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Noob POE Switch Question

  • 05-07-2018 09:44AM
    #1
    irishbuzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 401 ✭✭


    Hi All,

    I'm looking into setup a home network. I have a small number of devices that require POE but the majority do not. I'm considering getting a 24 port unmanaged POE switch. My questions are:
    1. Can I use POE ports to send data to a non-POE device? (i.e. will the device just not request power supply and work fine)
    2. Is it possible to disable POE on certain ports without the switch being a managed switch?

    If the answer to both these questions is no I'll probably go down the route of having distinct POE & non-POE switches instead.


Comments

  • #2
    irishbuzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 401 ✭✭irishbuzz


    Great stuff. Much appreciated sugarman


  • #3
    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    irishbuzz wrote: »
    Hi All,

    I'm looking into setup a home network. I have a small number of devices that require POE but the majority do not. I'm considering getting a 24 port unmanaged POE switch. My questions are:
    1. Can I use POE ports to send data to a non-POE device? (i.e. will the device just not request power supply and work fine)
    2. Is it possible to disable POE on certain ports without the switch being a managed switch?

    If the answer to both these questions is no I'll probably go down the route of having distinct POE & non-POE switches instead.

    Careful. There are many different standards of POE


  • #4
    irishbuzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 401 ✭✭irishbuzz


    The high horse brigade wrote: »
    Careful. There are many different standards of POE

    Yes, so I've learned. I'm trying to stick to 802.3at / POE+ as I believe it should give me the best chance of compatibility / future-proofness

    One more question. Do POE switches (especially those in the 24 port bracket) tend to run louder than non-POE? Can you get fanless switches at this size?


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