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Swapping to POE switch (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 months ago by westingham@sh.itjust.works to c/homelab@lemmy.ml

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I live in a house that has CAT 5 cable in the walls running to wall plates in various rooms.

Would it be possible to remove the existing regular switch, replace it with a powered POE switch, and then plug in a POE device into one of the wall plates?

Also, for the non-POE devices already plugged into wall plates, would they be okay?

I'm trying to wrap my head around the interoperability of POE and non-POE and struggling.

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[–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Good answer.

Just chipping in to point out that there are a LOT of products listed as "POE" that don't comply with any official standard, and are just designed as a single pair for lower end devices. So to echo your advice, do check for standards before buying.

[–] westingham@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The idea was to swap in a Ubiquity POE switch so i could power a Ubiquity AP and some POE cameras throughout the house

[–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

Sounds good; known branded equipment is more likely to be compliant - but do check, it's usually pretty clearly marked on packaging and listings.