What switch to use with (2) EAP610 and (1) EAP211
I am installing a wireless network and at one point I will be having an EAP211 bridge receiving the signal and transferring to (2) EAP610. I am getting confused as to what switch I need to get. This is for an outdoor location so I will need a waterproof box to install the switch in so I would perfer to try and stay as small as possible. I see the TP-Link TL-SG1005P switch has (4) POE ports but I am getting confused if there is enough power with the EAP610s and EAP211. Do I need a total of 144W (3 devices at 48watts)? Any help you can shed on this would be greatly appreciative. Thanks.
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EAP211 Bridge has its own power. They are powered by 12v or 24v passive POE Adapter and cannot get power from switch, An EAP610-Outdoor uses max 10-15 watts, if you buy an ES205GP you can manage it from Omada. It can easily power 4 access points with POE+
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EAP211 Bridge has its own power. They are powered by 12v or 24v passive POE Adapter and cannot get power from switch, An EAP610-Outdoor uses max 10-15 watts, if you buy an ES205GP you can manage it from Omada. It can easily power 4 access points with POE+
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Thanks for the fast response. I already have POEs for the EAP610 in the NEMA box but I was hoping to streamline with just one switch to power everything. The switch and POE would be tight and I am afraid of overheating in the summer. Though I can get another outdoor box for the switch, I am curious as to why the EAP211 could not also be powered off the same switch that would power the EAP610s. Thanks
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EAP211-Bridge KIT and only supports 12v or 24v passive poe adapter. look at the specifications and you will see the difference.
EAP610-Outdoor uses 802.3at PoE or 48V/0.5A Passive PoE
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I missed that. Thank you again.
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Hi @Mattrocks,
You need to consider the POE types and power requirements noting that TP Link switches only provide "active" POE power.
The eap610 is active or passive POE 11W
The eap211 is passive POE 11.5W
Total power is 33.5W (not 144W)
Direct DC power adapters use 12V at 1A so lets just say each device needs 12W (36W total) for simplicity.
From a network only perspective, I don't know that you need a switch because the EAP211 has 3x1GB ports.
Power options...
- If you must power everything using the switch: The switch would need a total 36W total power budget and 12W or more per port. You would also need a 12V/1A POE splitter w/ the barrel connector to power the EAP211 as it uses passive POE.
- You could use three individual POE injectors to power the devices and plug the EAP610s into the EAP211. Just verify that the injector specs are correct (active/passive, voltage and wattage). TP Link should sell the compatable injector if it didn't come bundled with the product.
- You could also use a mid-span POE injector with at least a 36W power budget. It can be passive or support active/passive POE. This is a smaller footprint than the three individual injectors but it's not something that TP Link sells.
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