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hEX PoE RB960PGS does not power Netgear WAX214

Sun Jul 11, 2021 5:07 pm

The Netgear WAX214 access point is supposedly an 802.af (I think they mean 802.3af) PoE device.
So I got a hEX PoE (RB960PGS) to power it. The MikroTik supposedly supports 802.3af (and "at" as well).
To my surprise the access point does not turn on. The port status says "waiting for load" and the LED of the respective port flashes red every few seconds.
 
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Re: hEX PoE RB960PGS does not power Netgear WAX214  [SOLVED]

Sun Jul 11, 2021 5:25 pm

You need to use a 48-57V power adapter when you need to provide power to 802.3af/at devices. The 24V power supply that comes with your hEX PoE unit is not sufficient. That is clearly documented on the product page.
 
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Re: hEX PoE RB960PGS does not power Netgear WAX214

Sun Jul 11, 2021 8:17 pm

Oh, I see. Does MikroTik have a recommended one?
I wonder why it doesn't come with the appropriate power supply though, is a 24V one actually cheaper?
 
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Re: hEX PoE RB960PGS does not power Netgear WAX214

Sun Jul 11, 2021 10:07 pm

Oh, I see. Does MikroTik have a recommended one?
I wonder why it doesn't come with the appropriate power supply though, is a 24V one actually cheaper?
You can't use a 24V power supply to provide af/at POE...
 
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Re: hEX PoE RB960PGS does not power Netgear WAX214

Sun Jul 11, 2021 10:17 pm

Does MikroTik have a recommended one?
Mikrotik offers a couple of power supplies (see e.g. MT48-480095-11DG and MT48-570080-11DG), but you can use literally any with suffucient power output.

I wonder why it doesn't come with the appropriate power supply though, is a 24V one actually cheaper?
I guess because in the vast majority of cases these boxes are used to power other Mikrotik branded devices most of which accept Passive PoE, in which case the default 24V power supply is sufficuent.
 
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Re: hEX PoE RB960PGS does not power Netgear WAX214

Mon Jul 12, 2021 6:34 pm

You can't use a 24V power supply to provide af/at POE
Exactly my point, why not include one that can?
I guess because in the vast majority of cases these boxes are used to power other Mikrotik branded devices most of which accept Passive PoE, in which case the default 24V power supply is sufficuent.
Yes, but a higher voltage wouldn't hurt either, right?
 
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Re: hEX PoE RB960PGS does not power Netgear WAX214

Mon Jul 12, 2021 8:24 pm

I guess because in the vast majority of cases these boxes are used to power other Mikrotik branded devices most of which accept Passive PoE, in which case the default 24V power supply is sufficuent.
Yes, but a higher voltage wouldn't hurt either, right?

Actually it would hurt. Many Mikrotik devices capable of PoE in, can only accept up to 30V power supply. Switch RB260PGS included. I'm guessing that all Mikrotijs (PoE in or not) can run off 24V just fine though.
 
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Re: hEX PoE RB960PGS does not power Netgear WAX214

Mon Jul 12, 2021 8:33 pm

The device from OP is one hEX PoE [960PGS] ,not the RB260GS(P)

MikroTik website code

DC jack input Voltage				12-57V
Max power consumption				54W
Max power consumption without attachments	6W 
PoE in						Passive PoE
PoE in input Voltage				12-57V
PoE out 					802.3af/at
Max out per port output (input 18-30V) 		1A
Max out per port output (input 30-57V)	 	450mA
Max total out (A) 				2A

and the best power source for this device for power all out @48V (not selectable 12 or 24) is:
48V2A96W

MikroTik website code

48V
2A
96W

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