While not cheaper than the previous deal individually ($39 with 5% off), can get 15% off buying three qualifying items, bringing it down to $33.15 each.
Also of note: non-PoE model is $21: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07VC41CXJ?smid=ANEGB3WVEVKZB
And before anyone else asks, the 9-port is not a gigabit, it's 10/100.
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Buy 3 get 15% off makes them cheaper. But I don't know if I need 3 or any other eligible items.
ah, I was looking at the one from March, at $43, my bad.
updated description: while not cheaper than the previous deal individually ($39 with 5% off), can get 15% off buying three qualifying items, bringing it down to $33.15 each.
Would this power Ubiquiti U7 pro ap?
Yep. U7 Pro maximum power consumption is quoted at 21w.
Only 62W power budget means max 4 standard class 3 devices (15.4W). If you have PoE+ devices (class 4 30W) you can only connect 2. So be careful if you are thinking you can power a lot of ports as it will only be low power devices.
But also be aware a lot of devices rarely use their actual maximum power consumption. For example I have a Reolink CX810 camera here which is listed as '<12w'. Real world use is actually only a touch over 3w (jumps to like 8w with the spotlight on which is rarely).
Similar situation for a lot of WAPs. Their power consumption for most users is far below what their quoted limits are because in a home environment you're not likely to have them at 100% CPU. I have 3x Tplink EAP245 running on a a switch with a '62w budget' and i've just checked the Omada controller and it lists Remaining PoE as '50.60W'. Of course that's an older wifi 5 access point. I would argue for the newer (higher power) access points you wouldn't be using this switch anyway because it would be heavily bottlenecking your maximum speeds.
Your point definitely stands, just be aware for a lot of use cases it's totally fine.
Why would it bottleneck speeds if it is gigabit? Genuinely curious, not being smart, I'm a newbie when it comes to home networking
WiFi6 and 7 access points have throughput capability beyond 1Gbps (EAP683 advertises ~4.8Gbps for example).
So if the switch that's powering the access point only has 1Gbps ports, that's the maximum that access point can distribute too.
3x for $99.45 delivered. Not bad. Limit of 3 per account I believe.
why you need so much?
where you putting each switch?
ozhoarder
The term is 'broden'
Combine to make 20port switch
I have a number of POE switches mostly for security cameras and IOT devices for home automation (Home Assistant).
Coupled with these PD POE modules makes for a nice solution for powering devices (even if not the most efficient).
With the low PoE budget, I ended up getting 3 of the 5 port PoE+ Gigabit Switches instead for a total of $69.60 - $23.20 each.
Before anyone calls me a broden, I'll be donating them for use with security cameras for a volunteer group that I work with.
The you wasted your money. You can run 3 PTZ cameras off a single 30W port and 10 cameras on 100mbit.
The 100mb PD pass through devices are the best for this and you can daisy them if needed. When running multiple 8k feeds, it's time to plan better or consider Gigabit but nobody needs that. A professionally designed and installed 1080P camera system will visually outperform 4k -but the newer features consumers demand seldom get back ported
With the discounts, the 5 port gigabit switches were less than the 5 port 10/100 switches as the extra discounts didn't apply to those - I agree that 10/100 is plenty for quite a few cameras.
Power use depends on the specific camera - I've got PTZ cameras that do require more than 15.4W each - they don't work properly on standard PoE ports.
Having more smaller switches will allow for more flexibility for the use I'm planning, but that's not going to apply to everyone of course.
Standard is call PoE+ standard personally, but that's simply perspective. I didn't realise till just a minute ago the extra 15% discount. I don't know whether I like the tackiness for my needs, and I detest a switching fabric looking like a branch throwing switches all over the place when not necessary. So I'm not sure how to apply this deal yet…..
I wish their muktigig router ran opensense or pfsense… It's exactly what I need, but replicating it costs hundreds even the cheap way !
16 port 120w Festa. Nor sure if it had discounts
Standard is call PoE+ standard personally, but that's simply perspective.
Not sure what you're on about here - there's PoE, PoE+ and PoE++ standards with 15.4W, 30W and 100W of power available respectively. (I said standard PoE meaning that it's the most common and has been around for longer. PoE+ and PoE++ are less common and are extensions of the original standard)
There are good reasons for branching out with multiple switches regardless of whether you like it or not… (e.g. cost for running large bundles of cables over a significant distance when a single cable is sufficient, distance limitations for a single run, etc)
@parad0x: Yeah the Festa stuff isn't Omada friendly for self hosting iirc? I like running a local Omada controller, works really well.
I just really really hate multiple switches, even if it is convenient. And then losing a port on every one of them for uplink is even more frustrating, and the need for another switch to uplink back to (unless you have a small network topology and can get away with a 4 port nic or something with opnsense, wouldn't be nearly enough ports for me).
Shame the 'prosumer' models don't pop up on marketplace all that often in my area.
@Yekul: EBay man, grab a 24 port PoE+ for $1-$200 and count yourself lucky and sorted! I'm cursed with a two storey home, and I'm a actually awaiting the arrival of my RC snake cam - because the CFO denied my request for holds to be cut at regular intervals into the walls and 4oor 5o.ge6 some resemblance of spread
*I'd call. Very few, if any, switches in my cross-hairs aren't PoE+ or better, so it's become habitual. In the workplace it has been this way since time immortal, thus I've not ever really had to contend with PoE 15w
Limitations for a single cable run cannot be exceeds on my property, PoE can take.it 2.5x further or a.single 9 micron strand off my 12 core SMF will take me many tens of kilometres, or hundred of Gbps should the need arise.
There. is NO benefit to bandaging a network together. If you knew this, you'd be qualified to comment.
Just as there is no substitute for structured cabling performed by a licenced professional (look for data cablers as opposed to electricians. Most are both ,but all are specialists in one.
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Cost of cable? Cat6 can be bought for about 20c/M….i know this is OzBargain but.i can live with that. I paid $64 for 100m of Mono Slim Run 10 colours x10m. That will serve my entire networks copper needs because 10m or more it's cheaper to run fibre transceivers aside .
I think that you're making the simple mistake of thinking that your own requirements are the same as everyone else. I guarantee you that they're not.
Can you point me to where I can buy a 305m box of Australian standards compliant Cat6 cable for about $60? It has been a while since I've had to buy cable but last time I looked, the only cable that I could find at around that price was non compliant CCA (Copper Clad Aluminium)
Even if you can find compliant cable for 20c/M, it still may not be suitable for the purpose of others (have a think about possible requirements beyond your own limited imagination) The cable itself is also often only a small part of the overall cost.
So what purposes other than compliance with Ethernet transmission should I consider exactly?
I'm sure you've a defective answer to follow since your logic path follows the path of contention. Disagree with me all you like, I really don't care what you have to say about it but I entertain a response.
Been a while since you purchased? Right so definitely weren't buying it from your wholesale supplier and alarmingly you're not a certified cabler, meaning any cable you touch does not meet regulation. You are not qualified to even.ne having this discussion
Just incase you're logic is really scrambled ~$0.20/m ≇ {==$60/305m). And why must I adhere my price to your constraints of fantasy and what does any of it have to do with cheap switches. Not that you're EE is going to be anywhere near necessary to explain what difference there is between them electrically.
lBut I'm done jumping through your hoops. You're the insttigater, the internet know it all individual with terrible self esteem issues and always felt that you weren't meeting someone's expectations right?
Take your cheapo switches and interconnect yourself into a switching loop for all I care. You're a closet Redditor who wants to continue disagreeing and profiting you with some self satisfaction to your own insecurities. Get your jollies elsewhere, I don't engage with your kind so to close
The cable itself is also often only a small part of the overall cost.
Cable is THE smallest part of the overall cost of buying cable. Such wisdom !
There's so many things that I could say in reply but at this point, I don't think there's much need. Enough has been said by both of us that anyone reading this can make up their own mind as to who makes sense and knows what they're talking about.
since time immortal
As in Dr Who?
Mad Max. Not seen one second of Who so it can't be discounted completely
You do understand that this is an auto correct typo right … Well in its defence, it wasn't set on Ye Olde so it corrected 🤷♂️
$37.05
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/901680
how is this cheaper?