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bcre3306
Dec 29, 2023Aspirant
WAX610 won't connect via 802.3AT
I have 3 WAX610's around my house and they are all powered via POE+ but all of the units are only pulling about 9W which is causing them to all flag issues saying they are running on 802.3af. The sw...
- Mar 12, 2024
My issue ended up being the switch didn't support it. Sorry probably not much help for you but figured I would let you know
capellmanrj
Mar 12, 2024Tutor
I’m having the same issue with numerous switches, including Netgear connected to WAX610
bcre3306
Mar 12, 2024Aspirant
My issue ended up being the switch didn't support it. Sorry probably not much help for you but figured I would let you know
- capellmanrjMar 12, 2024Tutor
- capellmanrjMar 13, 2024Tutor
Thanks. I am assuming the same. I have identical switches on 2 separate access points where one works with AT and the other is AF. I think that it is due to the longer cat 6 run in this case. I am upgrading all of my switches to see if this makes a difference. It is not easy to find 2.5gb switches with POE+.
- schumakuMar 13, 2024Guru - Experienced UserInstallation length (including patch cords) is 100 meters max. under the IEEE standards. Voltages for links, signature, and PoE were chosen accordingly.
What make and model of PoE (802.3af), PoE+ (802.3at), or PoE++ (802.3be) switches are you deploying?
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