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I want to buy a single POE source and distribute it with cheap network hubs that do not have POE. Will this work?

Tobias J
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No. POE will only be supplied to devices that are directly connected to the POE switch, and only by request.

The standard by which this works is described here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_over_Ethernet#Standard_implementation

Ernie
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That won't work -- PoE doesn't carry through additional switches/hubs -- the last switch before the device has to be the PoE switch. You can safely plug non-PoE devices (such as other switches) into PoE ports, though.

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No. First, I hope there are no more hubs out there and switches must be POE-capable.

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  • Just to confirm, it is likely plugging a POE hub into a non-POE hub might destroy it? – chrism2671 Apr 05 '11 at 16:28
  • I am not sure about that, but anyway, a non-POE *switch* is not capable of distributing power, so there is no reason in risking damage to your equipment. – Sven Apr 05 '11 at 16:34
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    No, plugging a non-POE hub into a POE hub will not destroy it. The POE protocol will only supply power to the devices that request it. – Ernie Apr 05 '11 at 16:41
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    FYI, we do this all the time - we have several switches in our office after the POE switch. No damage is done to them, and no POE gets through them. – Ernie Apr 05 '11 at 16:54