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I am trying to connect a phone system that uses power over ethernet (PoE) but I have found out the the switch I use (FS116) does not have PoE. It says N/A on the data sheet. Is there a way to add PoE capabilities to the FS116 model? Is there some kind of adaptor I can use on my current switch? Or do I need to just buy a model that is already capable of using PoE?
For just a few phones, some PoE-standard matching power injectors (one by phone) might be considered.
From a certain number of phones you should consider a PoE(+) capable switch, with at least some Gigabit-based uplinks, and ideally some QoS and VLAN capabilities..
Depends on the number of phones, the other usage of the same switch, I would be concerned to reach it's limits (especially on the router/Internet facing direction for voice, and on the LAN for some heavier data usage like a "simple" regular backup to a NAS).
Hard to provide a better answer without more insight.
For just a few phones, some PoE-standard matching power injectors (one by phone) might be considered.
From a certain number of phones you should consider a PoE(+) capable switch, with at least some Gigabit-based uplinks, and ideally some QoS and VLAN capabilities..
Depends on the number of phones, the other usage of the same switch, I would be concerned to reach it's limits (especially on the router/Internet facing direction for voice, and on the LAN for some heavier data usage like a "simple" regular backup to a NAS).
Hard to provide a better answer without more insight.
I will only be connecting two phones (handsets) to the base station that needs PoE. To use a power injector, does it have to be connected to my switch along with the outlet? Or would the phone system work if I plugged the power injector into the outlet and then the phone system into the PoE port. I would like to avoid buying a whole new switch if at all possible. If I decided to use the power injector for a network of one base station and two phones would I need a very powerful one? Or, for my purposes, can I just use a cheaper, lower capacity injector.
