XikeStor SKS3200M-4GPY2XF Review Managed 4-port 2.5GbE Switch

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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.

XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF Login Chinese Simplified
XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF Login Chinese Simplified

Here, one can use the admin / admin default username and password.

XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF Login English Admin Admin
XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF Login English Admin Admin

Once in there, we get a web interface similar to what we have seen other times, but with a “Seeker” logo.

XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF Admin Dashboard
XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF Admin Dashboard

There we can do things like set VLANs.

XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF VLAN Config
XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF VLAN Config

There are basic port isolation features, QoS features, and so forth.

XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF Port Isolation
XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF Port Isolation

This switch has RSTP as well.

XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF RSTP
XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF RSTP

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.

XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF Performance
XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF Performance

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.”

XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF 12V 2A Winna Power Supply
XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF 12V 2A Winna Power Supply

At idle, we got around 1W, which is really good for these switches.

XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF Power 1.0W Idle
XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF Power 1.0W Idle

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.

XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF Power 1.3W With 2.5GbE
XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF Power 1.3W With 2.5GbE

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.

XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF Power 2.6W 10Gbase T Adapter
XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF Power 2.6W 10Gbase T 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.

XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF Internal Ports 1
XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF Internal Ports 1

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.

XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF Front
XikeStor SKS3200M 4GPY2XF Front

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.

14 COMMENTS

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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’

  4. 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?

  5. 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.

  6. 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!

  7. 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

  8. 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?

  9. 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.

  10. i got the 5 eth ports and 1 sfp+
    works greate, except there is a bug when you assign a port as a trunk vlan.
    in that case, the native vlan doesn’t work anymore on it.
    an no firmware avaiable newer that the original one (v2.0.7)

  11. I would be careful ordering from these guys on AliExpress, they dont properly label their Choice shipments leading you to potentially be double taxed (If you are part of country where choice is supposed to handle the VAT).

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