ienRon HG0402XG Management
This is an unmanaged switch. As a result we do not get a management interface.
We will again note that this switch has a port isolation VLAN switch to prevent the 2.5GbE ports from communicating with each other directly.
ienRon HG0402XG Performance
In terms of performance, this seems to be a decent but not top-tier performer.
It is really hard not to like the performance of these switches for just cheap connectivity.
ienRon HG0402XG Power Consumption
Usually the power adapters match the labels on the bottom of the switch. This switch says 12V1A, but it comes with a 12V 1.5A power adapter which is just an interesting difference.
At idle, we got around 1.6W just like the YuanLey and Davuaz.
With a single 2.5GbE port plugged in, that jumps to 2.3W. 0.7W is at the higher end of what we see from linking a 2.5GbE port on these switches, but is still in the normal range.
We used a 10Gbase-T SFP+ pluggable to add a good amount of power consumption in a SFP+ port and we got 3.3W for 1.7W over our baseline. This is a bit higher than some of the other switches we have seen but is still low in absolute terms.
This was also lower-power than the PoE version of this switch that we will also have in our upcoming round-up.
Final Words
This class of switch is really different. On one hand, you basically get nothing but a cheap switch. Regulatory markings, warranties, and so forth are not available. On the other hand, it is cheap at ~$45-49 usually.
A fanless switch at that price is really interesting. It offers around 75% of the switching capacity of something like the MikroTik CRS305-1G-4S+IN but it can connect an extra device with six ports instead of five. While ienRon does not give you management, it is lower power and is less than half the price.
While this would not be the switch we would run in a bank’s infrastructure, but as a switch when you just need cheap connectivity, this is a decent option.
Where to Buy
We purchased our unit on Amazon. Here is the affiliate link for this model.
Ultimate Fanless 2.5GbE Switch Buyer’s Guide 2024
You may have seen that we published the Ultimate Cheap Fanless 2.5GbE Switch Buyer’s Guide. We are also going to be publishing our 2024 Buyer’s Guide video in the next week or so and will be adding this switch and others to that guide.
Oh great, another unmanaged switch review with the same chip set. Patrick, do you not have something more useful for Rohit to do? Almost feel sorry for him.
1 2 3 6 4 5 7 8 would be related to the ethernet pair colours, and their respective pins. For t568a:
Green pair – 1 & 2
Orange pair – 3 & 6
Blue pair – 4 & 5
Brown pair – 7 & 8
I was thinking what Joshua said about the “data” details.
I like the power on this form factor – could easily be powered off a USB source with a 12V step-up cable.
I like this one but with it had a PoE version. Right now it’s down to $44 on Amazon with a coupon on their pare.
I scored one of these for under $40 after a coupon plus a “buy 2 get x% off” promo in early Feb when buying this 4 + 2 along w/ the 8 + 1 port sibling. Other than the SFP+ port locking up a couple of times when running a Wiitek multi-gig capable 10G Base-T module at 2.5G when connected to my previous router, it ran fine. Once I switched that SFP+ connection to connect to a new 10G fiber router uplink, this IenRon switch has been rock-solid since then.
Would I prefer a managed switch? Maybe, but I couldn’t beat $92 + tax for the 4 + 2 and the 8 + 1 switches in the same order.
You previously reviewed an unmanaged switch which has a big brother that is managed and sells for under $100.
Frankly these switch reviews seem more like you are testing AI to produce content
Thank you Rohit for this review and all the others. I’ve seen it a few times on sale. Good to know it’s close to the Vimin just a newer rev.
Don’t listen to Joeri and those who don’t like these reviews. Having one site with consistency that’s reviewed over 40 now is very useful.
If anyone reading hasn’t gotten the point, the switch prices swing by 10-30% on an almost weekly basis. Knowing which ones are the same means you can just go to the guide page, fire up the 3-4 that you might want based on specs, and then see which is the cheapest on that day.
These reviews are just spam at this point.
Any articles that have actual content are just being drowned out by this noise.
You’re devaluing the website.
I like your weekly switch reviews. The upgrade of this one to V1.1 there’s so many changes if you look closer. I see at least three areas where they’ve changed components and what’s happening. That’s ultra valuable to me.
Let’s see inexpensive 8 port 10GbE using copper. A fiber uplink port or long-run port is OK but honestly who in the small biz market or home market actually needs that? 2.5 looks like milking the market. 10GbE silicon has been made for a decade already, we’re quite a few generations in.
Where’s the video? I want the roundup.
I’ll pass on the “enron” switch