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nixus
Apr 15, 2021Follower
gs308ep
Hi , i am wanting to purchase a GS308EP switch. Wanting to know if this switch will work without Power ( if need to only connect computer to router) ? thank you for your help,
schumaku
Apr 15, 2021Guru - Experienced User
IEEE standard PoE is part of a link negotiation, there is no risk when plugging non-PoE devices like router or computers - there won't be PoE power enabled unless requested by the peer.
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