What Is a PoE Switch | Power over Ethernet

What Is PoE?

Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a technology that allows network switches to transmit both power and data through an Ethernet cable simultaneously.

PoE Network Switch

Power

IP Camera

Data

Multiple Applications

The benefits of PoE switches have become more evident with the rapid expansion of network-connected devices. They offer more effective solutions for connecting numerous PoE-compatible devices like VoIP, IP cameras, and access points—meeting the demands of most common business scenarios.

Surveillance

Works with IP Cameras
Conference Call

Works with IP Phones
Wi-Fi Coverage

Works with Omada EAPs
Wired Connections

Works with PCs and Printers

Why Do You Need the PoE Switch?

Traditional Switches

Traditional switches cannot supply power for end devices over Ethernet. This requires additional PSEs and extension cables.

Data

Power

Traditional Switches

PoE Switches

PoE switches minimize cable usage and make things easier by saving costs on power outlets, infrastructure equipment and electrical installation.

Data + Power

PoE Switches

No Fuss

Simplify the installation and streamline the deployment—no need for electricians.
Cost-Efficiency

No need for additional cables and power adapters—reduce costs on infrastructure.
Flexibility

More placement options allow for deployment in complex environments.
Power Management

Intelligently protects your devices from power surges and maximizes power usages.

What Can You Power with PoE Switch?

PoE switches are separated by their supported standards. Before choosing your PoE solutions, you need to be aware of how much power your devices draw. With that information, you’ll know which standard and business solution suits your needs.

PoE (802.3af)

up to 15.4 W per port

IP Phones
Basic IP Cameras
802.11n APs

PoE+ (802.3at)

up to 30 W per port

IP Video Phones
PTZ HD IP Cameras
802.11ac (WiFi 5) APs
Small Audio Speakers
Small Audio Speakers

PoE++ (802.3bt)

up to 60/90 W per port

PTZ HD IP Cameras with Heaters
802.11ax (WiFi 6) APs
Smart Building Lighting
Audio System
Thin Clients

Why Choose TP-Link PoE Switches

More than providing basic features, TP-Link PoE switches offers value well beyond general networking demands. They create a versatile and reliable network to grow your business.*

Extend Mode Button

Extend Mode On

Up to 250 m

Extended is 10 Mbps/port

IP Cameras

Extend Mode Off

100 m

Default is 100 Mbps/port

IP Cameras

Long-Range Transmission

With Extend Mode, PoE supports data and power transmissions up to 250 m away—perfect for the deployment of surveillance cameras in large areas.
Priority Mode Button

High

Low

Port Prioritization

Ensure the quality of sensitive applications like video and voice in critical business areas by prioritizing the data of certain ports.
Isolation Mode Button

Traffic Separation

Isolation Mode divides traffic for downlink ports to avoid snooping and tampering. It isolates broadcast storm for higher security.
Poe Auto Recovery

IP Cameras

IP Cameras

PoE Auto Recovery

Detects and reboots dropped or unresponsive PoE-powered devices.
Cloud Centralized Management

Managed PoE switches integrated Omada SDN (Software Defined Networking) provide 100% centralized cloud management to create highly scalable networks—all controlled from a single interface anywhere, anytime.
10G PoE Switch

Gigabit PoE Switch

WiFi 6 AP

2.5/10 GE PoE for WiFi 6

Premium 10G/multi-gigabit PoE switches are provided to meet the full bandwidth potential of WiFi 6 access points. PoE, PoE+, and PoE++ are also supported to fully power up your WiFi 6 APs.

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Unmanaged

Plug and Play
Sufficient Functions
Budget-Friendly

Easy Smart

Useful Management Features
Web-Based Interface
Easy to Use

Smart & L2+ Managed

Centralized Cloud Management
2.5G / 10G High-Speed Options
Advanced Management Features

Managed Functions

Unmanaged Switches: Support plug and play without configuation required but also offer sufficient functions like 250 m PoE tansmission, port prioritization, and traffic separation.

Easy Smart Switches: A variety of useful features are provided such as VALN, QoS, IGMP Snooping, and PoE Auto Recovery to enhance your network safety and reliability.

Smart & L2 Managed: More advanced and high-level management options such as Omada SDN Cloud Platform help control your network anytime, anywhere.

Number of Ports

How many IP cameras do you need to connect to your network? Make sure you select a switch with enough ports to connect all your devices on your LAN. If your busine ss is at the rapid growth phase, select a switch with abundant network capacity to grow with your demands.

Port Speed

Determine the required port speed based on user needs and PD bandwidth. 100 M bandwidth is sufficient to meet the requirements of IPCs system while gigabit and multi-gigabit futureproof your network with higher scalability.

PoE Budget

Each IP camera has a budget, the minimum power required over Ethernet for it to function. When considering suitable switches, check the budget per port to ensure that it is sufficient to power your IP cameras

PoE or PoE+

· PoE (802.3af) is the original PoE standard and offers 15.4W of power to the Ethernet port · PoE+ (802.3at) is the latest standard which almost doubles the available budget, providing 30W of power to the Ethernet port and futureproofing your network with the latest power over Ethernet standards.

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CATEGORY: Ceiling Mount; Wall Plate; Desktop; Outdoor; Campus; Access Max; Access Pro; Access; Agile; Unmanaged; Access Plus; L2+ Managed; Smart; Unmanaged

Ceiling Mount

EAP720

BE5000 Ceiling Mount Wi-Fi 7 Access Point

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EAP683 UR

AX6000 Ceiling Mount WiFi 6 Access Point
EAP770

BE11000 Ceiling Mount Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Access Point
EAP610

AX1800 Ceiling Mount WiFi 6 Access Point
EAP650

AX3000 Ceiling Mount WiFi 6 Access Point
EAP723

BE5000 Ceiling Mount Wi-Fi 7 Access Point
EAP245

AC1750 Wireless MU-MIMO Gigabit Ceiling Mount Access Point
EAP653

AX3000 Ceiling Mount WiFi 6 Access Point
EAP673

AX5400 Ceiling Mount WiFi 6 Access Point
EAP670

AX5400 Ceiling Mount WiFi 6 Access Point
EAP660 HD

AX3600 Wireless Dual Band Multi-Gigabit Ceiling Mount Access Point
EAP620 HD

AX1800 Wireless Dual Band Ceiling Mount Access Point
EAP225

AC1350 Wireless MU-MIMO Gigabit Ceiling Mount Access Point
EAP783

BE22000 Ceiling Mount Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Access Point

End of Life
EAP772

BE11000 Ceiling Mount Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Access Point

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Wall Plate

EAP230-Wall

Omada AC1200 Wireless MU-MIMO Gigabit Wall-Plate Access Point
EAP655-Wall

AX3000 Wall Plate WiFi 6 Access Point
EAP615-Wall

AX1800 Wall Plate WiFi 6 Access Point
EAP235-Wall

Omada AC1200 Wireless MU-MIMO Gigabit Wall Plate Access Point
EAP725-Wall

BE5000 Wall Plate Wi-Fi 7 Access Point

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EAP650-Wall

AX3000 Wall Plate WiFi 6 Access Point
EAP225-Wall

Omada AC1200 Wireless MU-MIMO Wall-Plate Access Point

End of Life
EAP115-Wall

300Mbps Wireless N Wall-Plate Access Point

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Desktop

EAP650-Desktop

Omada AX3000 Desktop Wi-Fi 6 Access Point

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Outdoor

EAP110-Outdoor

300Mbps Wireless N Outdoor Access Point
EAP113-Outdoor

300Mbps Wireless N Outdoor Access Point
EAP610-Outdoor

AX1800 Indoor/Outdoor WiFi 6 Access Point
EAP668-Outdoor HD

AX3600 Indoor/Outdoor WiFi 6 Access Point
EAP772-Outdoor

Tri-Band Omnidirectional BE11000 Indoor/Outdoor WiFi 7 Access Point
EAP650-Outdoor

AX3000 Indoor/Outdoor WiFi 6 Access Point
EAP225-Outdoor

AC1200 Wireless MU-MIMO Gigabit Indoor/Outdoor Access Point
EAP625-Outdoor HD

AX1800 Indoor/Outdoor Wi-Fi 6 Access Point
EAP623-Outdoor HD

AX1800 Indoor/Outdoor Wi-Fi 6 Access Point

End of Life
EAP603-Outdoor

AX1800 Indoor/Outdoor Wi-Fi 6 Access Point

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Campus

SG5452XMPP

Omada 48-Port Gigabit Stackable Lite L3 Managed PoE++ Switch with 4× 10G Slots

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SG5428XMPP

Omada 24-Port Gigabit Stackable Lite L3 Managed PoE++ Switch with 4× 10G Slots

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SG6654XHP

Omada 48-Port Gigabit Stackable L3 Managed PoE+ Switch with 6 10G Slots
SG6428XHP

Omada 24-Port Gigabit Stackable L3 Managed PoE+ Switch with 4 10G Slots

Access Max

TL-SX3206HPP

JetStream 6-Port 10GE L2+ Managed Switch with 4-Port PoE++

Access Pro

SG2210XMP-M2

Omada 8-Port 2.5GBASE-T and 2-Port 10GE SFP+ Smart Switch with 8-Port PoE+
TL-SG3210XHP-M2

JetStream 8-Port 2.5GBASE-T and 2-Port 10GE SFP+ L2+ Managed Switch with 8-Port PoE+
SG3210XHP-M2

Omada 8-Port 2.5GBASE-T and 2-Port 10GE SFP+ L2+ Managed Switch with 8-Port PoE+

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Access

SG2428LP

Omada 28-Port Gigabit Smart Switch with 16-Port PoE+
SG2452LP

Omada 52-Port Gigabit Smart Switch with 32-Port PoE+
TL-SG3452P

JetStream 52-Port Gigabit L2+ Managed Switch with 48-Port PoE+
TL-SG2428P

JetStream 28-Port Gigabit Smart Switch with 24-Port PoE+
TL-SG2008P

JetStream 8-Port Gigabit Smart Switch with 4-Port PoE+
SG2206MP

Omada Access 6-Port Gigabit Switch with 4-Port PoE+

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SG2005P-PD

Omada 5-Port Gigabit Smart Switch with 1-Port PoE++ In and 4-Port PoE+ Out

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Agile

ES210GMP

Omada 10-Port Gigabit Easy Managed Switch with 8-Port PoE+
ES205GP

Omada 5-Port Gigabit Easy Managed Switch with 4-Port PoE+
ES228GMP

Omada 28-Port Gigabit Easy Managed Switch with 24-Port PoE+

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ES220GMP

Omada 20-Port Gigabit Easy Managed Switch with 16-Port PoE+

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ES208GP

Omada 8-Port Gigabit Easy Managed Switch with 8-Port PoE+

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ES206GP

Omada 6-Port Gigabit Easy Managed Switch with 4-Port PoE+

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Unmanaged

TL-SG1210P

10-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch with 8-Port PoE+

Access Plus

SG3428XMP

Omada 24-Port Gigabit and 4-Port 10GE SFP+ L2+ Managed Switch with 24-Port PoE+
SG3428MP

Omada 28-Port Gigabit L2+ Managed Switch with 24-Port PoE+
TL-SG3452XP

JetStream 48-Port Gigabit and 4-Port 10GE SFP+ L2+ Managed Switch with 48-Port PoE+

L2+ Managed

S5500-24MPP4XF

Omada Pro 24-Port PoE+ 2.5G L2+ Managed Switch with 4 SFP+ Slots

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S5500-8MHP2XF

Omada Pro 8-Port PoE+ 2.5G L2+ Managed Switch with 2 SFP+ Slots

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S5500-48GP4XF

Omada Pro 48-Port PoE+ Gigabit L2+ Managed Switch with 4 SFP+ Slots

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S5500-24GP4XF

Omada Pro 24-Port PoE+ Gigabit L2+ Managed Switch with 4 SFP+ Slots

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S5500-48GP4F

Omada Pro 48-Port PoE+ Gigabit L2+ Managed Switch with 4 SFP Slots

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S5500-24GP4F

Omada Pro 24-Port PoE+ Gigabit L2+ Managed Switch with 4 SFP Slots

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Smart

S4500-16GP

Omada Pro 16-Port Gigabit Smart Switch with 8-Port PoE+

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S4500-8GHP2F

Omada Pro 8-Port PoE+ Gigabit Smart Switch with 2 SFP Slots

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S4500-8GP2F

Omada Pro 8-Port PoE+ Gigabit Smart Switch with 2 SFP Slots

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S4500-8GP

Omada Pro 8-Port Gigabit Smart Switch with 4-Port PoE+

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Unmanaged

TL-SF1005P

5-Port 10/100Mbps Desktop Switch with 4-Port PoE+
TL-SF1006P

6-Port 10/100Mbps Desktop Switch with 4-Port PoE+
TL-SF1008P

8-Port 10/100Mbps Desktop Switch with 4-Port PoE+
TL-SF1009P

9-Port 10/100Mbps Desktop Switch with 8-Port PoE+
TL-SG1005P

5-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch with 4-Port PoE+
TL-SG1008P

8-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch with 4-Port PoE+
TL-SG1210MP

10-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch with 8-Port PoE+
TL-SL1311MP

8-Port 10/100Mbps + 3-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch with 8-Port PoE+
TL-SF1008LP

8-Port 10/100Mbps Desktop Switch with 4-Port PoE
TL-SG1218MP

18-Port Gigabit Rackmount Switch with 16 PoE+
TL-SL1218MP

16-Port 10/100Mbps + 2-Port Gigabit Unmanaged PoE Switch
TL-SL1218P

16-Port 10/100 Mbps + 2-Port Gigabit Rackmount Switch with 16-Port PoE+
TL-SG1005LP

5-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch with 4-Port PoE+
TL-SG1210PP

10-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch with 6-Port PoE+ and 2-Port PoE++

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TL-SF1005LP

5-Port 10/100Mbps Desktop Switch with 4-Port PoE
TL-SG1006PP

6-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch with 3-Port PoE+ and 1-Port PoE++
LS1210GP

10-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch with 8-Port PoE+

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LS108GP

8-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch with 8-Port PoE+

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LS105GP

5-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch with 4-Port PoE+

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LS109P

9-Port 10/100Mbps Desktop Switch with 8-Port PoE+

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LS1210P

8-Port 10/100Mbps+2-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch with 8-Port PoE+

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LS106P

6-Port 10/100Mbps Desktop Switch with 4-Port PoE+

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LS110P

10-Port 10/100Mbps Desktop Switch with 8-Port PoE+

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