Do you have experience with the Cisco SG250X-24P-K9-EU switch?

Hello everyone,

I am considering using/procuring a managed switch for the future home network.

In my opinion, it should meet all necessary requirements: Layer 3, routing, IGMPv3, VLAN without router...

Does anyone have experience with the device or can say anything else about it?

Best regards

Describe your requirements for the network. In my opinion, Cisco is not the very first choice for networks in single-family homes. I mean, where is this supposed to go next? The next person then asks for products from Extreme Network or, even worse, from Fortinet. Are you familiar with Cisco devices? That would be a prerequisite, because the configuration is not that easy (that's why Cisco training is outrageously expensive). I would rather take something semi-professional with good manageability and helpful support, e.g., Ubiquiti.

I wanted to choose Ubiquity at first. I am deterred by the lack of support for IGMPv3 as well as their attached reputation that they are too expensive for the offered performance and that one is investing in a more proprietary ecosystem.

... Layer 3, Routing, IGMPv3, VLAN without router...

Hi, unfortunately despite thousands of switches installed, I have no experience with this device - sorry. Nevertheless, I would like to know if you realize what you are getting into?

Because the features mentioned above are not "just quickly" configured in 5 minutes and even experienced IT professionals struggle with some of them (VLAN configuration is by far not = VLAN configuration!) Every manufacturer uses their own technical terms. Also Layer 3 Routing? Phew. Why? Just because everything is in one device?

If you want to separate networks, you get an old Atom box (I once bought a pallet with about 100 "Terra SecurePoint" for this purpose, also well suited would be "SOPHOS UTM 110/120 Rev.5", both with 2-4x GBit LAN) for very little money and rather set up a PFSense / IPFire router as a layman (with even more and easier to handle features such as: VPN / DMZ / DHCP / NTP / Firewall / Routing / DNS (SplitDNS!) etc. than dealing with the complex routing of a Cisco switch

My recommendation therefore: separate switch and router...

I have held the SG250 multiple times. They run well, stable and error-free. The configuration is actually non-trivial. Depending on how the ecosystem as a whole is supposed to look, there are better solutions.

I admit, what troubles me the most is finding a solution that brings Telekom Magenta TV online without having to "tinker". We have had it for years, are completely convinced by the package, and other comparable IPTV alternatives are not available in the new building. Ubiquity involves a lot of "tinkering". Fritzbox = double NAT, Draytek modem = a lot of configuration regarding VLAN 7, Ubiquity router cannot do IGMPv3, switch cannot do real VLAN routing, some config that has to be provisioned but disappears with every reboot... meh... The Cisco is a recommendation from the "Administrator" forum. It seems to offer everything "out of the box". IT is my profession, but I am not a network specialist; Windows/Server is more my area. Nevertheless, I think I can get into it. But I admit, I have no idea when it comes to Cisco.