not expect to need to do, but once I changed that it linked up just fine with my workstation NICs. The BASE-T ports also worked with a 10G link just fine, they hold a stable link with a good quality cable, and they have no trouble with establishing a slower link when required. With proper configuration on the host side, I can easily saturate the 10G link between the hosts, so speed isn't an issue at all. The unit does have a fan, but it appears to have PWM, so you probably won't hear it over anything that warrants using 10G networking. This switch's BASE-T ports will also happily negotiate a 5G link, which isn't listed but is useful if you have any 5GbE hardware. Overall I am satisfied with this switch, it does what a 10G switch needs to do and at a good price point, I would recommend it to anyone with similar requirements to mine.

Price is good and hardware seems very solidly built. It does what I wanted - a 10gbe aggregating low power switch with vlan tagging on uplinks. For the first time in configuring many switches I ended up with the web management interface as the command line was a bridge too far - different, not intuitive to me and has a 1000+ page manual that is difficult to navigate. It has many features that I don’t need in this role, but would make a general purpose home network switch. Bottom line, with the web interface I got what I needed, it doesn’t use very much power (<20 W) and seems to work.

Great 10GB SFP switch, easy to manage, completely customizable based on your port needs. Works great.

I purchased the XikeStor L2 Managed 8 Port 10G Ethernet Switch (Model 4*10G RJ45 4*10G SFP+) about a month ago and its been doing just great. I am using it for comms between a pair of hypervisors I have and a pair of Synology NAS devices, one of which has a 10G ethernet port built in, and the other which has (4) 1G ethernet ports. Prior to this, I was using LACP to bond pairs of slower NICs to maximize the backbone of my LAN but now it is so much easier because (other than to support the 4-port NAS) I don't have to bother creating teams anymore, 10G speed is just awesome. I have a second XikeStor L2 switch that has 10-ports, two of which are SFP+ 10G ports and that is how I'm connecting my LAN to the Internet router serving the rest of our house. One thing I noticed that is different between the two models of XikeStor switches is how they each handled being interconnected via a SFP+ DAC cable I purchased. The other XikeStor switch auto-detected that transceiver just fine, but for this 10G switch I found that I had to edit the properties of the switchport connected to the DAC, and tell the switch that it was in fact a DAC before any bits would start flowing. Speaking of, the UI for this switch is easy to figure out. I see that they also have some instructional materials available on YouTube to help you with topics such as VLANs which I appreciate. The switch itself doesn't get overly hot and even though there's a fan in it I can't hear it over the rest of the gear running in my office. So, my impressions of this switch are very favorable and I would definitely recommend you give this switch a try.