Alta Labs S8-POE 8-Port Gigabit Managed PoE Switch, 4x PoE+ Ports, 60W PoE Budget

In a market crowded with legacy brands and over-complicated systems, Alta Labs is redefining how we think about enterprise networking—by making it smarter, simpler, and more affordable.

If you’re tired of high costs, clunky interfaces, and unnecessary complexity, it’s time to experience the new standard in networking. Alta Labs is clean, powerful, and refreshingly simple.

The S8-PoE is a compact switch with eight 10/100/1000 ports, four of which support PoE+. It can be placed on a desktop or mounted on a wall. All of the Alta Labs switches include Bluetooth functionality for seamless device setup.

• Power Over Ethernet
• Bluetooth Setup
• Mobile App
• Egress and Ingress Rate Limiting
• IGMP Snooping
• 802.1X Authentication
• Network Loop Detection
• Site Manager

Versatile Connectivity
The S8-PoE is a compact switch with eight 10/100/1000 ports, four of which support PoE+.
It can be placed on a desktop or mounted on a wall. All of the Alta Labs switches include Bluetooth functionality for seamless device setup.

Power Over Ethernet
The Alta Labs switches feature PoE+ connectivity with a number of ports capable of providing up to 30 Watts of power per port.

The switches support the 802.3at PoE+ standard and are backwards compatible with the 802.3af PoE standard.

The S8-PoE offers four PoE+ ports with a PoE budget of 60 Watts. Power your Alta Labs Access Points and other devices that support 802.3at or 802.3af standards.

Bluetooth Setup
The Alta Labs switches include Bluetooth functionality allowing for seamless setup using the Alta Labs mobile app.

Scalable Cloud-Based Management
Alta Labs provides an intuitive and easy-to-use cloud-based management interface for Alta Labs access points and switches. Designed for optimum scalability using a high-availability architecture for the ultimate in convenience and worldwide accessibility.

Built on a worldwide content delivery network to optimize response and latency, our global cloud infrastructure ensures geographically optimized connectivity through our redundant network.

Deploy and manage multiple sites quickly and easily. Add, delete, or rename sites instantly. Toggle between sites from a site selection drop-down. Each site contains its own data set.

Egress and Ingress Rate Limiting
The switches offer egress and ingress rate limiting. This allows inbound and outbound traffic to be limited to a portion of the available bandwidth per connection.

For example, a hotel may want to provide guests with free 5 Mbps internet download (egress) connections but require guests pay an extra fee for 100+ Mbps speeds.

The upload (ingress) speeds from the guests devices can also be limited.

Mobile App
Monitor and manage your networks from the convenience of your mobile device using the Alta Networks app. Sign up for an Alta Labs account using just your name, email, and password or sign in using your Google or Apple account.

IGMP Snooping
IGMP Snooping functionality is incorporated into Alta Labs switches to optimize network performance by reducing unnecessary traffic. This is particularly helpful for IPTV or multicast video streams.
802.1X Authentication
Alta Labs switches support 802.1X authentication to allow for more dynamic methods of network authentication. VoIP phones and other 802.1X-compliant hardware can authenticate themselves on to the network, helping with deployment on larger networks.
Network Loop Detection
Network loops can deteriorate performance or even cause network failure. Our built-in network loop detection functionality is designed to help you eliminate any potential network loops.
Device Cards
Easily view connection details and configure your ports by clicking the device icon.
Site Manager
The Alta Site Manager provides an overview of all sites, displays the number of devices for each site, and shows when updates are needed. New sites can be added and current sites can be duplicated or removed. Use the search option to look for a specific site.
Status Snapshots
View upload and download throughput with a visual timeline on the dashboard for each AP displayed along with the number of connected devices, average processor load, channel load, and average connected devices.

Select a snapshot of the last minute, last hour, last two days, or last two months.

Alta Labs’ cloud-based management platform is included with the purchase of Alta Labs products at no additional cost. It powers thousands of devices from small home and office configurations to large-scale enterprise installs. Your customers deserve peace of mind regarding the security of their networks and the policies and infrastructure in place to ensure that security carries into managing network policy.
Alta Labs does not route any customer network traffic processed by Alta Labs Wireless Access Points, Network Switches, Routers, Gateways, etc. through its cloud infrastructure. Only customer network configuration information is stored in our cloud management platform. Configuration information is not stored in our cloud for the Control hardware or self-hosted software. Alta Labs devices do not need consistent access to our management platform to operate properly. They only require access when a site administrator or user wants to change network policy, view the network status, or run utilization reports.

Alta Labs does not store any configuration data in the cloud for the self-hosted version of Control. Their security efforts are led by our top-level team of Alta Labs employees, including our CEO Chase Harrison, CTO Jeff Hansen, and Principal Architect Chris Buechler.

See more https://www.alta.inc/trust

Alta Labs offers three PoE+ Gigabit switches, designed to meet various needs ranging from an enterprise environment to the small office/ home office.

The S24-PoE is a rack-mountable switch with twenty-four 10/100/1000 ports, sixteen of which support PoE+. The S24-PoE includes two SFP+ ports.

The S16-PoE is a rack-mountable switch with sixteen 10/100/1000 ports, eight of which support PoE+. The S16-PoE includes two SFP ports.

The S8-PoE is a compact switch with eight 10/100/1000 ports, four of which support PoE+. It can be placed on a desktop or mounted on a wall.

All of the Alta Labs switches include Bluetooth functionality for seamless device setup.

Power Over Ethernet

The Alta Labs switches feature PoE+ connectivity with a number of ports capable of providing up to 30 Watts of power per port. The switches support the 802.3at PoE+ standard and are backwards compatible with the 802.3af PoE standard. The S8-PoE offers four PoE+ ports with a PoE budget of 60 Watts. The S16-PoE offers eight PoE+ ports with a PoE budget of up to 120 Watts. The S24-PoE offers sixteen PoE+ ports with a PoE budget of up to 240 Watts. Power your Alta Labs Access Points and other devices that support 802.3at or 802.3af standards.

SFP/SFP+ High Performance Connectivity

The S24-PoE switch provides two SFP+ ports for high-capacity fiber or copper connections of 1 Gbps, 2.5 Gbps, 5 Gbps, or 10 Gbps. The S16-PoE switch provides two SFP ports for fiber or copper connections up to 1 Gbps

Bluetooth Setup

The Alta Labs switches include Bluetooth functionality allowing for seamless setup using the Alta Labs mobile app.

Mobile App

Monitor and manage your networks from the convenience of your mobile device. The management interface is easily accessible via mobile app or web browser. Sign up for an Alta Labs account using just your name, email, and password or use Google Authentication.

Scalable Cloud-Based Management

Alta Labs provides an intuitive and easy-to-use cloud-based management interface for Alta Labs access points and switches. Designed for optimum scalability using a high-availability architecture for the ultimate in convenience and worldwide accessibility. Built on a worldwide content delivery network to optimize response and latency, our global cloud infrastructure ensures geographically optimized connectivity through our redundant network. Deploy and manage multiple sites quickly and easily. Add, delete, or rename sites instantly. Toggle between sites from a site selection drop-down. Each site contains its own data set.

VLAN Stacking

As one of their advanced features, the S24-PoE supports VLAN stacking, or Q-in-Q, to provide your customers with their own subsets of VLANs.

Egress and Ingress Rate Limiting

These switches offer egress and ingress rate limiting. This allows inbound and outbound traffic to be limited to a portion of the available bandwidth per connection. For example, a hotel may want to provide guests with free 5 Mbps internet download (egress) connections but require guests pay an extra fee for 100+ Mbps speeds. The upload (ingress) speeds from the guests devices can also be limited.

Alta Labs Cloud Management Platform

The Alta Labs Cloud Management Platform provides many features that can be utilized on your Alta Labs Switches.

Customizable Dashboard

Customize your dashboard with the information you want to see: IP address, Load, number of devices, MAC address, firmware version, network colour assignment, and real-time status details. Details are sortable by column.

Status Snapshots

View upload and download throughput with a visual timeline on the dashboard for each device displayed along with the number of connected devices, average processor load, channel load, and average connected devices. Select a snapshot of the last minute, last hour, last two days, or last two months.

Device Cards

Easily view connection details and configure your ports by clicking the device icon.

Site Manager

The Alta Site Manager provides an overview of all sites, displays the number of devices for each site, and shows when updates are needed. New sites can be added and current sites can be duplicated or removed. Use the search option to look for a specific site.

Mounting Flexibility
The S24 PoE and S16 PoE include rack ears that can be connected to the switches for rack installation or mounting on a wall.
The rack ears are designed to keep the cooling vents exposed.
These switches also include the Rackstud™ DUO toolless rackmount system.

The S8 PoE switch has padding for desktop placement and notches for mounting on the included wall mount bracket.

Specifications S8-POE