XikeStor SKS3200M-4GPY2XF Management
Logging into the switch, the first thing one notices is that the management IP is 192.168.10.12. Once going there, the default is Chinese, but then one can select English to change the language.
Here, one can use the admin / admin default username and password.
Once in there, we get a web interface similar to what we have seen other times, but with a “Seeker” logo.
There we can do things like set VLANs.
There are basic port isolation features, QoS features, and so forth.
This switch has RSTP as well.
We did not see strange traffic when we put this on our test network, but this management interface does not feel overly secure.
XikeStor SKS3200M-4GPY2XF Performance
In terms of performance, this seems to be a decent but not top-tier performer.
This is very similar to the other Realtek-based 4-port 2.5GbE and 2-port SFP+ switches we have seen.
XikeStor SKS3200M-4GPY2XF Power Consumption
The power adapter feels a bit better than many of the others we have seen. It is a 12V 2A unit so 24W and is made by a company that appears to be “Winna.”
At idle, we got around 1W, which is really good for these switches.
With a single 2.5GbE port plugged in, we added 0.3W for a total of 1.3W. That is a smaller delta than we have seen on some of these switches.
We used a 10Gbase-T SFP+ pluggable to add a good amount of power consumption in a SFP+ port and we got 2.6W for 1.6W over our baseline which is about what we usually see with the adapter.
Overall, this is a very low-power switch. Adding management does not seem to have increased power consumption
Final Words
Cutting to the big question, this is a bit of a premium over the cheapest 4-port 2.5GbE and 2-port SFP+ switches that we have reviewed as part of our series. At $59 when we purchased the switch, it was a bit more expensive, but there are sometimes coupons and promotions.
While it is more expensive, getting a slightly better power supply that seems to be lowering the total power consumption while also adding management functions is good. The management interface is not beautiful and defaults to Chinese instead of English on a switch sold on Amazon, so it does not inspire confidence. Still, we did not find anything strange during testing, so we have nothing to back up that feeling. It was strange because, from a hardware side, it was better than we probably expected, but the management just felt like a few changes from being a non-issue.
This switch worked well, was inexpensive, and sipped power. That is what a lot of folks are looking for in a device like this.
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 now with around 60 switches. We also recently published our Mega Round-up 2024 edition, in which we tested 21 new switches, including this one.
We decided to do the round-up first and will be filling in with reviews that we had not published at that point, including this one. We are trying to keep everything in a single resource for folks there.
You can check the forum for how to use one of the hidden factory menus to disable Chinese language support, making it default to English instead.
I got the 8-port 2.5GbE switch, fantastic little device for the price.. they also do a managed 10GbE switch with 8 SFP+ ports for around £100 – I’m really surprised these have not become more widely known, as they’ve been around for a while, though I suspect this is because their main business is manufacturing for the white-label market.
Oh look, it list EEE under ‘Configuartion’!
Is it broken or why isn’t 802.3az/EEE advertised with these little rtl8372 devices?
Can someone please test it with a EEE capable link partner?
e.g. ‘ethtool –show-eee eth0’
Having issues connecting this switch via 10G SFP+ DAC (brand:10Gtek) to a Unifi UDM-SE. 10G link seems to be established, but quickly disappears.
Any suggestions? Any known good DAC cables for this switch?
10Gtek DAC works for me to a Netgear MS510TXUP.
10Gtek DAC works for me to a Netgear MS510TXUP.
I have issues with the SFP+ via a 40Gbe breakout cable from a Mikrotik: about 0.01% packet loss. In the switch monitoring page i also see TxBad and RxBad on this SFP+ link. The server connected to the 2nd SFP+ port via 10Gbe doesn’t show RxBad and TxBad.
Also: when running iPerf from SFP+1 tot SFP+2 I get about 3Gbe for a single stream (10Gbe when aggregated). My CRS354 from Mikrotik doesn’t have this issue.
So I’d say, yeah. These switches have issues.
I have one that probably bricked…
On power on the device, the sys light keeps flashing and the reset button does not respond…
I found nothing on the internet and found no support on vendor website.
I don’t know what to do to bring it back to life!
well… I got a response from store…
They sent me a guide to recover it… If by any chance someone find this post look for an answer, I can send you this guide… you can find me on dsduarte@gmail.com
On which ports/VLANs management console is accessible on those switches?
Only VLAN1? Configurable VLAN? All ports and VLANs? All ports and VLANs excluding the list? Something else?
Have been running this for about two months now, worked fine with10Gtek and Arista DAC’s. also worked fine with Brocade/Ruckus, Cisco and HP 10G SFP Fiber and RJ45 Converters. Only issue I have is the lack of SNMP for switch port mapping, perhaps they will add it later.
I just chatted with them on AliExpress and responded that they will never add SNMP to L2 switches.