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Oct 19, 2021

Daisy Changing two POE Switches off of a NightHawk

I am needing to get POE to the other side of the house and I can't run multiple Cat5/6. Here is what I am thinking. Nighthawk to Netgear 5-Port GS305E or a 5-Port POE GS305EPP . About a 20 foot run...

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DaneA

NETGEAR Employee Retired

Oct 20, 2021

TheRavan,

Welcome to the community! :)

Here is what I am thinking.

Nighthawk to Netgear 5-Port GS305E or a 5-Port POE GS305EPP . About a 20 foot run.

GS305E/GS305EPP to Netgear 8 port POE GS308EPP. About a 30 foot run.

Yes, these setup can be implemented.

Also can you daisy change to POE switches?

Yes, you can daisy chain or cascade a number of PoE switches because there is no limit on it. However, the good practice would be up to 2-3 switches daisy chained. Its because the more switch that you daisy chain will add latency on the network.

Regards,

DaneA

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schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 20, 2021
In case the concern is PoE you don't have to worry. A IEEE standards based PoE switch does not blindly supply power on a PSE (power source) port. This requires a negotiation with the PD (powered device) connected, if there is none it's a plain normal Ethernet port.

Regards,
-Kurt