Ubiquiti USW-Lite-8-PoE — Professional Gigabit PoE switch for SMB networks

The Ubiquiti Lite 8 PoE (USW-Lite-8-PoE) is a compact managed switch with 8 Gigabit ports and a 52W PoE+ budget, designed for home offices and small installations that need managed connectivity with PoE power for access points, IP cameras, and VoIP devices — without the footprint or cost of a rack-mount switch. It is the recommended entry point into UniFi managed networking for small deployments that have outgrown an unmanaged switch.

Four PoE+ ports delivering up to 30W per port cover typical scenarios with WiFi access points, surveillance cameras, and IP phones, while the 16 Gbps switching capacity and 8 Gbps non-blocking throughput ensure the switch never becomes a bottleneck regardless of traffic load. Support for 1,000 VLANs, LACP port aggregation, 802.1X, ACLs, DHCP snooping, and IGMP snooping provides a complete Layer 2 feature set — uncommon for a switch of this size and price point.

The compact 99.6 × 163.7 × 31.7 mm footprint and 295 g weight allow desktop placement or wall mounting without requiring rack space. The 60W AC/DC power adapter is included, removing additional power sourcing costs. Native integration with UniFi Network (v7.2.94+) enables centralized management alongside access points and other UniFi devices in the same infrastructure, with full visibility into traffic and PoE port status.

Recommended for home offices and small workspaces with one to four PoE+ devices, installations with UniFi access points and IP cameras that require network management, upgrade scenarios from unmanaged switches where VLAN segmentation and access control become necessary, and any compact setup where a managed Gigabit switch with PoE+ and a full Layer 2 feature set needs to fit within a limited budget and minimal physical footprint.