Unmanaged Hub Switches offer basic connectivity without advanced features.
Unmanaged Hub Switches offer basic connectivity without advanced features.
Hi, here’s some advice for your request. You’re looking for an unmanaged hub switch with 16 ports, supporting speeds of 10/100/1000 Mbps. It should have a solid warranty and be suitable for installation in a suspended ceiling. Since you can build a rack, ventilation is important. For cabling, decide between Cat 5e or Cat 6 over shielded — both work well for home use. As for the warranty, Canadian buyers often prefer lifetime coverage. If your English isn’t perfect, don’t worry; clear communication helps. Let me know if you need more details!
Be careful with terminology here. Hubs and switches are two different devices. Hubs are pretty much entirely obsolete and there's no reason I can think of to buy one over a switch. For what you need, pretty much any unmanaged 16 port switch from a known brand like Netgear, TPLink or DLink is fine. Cat5e and up is fine for cabling and in most cases you won't need shielded cables either.