Re: Does a PoE switch need direct access to a PoE device?

Hi Simon,


On 21/02/11 6:15 PM, Simon Males wrote:
> Will an intermediary non PoE switch blow up/block/pass on the power
> from the 'master' PoE switch?
>
> If the former, I guess daisy chaining PoE switches is relatively safe?
>

PoE Switches are definitely compatible with non-PoE devices, so you're 
fine to interconnect them, but your end devices won't receive any power 
-- Non-PoE switches cannot "forward" the power to other connected devices.

Cheers,

Matt

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