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dalonso66
Aspirant
Mar 20, 2021

Will the Nighthawk 7800 support a poe switch?

I have a device that requires  POE. I've connected that device to one of the LAN ports on my router (R7800). The problem is, I lose internet connection on my other devices when I plug in the POE swit...
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DarrenM
Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Mar 22, 2021

It should support a POE switch are you using a normal ethernet cord to connect the router to the switch and not a POE one?

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    dalonso66
    Aspirant
    Mar 22, 2021

    Thanks for the response, I forgot to update my post.

    It seems the issue has worked itself out. The PoE injector is indeed working with the router.

    Thank you.