[Asterisk-Users] [OT] PoE switch question (Netgear FSM7326P

[Joe Greco]

> On Thu, 18 Nov 2004, Kevin P. Fleming wrote:
> 
> > So, I ask again: given the choice between a sub-$100 16-port full-duplex 
> > 100Mb switch and external power supplies, and an over-$1000 12-port 
> > switch with internal power supply, which do you think is a better value 
> > for a small LAN? I can buy $20 3Com PoE bricks and hook them all up to a 
> > UPS for a lot less than $900, with the downside being that it will be 
> > ugly to look at (and the bricks aren't "real" PoE, but they are close 
> > enough for VOIP phones).
> 
> Well, that depends how important it is to have phone service during a 
> power outage, and what their UPS budget is! ;) When you add another $55 / 
> workstation for individual UPS units just to ensure the phones work, 
> rather than centralizing that and getting a big-ass central UPS for the 
> entire system, the numbers even out a bit more! ;)

I think he was talking about using external PoE injectors located by the
hub, so there would be no need for anything other than a big-ass central
UPS.

... JG
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