PoE-powered switch with downstream PD

Thibaut hacks at slashdirt.org
Sat Jan 3 14:09:23 PST 2026


Le 3 janv. 2026 à 21:50, Michael Richardson <mcr at sandelman.ca> a écrit :

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> {On a mostly unrelated note, anyone seen a PoE powered switch or router, which can
> *also* supply PoE power "downstream" to another device?  Yes, it obviously
> has to negotiate enough power...  This is for adding a PoE powered camera in
> a place that currently has only a PoE powered phone}

There are a handful of options, usually 5-port switch with 2 PoE downlinks. e.g. the DLink DGS 1100-05PDV2 and similar devices from other manufacturers. There may be other options in this age of POE++.

T.


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