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GS108LP switching works, power light is off, POE does not work
I have a GS108LP that works fine as a plain switch, but won't provide POE. I purchased it originally to use with a device that, as it turned out, required passive POE instead of 802.3af. So it's be...
jhg wrote:
Here's what I see:
- The GS108LP operates normally as a switch with no issues. Traffic is forwarded at 1Gbps.
- When I initially apply power to the switch, all 8 left LEDs blink yellow, then go out, and then for all connected ports the left LEDs start flashing green, indicating activity.
- The main power LED does NOT illuminate, and the POE MAX LED is off as well.
BrianL wrote:
... If the device continues not to supply power on several tested POE devices, we can presume that it is defective....
The fact the Power LED is not coming on does certainly indicate some hardware issue.
Head to https://my.netgear.com/ , select the device in question, and follow the [Request Hardware Support] process.
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