ravenium Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Hello everyone, I apologize if I haven't seen the answer to this question, but I am fairly certain that I have performed the prerequisite searching to see if it has been answered. I'm hoping/looking to see if I can power my MkIV with power over ethernet, as indicated by the "PoE LAN" jack on the device. The documentation for the underlying Alfa hardware suggests that it "just works", yet I've tried to connect it to a few VOIP jacks (usually for Cisco or other voip phones) and have never had it powered. Does anyone know? I suppose there's a slight chance too that I'm missing the point on the nature of PoE, this being the first personally owned device of said nature. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Protocol Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 It should work over PoE. Try using a PoE injector vs a VOIP port which may not have enough power? If nobody has tested, I can with a PoE injector at work if I get the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smackwater Jack Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I have access to some POE devices including standard switching and a higher power midspan. Ill bring my pineapple in to work and try this tomorrow. It never crossed my mind to try this. Good idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmmm Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Power requirement DC Jack: 5V DC (standard) / 12V DC (option) PoE: 12V Passive PoE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenium Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 I'll give it a shot once I get my hands on more lab equipment. Hopefully it'll work - this seems to be an essential component of the forthcoming interceptor configuration (currently working on RouterStation Pro's) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenium Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 Sorry to bump. (dodging empty cans and rotten cabbage thrown at me) I think this is still a fairly interesting/useful question to know for sure, especially since making a useful interceptor out of the mkIV is going to involve using PoE (having to actually plug it in is decidedly less sexy). Was anyone ever able to test this? The AP-121U's documentation lists it as "12v Passive PoE" and nothing else, so I'm not sure if this is more than your standard Cisco/Avaya need (which is why it didn't work last time I tried it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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