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Written 23 Aug 2026. Specs from the maker page. Street from named snaps. I haven't used this.

Same quiet two-AP brick with VLAN menus when you need them: TP-Link TL-SG105PE

Web UI for VLAN, QoS, and PoE Auto Recovery. Skip it if you only need two radios powered.

Same quiet two-AP brick with VLAN menus when you need them. SKU TL-SG105PE. Five 1G RJ45. Ports 1–4 are 802.3af/at, 30 W each, 65 W shared. Port 5 is data only. Easy Smart: web UI plus a Windows utility for VLAN, QoS, IGMP snooping, and PoE Auto Recovery. Fanless metal, 99.8 × 98 × 25 mm, wall-mount holes. External 53.5 VDC / 1.3 A brick. Maker idle 4.5 W, 75.2 W with a full 65 W PD load. 10 Gbps fabric, 7.44 Mpps, 2K MAC, 16 KB jumbo. Skip it if you only need two radios powered with no menus.

Amazon B08D73YD5S printed $54.99 this pass (list $59.99). Central Computer printed $49.99 in stock. Island Electrical $65.99. Print the live tag. Confirm the model string is TL-SG105PE, not TL-SG1005P (unmanaged), not TL-SG108PE (eight ports), and not TL-SG105PP-M2 (2.5G PoE).

What to buy

BoxWhat it isStreet, 23 Aug 2026Buy if
TP-Link TL-SG105PE5× 1G, 4× PoE+ @ 65 W, Easy Smart, fanless metal. ASIN B08D73YD5S. 53.5 V / 1.3 A brick.Amazon $54.99. Central Computer $49.99. Print the live tag.Two APs plus an uplink, and you actually want VLAN / PoE Auto Recovery on the brick.
TP-Link TL-SG1005PSame 5× 1G / 4× PoE+ @ 65 W. Unmanaged. The two-AP default.See that note. Often ~$50.You don't need a UI. Power two radios and stop.
TP-Link TL-SG108PE8× 1G, still only 4× PoE+ @ 64 W, Easy Smart. Four extra data ports, not four extra PoE ports.See that note. Amazon snaps ~$50–$70.Two APs plus a few wired clients. You want spare gigabit, not more watts.

Skip

Skip this if the job is two APs and an uplink with no VLANs. That is SG1005P for the same watts. Skip listings that photo an 8-PoE brick; this SKU has four PoE ports. Skip SG105E (no PoE). Skip SG105PP-M2 until the radios actually speak 2.5G. Skip 24 V passive injectors on 802.3af APs. Injector vs switch: the two-AP note.

Sources

TP-Link US maker page (5× 1G, ports 1–4 PoE+ 30 W / 65 W total, 10 Gbps, 7.44 Mpps, 2K MAC, 16 KB jumbo, 4.5 W idle / 75.2 W with 65 W PD, 53.5 VDC / 1.3 A, 99.8 × 98 × 25 mm, fanless, Easy Smart web UI, PoE Auto Recovery). Amazon B08D73YD5S ($54.99 this pass). Central Computer $49.99 in stock. Island Electrical $65.99. Street moves. Print the live tag.

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