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Question

Setting up a PoE

Feb 24, 2016 10:44AM PST

We have our main router in the dining room of our Fraternity House - I want to set up 3 routers in the hallways to extend the network's reach through the House. I am going to be taking ethernet from the router in the dining room through the walls/ceiling to the hallways. That process I am fine with.

However, the only way we can power the routers in the hallways is to use a PoE switch. If we hook up the PoE switch to the router in the dining room, and then take the PoE lines and connect them to the routers in the hallway (which can be powered by PoE), it should work, right? It's playing out in my head as successful, but I want to double check before I buy the equipment needed.

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Sounds pricey.
Feb 25, 2016 8:25AM PST

There are no POE powered routers I can see with a quick search. Maybe you meant POE WAPs (Wireless Access Points.)

Look up Ubitiqy (spelling?) and such gear for that.

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Sounds more like you should go with APS
Feb 25, 2016 3:07PM PST

You can find ceiling mount PoE AP from $50 and up. Though routers may be more readily available than stand alone APs, most come with some kind of mounting hardware. A PoE switch shouldn't be necessary if you can find an AP that comes with an injector. Injectors that reside near you network closet, relay rack, whatever, mean you don't need AC outlets and wall warts to power the APs. I see TP-Link APs in the 50 dollar range and Cisco devices for under 200. If your budget allows, I'd go with the Cisco for its company reputation. I've wired and installed a few APs and I'd choose that idea over routers if multiple devices are to be set up.