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Re: Can GS108PE provide power only (no data) to GS105PE?
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I want to connect GS105PE to GS108PE as per installation guide: PoE PD Port of GS105PE with PoE PSE Port of GS108PE. This will power up the GS105PE. HOWEVER I do not wish to transfer any data between the switches. Both switches are to serve two independent, unconnected networks (no VLAN), say: 192.168.22.x and 192.168.33.x. Is it possible to disable data communication between the switches and use the GS108PE as a source of power only? (I believe that this is trivial question, and the answer is: yes?).
Model: GS108PE|8-port ProSAFE Plus Switch with PoE
Re: Can GS108PE provide power only (no data) to GS105PE?
FWIW, the GS108PE specs indicate a maximum power delivery of 15.4W per PoE port. The GS105PE indicates a maximum power consumption of 21.95W, which is more than what the GS108PE can deliver. If you don't connect any PoE devices to the GS105PE, then this is not likely to be a problem.
As to your question, you can try disabling the port, although I'm not sure if this will affect power delivery through the port. You can effectively disable connectivity between the switches by putting the connected ports in different VLANs.
Re: Can GS108PE provide power only (no data) to GS105PE?
Thank you for your response! Yes, I am aware of the power restrictions. My original question could be formulated: is disabling the port in GS108PE going to also disable power delivery through the port? This is what I am uncertain, docs do not help, Internet search also did't bring any joy. There are good reasons why I would prefer not to use VLANs, unless I am forced to. Unfortunatelly this is a pre-sale inquiry and I do not have the switches to try it.
