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low power switch (self.homelab)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by evasync to c/[email protected]

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I want a switch with a few POE ports but it needs to be as low power as possible as I rely in solar.

Any recommendeations?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What do you want to run via poe? How many poe ports? Is a poe injector also okay?

[–] evasync 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

For now I only want to connect a camera. Im not sure what a POE injector does so I havent realy thought about it

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

The lowest power option depends on what you attach. With a poe injector you can use a dumb switch and a poe injector as an external device.

The poe injector has usually 3 connections: power and 2 ethernet jacks. One ethernet neck is for plain ethernet the other one has added poe. It loops through the data but adds power to one of the ports.

To determine the lowest power option or is useful to know your minimum specs. How many ports do you need in total? Do you need smart capabilities? Do you need or want morn than one poe port?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

If the camera is the only poe, get a solar powered camera. For your switch run something like this, which can be usb powered.