QNAP QSW-L3208-2C6T Review A Versatile 8-Port 10GbE Combo Switch

QNAP QSW-L3208-2C6T QSS Management

This is a “Lite Managed” switch, which means we get some basic management features.

Upon logging in to QNAP’s QSS management interface we are prompted for a new password.

Once we logged in, we were greeted by the QSS dashboard.

There are some basic port management features, and you can see the link state, speeds, and so forth in here.

You can also setup the IP address information for the management of the switch.

Something different in this switch is a fan modes. Here you can select normal mode, full speed, or quiet depending on what you might want. This type of setting is common in PCs, but less so on switches.

In the VLAN screen, we can tag ports and one of the four LAG groups.

There is also a QoS feature, with simple settings.

Switches all have lots of features these days. This is a case where the “lite” management allows you to do some basic networking functions. Our guess is that a large number of buyers will never go into the management interface. Of those who do, probably stopping at Loop Protection or VLAN is going to be most of the management users. You can tell you are in a “lite” managed switch when there is a top level menu item for “Ping”.

Next, let us get to the performance.