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New home setup (router, poe, cameras)

Mon Jun 13, 2022 8:55 am

Hi everyone! First post here. Im looking to get my newly built home started up with some gear. I am looking to run 2 accesspoints and 3 cameras by PoE. I have fiber into the house and a switch (inteno xg6846) provided by the ISP( I read somewhere you can skip it by plugging in the fiber into the mikrotik router SFP port? )

I need some tips on what to run in my house. I’d rather keep it mid range regarding to price. If for example I want to run 3 reolink cameras (15.4w each on PoE) and two AP ( perhaps unifi 6 lite ). I would go over the wattage budget the hex poe offers. How do I solve this. Is there any other product that does routing and enough power for my devices over PoE? Or do I need one router and an extra switch with PoE capabilities?

Thanks in advance!
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Re: New home setup (router, poe, cameras)

Mon Jun 13, 2022 10:57 am

Hex has 5 ports and one is needed for Internet so there are only 4 left to manage 5 PoE devices ... no way. What about other devices?
You should buy PoE switch to connect and power PoE devices and there will be 3 spare ports on HeX.
 
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Re: New home setup (router, poe, cameras)

Mon Jun 13, 2022 11:12 am

Hex has 5 ports and one is needed for Internet so there are only 4 left to manage 5 PoE devices ... no way. What about other devices?
You should buy PoE switch to connect and power PoE devices and there will be 3 spare ports on HeX.
Thanks for input. Yeah I know it has 4 left and it seems many routers has like 4..
I came across the TP-Link TL-SG1008MP. It has 8 poe+ ports out. So maybe one of those plus the hex? And then 3 cameras and 2 acesspoints. It would also probably fit in the cabinet. I removed the included connectors to the left.
 
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Re: New home setup (router, poe, cameras)

Mon Jun 13, 2022 12:08 pm

Yes, using a PoE+ Switch plus "Router on a Stick" is an option...just mind you, that the Hex/Hex-S IMHO will not be good for Internet/Broadband WAN-lines above 400-500Mbps and the Hex-PoE will even be a bit worse in that respect, I think.
For WAN speeds up to 1 Gbps, rather go for the RB450Gx4 (case sold separately) or for even higher WAN speeds use RB4011 or RB5009 or a CCR model.
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Re: New home setup (router, poe, cameras)

Mon Jun 13, 2022 5:09 pm

Yes, using a PoE+ Switch plus "Router on a Stick" is an option...just mind you, that the Hex/Hex-S IMHO will not be good for Internet/Broadband WAN-lines above 400-500Mbps and the Hex-PoE will even be a bit worse in that respect, I think.
For WAN speeds up to 1 Gbps, rather go for the RB450Gx4 (case sold separately) or for even higher WAN speeds use RB4011 or RB5009 or a CCR model.
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Thanks for your valuable input. I was thinking of getting 250/250mbit connection. But who knows, maybe I upgrade it! The Rb450 wasnt that much more than the hex
 
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Re: New home setup (router, poe, cameras)

Tue Jun 14, 2022 12:10 pm

...if you get the separate PoE switch, just be aware that the RB450Gx4 also supports PoE-In with 802.3at/af standard...so only the RB + case and no PSU needed ;-)

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