{"id":5644,"date":"2026-05-12T22:35:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T03:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/?page_id=5644"},"modified":"2026-05-19T19:12:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:12:59","slug":"smb-networking-and-infrastructure-recommendations-q2-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/smb-networking-and-infrastructure-recommendations-q2-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"SMB Networking and Infrastructure Recommendations, Q2 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monitors and Displays<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Standard option: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4tze84e\" rel=\"follow\">Lenovo ThinkVision T24i-30 $199<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QW7vLL\" rel=\"follow\">$769 for four pack<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Curved 4k: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ws2lqK\" rel=\"follow\">Dell S2722DGM Curved Gaming Monitor &#8211; 27-inch QHD\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/432aViz\" rel=\"follow\"><span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-large product-title-word-break\">NB North Bayou TV Monitor Wall Mount bracket<\/span><\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/435Jm82\" rel=\"follow\">a dual-arm option<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49K8Uv7\" rel=\"follow\">Lenovo Tiny Clamp Bracket III<\/a> to mount Tiny PCs to VESA<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3R5Mk9Y\" rel=\"follow\">Samsung 43-Inch Class Crystal UHD U8000F 4K Smart TV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4diVuY3\" rel=\"follow\"> Samsung 55-Inch Class Crystal UHD U8000F 4K Smart TV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4u92gHe\" rel=\"follow\">Hisense 65\u201c Hi-QLED S7 CanvasTV Series 4K UHD Google Smart Art TV <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4wrl1am\" rel=\"follow\">Slim fixed-angle TV mount for up to 84&#8243;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3P2yAwa\" rel=\"follow\">Tilting wall mount for TVs up to 70&#8243;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Printers and Scanners<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4uEANg9\" rel=\"follow\">Brother HL-L8430CDW<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4nqxDu1\" rel=\"follow\">Brother MFC-L6915DW<\/a>, or the older but much cheaper <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dlO2gf\" rel=\"follow\">Brother MFC-L5915DW<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/42rMZ8a\" rel=\"follow\">Brother HL-L3280CDW<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3R26txK\" rel=\"follow\">Fujitsu ScanSnap iX1600<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Storage<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/48VBSb8\" rel=\"follow\">Western Digital 10TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Pm62Of\" rel=\"follow\">Synology DS223<\/a> (diskless, combined with 2x WD 10TB above)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Networking<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Rj8RQJ\" rel=\"follow\">Unifi UXG Pro<\/a> firewall\/gateway<\/li>\n<li>Unifi U7 Lite Access Points<\/li>\n<li>UniFi USW-48-PoE switch<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4wAsYKx\" rel=\"follow\">TP-Link 5-port switch<\/a> for local\/desktop distribution, or <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4tJOp92\" rel=\"follow\">upgrade to 8-port version<\/a> (recommended). If connecting phones, then get the POE version instead (8-port is the same price as 5-port): <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4updl79\" rel=\"follow\">TP-Link LS108GP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49LM4mX\" rel=\"follow\">Cable Matters 48-port patch panel<\/a> with 2x of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00IO3HGUM?_encoding=UTF8&amp;th=1\" rel=\"follow\">25-pack keystone jack modules<\/a> to plug into it. Alternatively, the all-in-one option is the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4u4OyEx\" rel=\"follow\">Cable Matters 48-port patch panel<\/a>, but wiring it up is harder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Power<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UPS for the network cabinet: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3PbhcoZ\" rel=\"follow\">Tripp Lite SMART1500LCDXL 1500VA Rack Mount UPS Battery Backup<\/a>, which is a bit expensive but gives you the option of upgrading with an external battery pack in the future.<\/li>\n<li>UPS for individual PCs: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dmXazZ\" rel=\"follow\">CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS Battery Backup<\/a> (better than APC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Accessories<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/48VCwp4\" rel=\"follow\"> Logitech MK270 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monitors and Displays Standard option: Lenovo ThinkVision T24i-30 $199 or $769 for four pack Curved 4k: Dell S2722DGM Curved Gaming Monitor &#8211; 27-inch QHD\u00a0 NB North Bayou TV Monitor Wall Mount bracket or a dual-arm option Lenovo Tiny Clamp Bracket &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/smb-networking-and-infrastructure-recommendations-q2-2026\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":505,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5644","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P4xDa-1t2","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/505"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5644"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5660,"href":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5644\/revisions\/5660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}