Hi,
does somebody have some real available tip for such device like Comtrend PG-9182 POE powerline. It looks like decent device, but not EU plug format and not available at all.
I am currently using tp-link PG2400P powerline, but it does not have any managed capabilities for VLAN to connect trunk ports and no POE.
I did not find any such well-equipped device like Comtrend PG-9182 POE, which could be available.
https://www.savio.net.pl/en/product/travel-adapter-us-socket-eu-plug-ap-01
however I wonder if 50Hz vs 60Hz and 110V vs 230V will let it work in the EU.
Well plug was just sample of problem, that device is generally unavailable to even buy. At least i did not find it anywhere available. Its not problem of plug adapter.
Are you saying that the powerline does not pass vlan tags as-is?
The normal thing to do would be to connect a vlan aware switch to the single ethernet port, and then configure the switch ports as access ports, hybrid ports or trunk ports as needed.
I don't know abou this particular powerline converter, but most behave like a "distributed dumb switch" where the switch pays no attention to what is in the first ethertype field in the ethernet frame. To the switch it is just payload.
Hi, well thats what makes this comtrend device unique, as it has integrated managed switch with VLAN management (and POE as well, it has 2 physical LAN ports). At this moment i have on second side managed switch, there is no problem with trunk itself, problem is to forward packets of specific VLAN to LAN1 or LAN2 port on powerline. But instead of powerline + managed switch with POE, or separated POE injector i was searching for some “smarter“ powerline having all of this. I found only this comtrend, but its only theoretically existing, but not in real.
You can often find 5 port "smart" switches for under $25. Sometimes you can get 8 ports for that price. These cheap switches have their own set of problems (they are vlan-aware, but are not full featured "managed" switches, and are they are meant for home and SOHO environments where security (where https is a requirement) isn't as big of an issue.
You didn't specify how much you are willing to spend.
The problem in my opinion, is that "combination" devices don't have enough demand to make it worth manufacturing them. And if a new standard comes out, and you want to upgrade, then you have to buy everything.
Yes, I am sure that it is a "cleaner" solution, I just think you will have a lot more problem finding a solutiion. And if you do, it probably won't be cheap.
I understand you don't want to have to have a switch, and external PoE injectors, etc. But that may be the most cost effective way to go, and still get the latest "G.hn MIMO" support.
The Commtrend seems available on Newegg:
https://www.newegg.com/p/0YH-0516-00004
There are not so many such devices (G.hn Wave 2 ) with PoE, an alternative could be the Nexuslink one (it has PoE, but cannot say if it supports VLANs) model is GPL-2000PoE:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/NexusLink-G-hn-Wave-2-Powerline-Adapter-with-Power-Over-Ethernet-PoE-I-Single-Device-GPL-2000PoE/221505734?
but it also seems to be made for US plugs only and sold only in US, not EU.
In EU the "reference" for powerline is Devolo, but they don't have AFAIK PoE adapters.
I did not specify? Common, i specified in my first sentence, lets repeat my question again (my first sentence of my first post)
“Hi,
does somebody have some real available tip for such device like Comtrend PG-9182 POE powerline“
Can you tell me, what is not specified enough in that sentence?
As i wrote, at this moment i use tp-link powerline and YES i use managed switch and YES i use PoE Injector and YES i use in opposite side second tp-link powerline + mikrotik router etc.
YES YES YES - but that was not my question. Common…