Ubiquiti UniFi USW-FLEX 3-Pack

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Pros and cons

According to our network switch expert

• You can mount this switch underneath your desk or on the wall.
• You configure multiple of these switches in one network from the same application.
• This network switch is suitable for outdoors.
• A plastic switch is less reliable than a switch with a metal casing.
• You can only provide the switch with power via the PoE, you can't connect PoE appliances.

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Product description

The Ubiquiti UniFi USW-FLEX 3-Pack is a set of 3 compact network switches from Ubiquiti. With this small UniFi switch, you quickly get fast network ports for at home or the office. The switches have a PoE-input, so it's sufficient to just connect to a PoE network connection. The UniFi Flex then has network and electricity right away. Once set up, you can configure the switches via the UniFi controller software or app. That way, you can adjust the settings of the other switches and UniFi access points in your network.

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• Manual (1.18 MB)

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Reviews

28 reviews

9,3/10 (28 reviews)

Rating

18 reviews with 5 stars

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10 reviews with 4 stars

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0 reviews with 3 stars

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Rating per section

Energy consumption

8,0

Speed

10,0

Installation & user friendliness

6,0

Options

10,0

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Most helpful reviews

9,6/10

Good switch with many functions

• PoE
• Many advanced features
• LEDs are bright

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• Wesley draaijer
• 24 October 2019
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,6/10

Ubiquiti is fantastic material

• Real switch that does not send its packets over all ports but to the correct port. You can see that in the lights.
• Quite pricey

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• Stefaan devos
• 8 July 2019
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,0/10

No socket required for switch and access point

• Power over Ethernet Pass-through
• Optional magnetic mount
• Pay close attention to PoE budgets

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• Laurens mathot
• 2 February 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

10/10

Recommended for everyone

• Manage and configure everything in the unifi series via one app

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• Jos vooges
• 1 November 2018
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,8/10

Recommended for home use and small businesses

• good interface
• Good performances
• Gets very hot for such a small device

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• B budts
• 18 March 2018
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,2/10

perfect PoE switch!

• easy to integrate
• compact

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• Andrei noppe
• 16 April 2020
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9,2/10

Good device

• Easy installation
• Very fast and clear feedback when you work with a controller.

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• Ronald borsboom
• 1 June 2020
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8,8/10

Great switch for outdoors

• Small
• Build quality
• Flex utility or waterproof box required for outdoor use

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• Martijn
• 24 October 2023
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10/10

Nice switch (Poe powered and 4 poe ports)

• Small managed switch
• 4 Poe ports (passthrough)

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• Frank
• 22 December 2023
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9,2/10

The perfect addition to expand my network.

• metal housing
• managed
• a bit warm (due to the fanless construction)

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• Joris de vriese
• 21 January 2018
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,6/10

Good switch with many functions

• PoE
• Many advanced features
• Status LED can be turned off
• LEDs are bright

The Unifi Switch 8 is a good switch with many options. It can be used on PoE and can also pass PoE via port 8. Something that is not indicated in many places is that the switch does not need to be powered via PoE to output PoE on port 8. This can be turned on via the device specific settings in the controller software.

In my case, the switch is behind the modem of the provider to provide more internet ports in my room. Here the switch is hung under my desk. It quickly became apparent that the LEDs were very bright. Especially the status LED. I quickly turned this off as this is disturbing in a bedroom.

The PoE on port 8 is used to power an access point (Ubiquity's UAP-AC-PRO). All this is controlled by the ubiquity cloud key gen 2. With the control software on the cloud key (can also be installed on a computer) you can set many advanced functions on the switch. Unfortunately, you need a USG (Unifi Security Gateway) for many of these functions.

• Wesley draaijer
• 24 October 2019
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,6/10

Ubiquiti is fantastic material

• Real switch that does not send its packets over all ports but to the correct port. You can see that in the lights.
• Quite pricey

Ubiquiti is really good stuff. I already have nano beamers, Access points and now the switch. everything is configurable (if it is unifi) via a unifi app. It is very good material.

• Stefaan devos
• 8 July 2019
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,0/10

No socket required for switch and access point

• Power over Ethernet Pass-through
• Optional magnetic mount
• Pay close attention to PoE budgets

This switch had to provide an access point with Ethernet and power on a cupboard on the first floor, and connect it to the Ethernet on the ground floor and attic, without having a socket available itself. To be able to do that, you have to look closely at the datasheets for the number of watts you can send (for example to a Unifi AP6 Lite).
PoE (802.3af) - 8W
PoE+ (802.3at) - 20W
PoE++ (802.3bt) - 48W

So if you connect it to a Unifi Dream Router, you can only power that device, not another access point. But it works fine together with, for example, a Unifi Switch Lite 8 PoE.

If you would like to hang this in a bedroom, keep in mind that you need something made of black tape to block the light from the network connection LEDs, because you cannot turn that off via the software.

• Laurens mathot
• 2 February 2023
• Automatically translated from Dutch

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Specifications

Ubiquiti UniFi USW-FLEX

Product

Product number

888939

Manufacturer code

USW-FLEX

Brand

Ubiquiti

Warranty

2 years

Processing of your defect

Via Coolblue

Old product returned for free

Performance properties

Managed switch

Smart managed

Fully managed

Number of Ethernet ports

5

Ethernet speed

Gigabit Ethernet (1000Mbps)

Switching capacity

10 Gbit/s

SFP/GBIC ports

0

Quality of Service (QoS)

LACP Link aggregation

IGMP Snooping

VLAN

Maximum number of VLANs

64

Jumbo frame support

Port mirroring

Professional use

Suitable for business use in

Home office

Power over Ethernet (PoE) properties

PoE support

Type of PoE

802.3af (PoE)

Total PoE power

30 W

Highest PoE stand

PoE

Number of PoE ports

4

Number of PoE+ ports

0

Number of PoE++ ports

0

Maximum PoE power per port

15 W

Physical properties

Number of switches

1

Fan present

Mounting possible

Suitable for 19-inch rack mount

Outdoor use

Weight

0,23 kg

Color

White

Height

2,8 cm

Width

12,25 cm

Depth

10,71 cm

Material

Plastic

Guided collections test property

1 switch | 1Gbps Ethernet speed | 0 SFP ports, 1 switch | 4 PoE ports, 1Gbps Ethernet speed | Not suitable for 19-inch rack, 4 PoE ports | 1Gbps Ethernet speed | No SFP ports