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WAP with useable PoE Ethernet port

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by chris.gregory

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Hi All,

It seems I am searching for a product that doesn't exist but most definitely should. I am looking for a WAP with one or two PoE ethernet ports, I don't need the PoE to drive the WAP but I do need the PoE and connectivity for a third party device such as an IP security camera. Does anybody know of such a product we need ths desperately for a few large mesh projects that we are currently working on.

Cheers,
Chris

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by churdoo

I would expect you to home everything back to a switch, rather than connecting the ethernet port of a WAP to some other device. I can understand if you're using the WAP as a bridge, but you would still have to use a switch to inject the PoE as this is not done at the WAP. Of course, you can get PoE switches quite readily.

Alternatively, you can place a PoE injector in line. Make sure you match the voltage of the injector to your device as I believe PoE can be either of 2 voltages.

Here's only 1 example of a PoE injector
http://www.hyperlinktech.com/item.aspx?id=900

by chris.gregory

The reason we need to use Access points ideally with an ethernet port and PoE is because in most cases it is not pratical to run dedicated homeruns because of distance and budget this is why we need individual AP's for each camera location.

by churdoo

Right. So you're essentially using the AP's a bridge. I doubt you'll find an AP with an outbound PoE port, so you'll likely have to use a PoE injector as I stated in my first post.

A PoE injector is a separate power supply that connects inline to a non-PoE run, making it PoE. You just have to make sure the injector you select is the correct voltage for your camera.

by Former member

What you need to have for your ip camera is a wifi router of which will have WAP. With Wap you can then access from your mobile the camera in question though you will need some software for this.
More here:
http://www.iec.org/online/tutorials/wap/

Please post back if you have any more problems or questions.
If this information is useful, please mark as helpful. Thanks.

by chris.gregory

For the application we are talking about the only practical solution is a WAP with a useable PoE ethernet port.

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