I am planning on installed a HEX POE for a client, but the client is pretty remote.. It’ll be something simple just the HEXPOE and a ubiquiti Long Range Access point but it’s a pretty hefty Access Point.
I was hoping to just buy the Mikrotik 48V1.4AMP power supply to power it from the router itself. Just I dont know lol. He lives about an hour away from me and it’s kind hard to get up there. I wouldnt want to have the access point just losing power. or doing anything funky. I was wondering if anyone else has done this setup before.
Router = RB960PGS
AccessPoint = Unifi U6 Long Range
Both HEX-POE & Unifi-U6LR support up to 57V passive PoE. The HEX is limited to 450mA (e.g. 0.45 amp), and with 48V power supply, that mean each port has 21 watts max. (https://i.mt.lv/cdn/product_files/hEX__poe_190723.pdf)
So you should be good unless cable was a shitty/super long (there is some voltage drop as length of cable increases).
If you wanted to be safe buy a ~53V (or up the 57V) power supply, that allow more room for voltage drop. With a 53V power supply, each HEX POE port should put out ~24 watts, that leave 5 watts to spare.
I’ll note the HEX POE’s bigger downside, IMO, is not the PoE output. It’s a MIPSBE device. So no Container or ZeroTier & Mikrotik has focused more on ARM in V7.
thank you that is exactly what im going to do.. I mean I found some power suppies.. and even ordered them so I have them.. but they felt so “cheap” and I think one of the boxes said “charger” I don’t know if there is a difference in power delivery from a “power supply” vs a “charger”. but just felt a little cheesy in my hands.. but 53V 4AMP
