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Mixed PoE network
I have an Ethernet network with an Ubiquiti Unifi 8 port PoE switch connected to Unifi WAPs around the house.
I need to introduce a non-PoE hub to control my heating. That's all the system supplier can offer.
Can I introduce a NETGEAR 5 Port PoE Switch GS305P with the PoE for a current WAP coming in and out, with the heating hub connected to the non-PoE port? If not clear, I intend to disconnect one of my WAPs and use that to split the system between PoE and non-PoE.
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Additional information - my Ethernet is managed by a Ubiquiti ToughSwitch PoE Pro, model TS-8-PRO.
My aim is to connect the non-PoE heating hub to the router that is connected to the TS-8-PRO
Different from the TS-8-PRO the GS305P are IEEE standards compliant PoE switches which can be used to connect your heating system Ethernet controller.
For the TS-8-PRO, keep in mind these are non-standards compliant devices where passive PoE (24V or 48V DC) power can always remain active on the ports. Talk to your supplier or Ubiquity for compatibility questions. We don't want to burn our fingers (or your new hardware connected) providing possibly wrong information.
Thanks for that reply schumaku.
I was trying to avoid problems by taking the live PoE feed from the TS-8-PRO into the GS305P PoE port, then supplying the heating hub from the non-PoE port on the GS305P. So, I am only asking about whether the GS305P can handle that input and output. I realise that this is the wrong place to ask about the TS-8-PRO.
Without an IEEE standard PoE switch feeding the network GS305P, feeding a non-PoE-aware Ethernet of this unknown Lightwave device hub, I can't see any reason why the GS305P and the Lightwave Hub should not behave like yet another standard Gigabit switch.
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