Switches that allow the LEDs to be turned off

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John France

New Around Here

• Nov 15, 2015

• #1

I'm looking for an 8 port switch that I can turn off the LEDs on as I plan to use it under my TV and I can't have the lights blinking while it is dark. Thanks.

 

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Ronv42

Senior Member

• Nov 15, 2015

• #2

A roll of electrical tape comes in handy. Also you can purchase these:

http://lightdims.com/

 

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Cloud200

Senior Member

• Nov 15, 2015

• #3

Linksys SE2800
Has a soft button on the back to turn off all LEDs until the next reboot.

Edit:
The Linksys SE4008 does as well. AFAIK its the exact same unit as the SE2800 but with a different chassis and warranty.

 

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System Error Message

Part of the Furniture

• Nov 16, 2015

• #4

when you have a bunch of hardware together the LEDs are cool at night.

 

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coxhaus

Part of the Furniture

• Nov 16, 2015

• #5

You may want a switch with cables which plug in the back otherwise the LEDs will be facing the wall and you will be looking at the back of a switch. I bought an Cisco SG200-8 because the wires plug into the back to keep everything nice and neat.

 

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System Error Message

Part of the Furniture

• Nov 16, 2015

• #6

just mount the switch backwards instead. I still dont see why you'd want a totally black view since the LEDs from various hardware i have stacked together look cool in the dark whether its a switch, router or some other device.

 

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Cloud200

Senior Member

• Nov 16, 2015

• #7

System Error Message said:

I still dont see why you'd want a totally black view since the LEDs from various hardware i have stacked together look cool in the dark whether its a switch, router or some other device.

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If you have a home theater and are trying to watch a movie it really sucks to have a bunch of blinking lights right under the TV. Especially when all the lights are off.

 

Last edited: Nov 16, 2015

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coxhaus

Part of the Furniture

• Nov 16, 2015

• #8

In my home theater TV room, I have a Monster HTPS 7000 power conditioner, a receiver, a Blu-ray player, a digital TV receiver with USB 3 hardrive, AppleTV, and a Cisco SG200-8 switch. They all have LED lights, none seem brighter than the rest so I don't notice the switch any more than the other devices. I just don't want all the cables in the front on a switch and I don't want to look at the back of a switch and power cord either.

 

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System Error Message

Part of the Furniture

• Nov 16, 2015

• #9

just put a piece of cardboard infront of it. should cover the lights. Mikrotik routers have much brighter LED lights and not to mention their higher end ones have LCD touch screens on them. If thats too much than just stick small pieces of paper over the led lights.

 

ekhoo

Occasional Visitor

• Nov 26, 2015

• #10

The Sg300 series with the recent firmware has the option of turning off the LEDs. Only the power led is left on.

 

oletuv

Regular Contributor

• Nov 26, 2015

• #11

ekhoo said:

The Sg300 series with the recent firmware has the option of turning off the LEDs. Only the power led is left on.

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Can this be configured using the Web Utility or is it CLI only?

 

ekhoo

Occasional Visitor

• Nov 26, 2015

• #12

On the switches I have (SG300-10PP, SG300-28PP) the option is in both.

 

Last edited: Nov 30, 2015