My plan is to power the 12V Door locks using 12V PoE using the Cat6 already in place.
I want the doors and other security systems to be on a separate network from the internet so I will be using a different switch to power them. (distinct from the Ubiquiti switch that will be powering our Wifi). I want a small and inexpensive PoE switch to start developing/testing the door entry system so that if I make any mistakes and fry the switch during dev it's not going to cost me a fortune.
The main difference between the two models is that TP-Link is smaller and thus has less heat-sinking which means it needs a fan to cool it. The main criticism of the product on Amazon is the fan noise:
But I want to test everything first with a cheaper switch that I won't be as sad to break/burn.
Will order the bigger switch once everything is working for the first few doors.
@iteles am I OK to place the Amazon order? (do you need anything else?)
My plan is to power the 12V Door locks using 12V PoE using the Cat6 already in place.
I want the doors and other security systems to be on a separate network from the internet so I will be using a different switch to power them. (distinct from the Ubiquiti switch that will be powering our Wifi). I want a small and inexpensive PoE switch to start developing/testing the door entry system so that if I make any mistakes and fry the switch during dev it's not going to cost me a fortune.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B076982FVC![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/64072974-9abd5600-cc8f-11e9-9e01-03327642ddef.png)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B072BDGQR8![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/64072985-bc1e4200-cc8f-11e9-82ca-b604ffc135be.png)
The main difference between the two models is that TP-Link is smaller and thus has less heat-sinking which means it needs a fan to cool it. The main criticism of the product on Amazon is the fan noise:![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/64072938-24205880-cc8f-11e9-943e-820b0daa4cd9.png)
I'm quite "sensitive" to noise ... 🙉 😞 So I'm thinking of ordering the Netgear one. We're probably going to need more than one switch. I could just order the "big" 16-port switch now ... https://www.amazon.co.uk/NETGEAR-16-Port-Gigabit-Ethernet-Unmanaged/dp/B07DFBX347/![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/64073146-b7f32400-cc91-11e9-9d4c-ab2dde996e34.png)
But I want to test everything first with a cheaper switch that I won't be as sad to break/burn. Will order the bigger switch once everything is working for the first few doors.
@iteles am I OK to place the Amazon order? (do you need anything else?)