I cannot say enough good things about the Switch Pro HD PoE . This is the switch the Pro 24 PoE wishes it could be: every port runs at 2.5GbE minimum, every port supports PoE, and you get two 10GbE ports plus four SFP ports for high-speed uplinks. The all-port PoE alone is transformative—no more checking port numbers, consulting diagrams, or rerouting cables when you add a camera or access point. Plug in your PoE device, it works. Then there’s Etherlighting, which makes your switch ports glow with customizable color-coded activity through translucent cable connectors. It is objectively unnecessary, obviously an excuse to charge more, and I love it. This switch is expensive, and the premium cables make it more so, but it made my network feel complete.

The Specs That Matter

Every port runs at 2.5GbE minimum. Every port supports PoE. Add two 10GbE ports and four SFP ports for high-speed uplinks and expansion. I’m using all of them, and the switch keeps up without breaking a sweat.

I bought this specifically to upgrade from 1GbE to 2.5GbE across my network, and it delivered exactly that. The performance improvement is noticeable for local file transfers and multi-stream scenarios.

All-Port PoE Changes Everything

This deserves its own section because it’s genuinely transformative.

On the Pro 24 PoE , only some ports support PoE. You have to know which ones, plan your cable runs accordingly, and occasionally reroute things into a twisty mess when you add a new camera or access point. If your network documentation has gaps—if you’re not completely certain which wall port connects to which switch port—you discover the hard way that you plugged into a non-PoE port.

On the Pro HD PoE, all ports have PoE. Plug in your PoE device. It works. No checking port numbers, no consulting diagrams, no cable rerouting. They all just work.

There are edge cases—PoE++, PoE+++ devices might need specific ports with higher power budgets, and you can plan for those or tolerate a limited number of intentionally routed cables. But for standard PoE devices, the days of “is this a powered port?” are over.

If your network is complex enough that you’ve lost track of exactly which wall jack maps to which switch port, all-port PoE eliminates one entire category of troubleshooting.

The Etherlighting

Let’s talk about the blinkenlights.

Etherlighting is a feature where the switch ports glow to indicate status, activity, and speed—with customizable colors visible through compatible translucent cable connectors. It is objectively unnecessary. It’s obviously an excuse to charge more. It has zero practical utility.

I love it.

Yes, the premium cables with translucent housings are worth buying to show it off. My wallet hates me. I don’t care. Watching the ports pulse with activity, color-coded by speed and status, brings genuine joy. It’s the networking equivalent of RGB gaming keyboards: completely pointless, delightful to behold.

If you’re the kind of person who wants their infrastructure to look as good as it performs, Etherlighting delivers. If you think visible status LEDs on cables are ridiculous, you’re correct, and I’m still glad I bought them.

Verdict

The Switch Pro HD PoE is expensive. The Etherlighting cables make it more expensive. None of this is remotely necessary for a functional home network.

But if you want 2.5GbE everywhere, PoE on every single port, plenty of high-speed uplink options, and the satisfaction of watching your network pulse with RGB activity—this switch delivers all of it. It’s the upgrade that made my network feel complete. No regrets.