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jlp00
Mar 21, 2021Aspirant
How to turn off PoE on GS308PP and GS305PP switches
This is about the GS308PP (and GS305PP), not GS308P, but the form did not have GS308PP to select. Unde the Selection Location field on the form, it defaulted to Nighthawk WiFi Routers. This is n...
schumaku
Mar 23, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Both the GS305PP Installation Guide and GS308PP Installation Guide - all unmanaged switches - show the Insight App for the product registration only:
"Note: Because this is an unmanaged switch, you cannot configure or manage it in NETGEAR Insight."
As these are IEEE 802.3af and IEEE 802.3at compliant PoE/PoE+ devices, there is no need to turn off PoE. Just like the Ethernet link, PoE is negotiated between the powered device (PD) and the power source equipment (PSE, the switch PoE port here) - so until requested by the device connected there is no power supplied.
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