Hello all,
I am actively looking at the Netgear FS728TPv2 switch. It is one of the few switches that I have found that has all 24 ports support POE and has a power budget (195W) that has a chance at running 24 POE devices. Most switches that I have seen fail in one of two ways:
1) They don't have all 24 ports capable of supporting POE.
2) Their power budgets are way too small (100W) to have 20 + devices running simultaneously.
Are there other switches in the market that compete directly with this Netgear one? As an answer to my own question, I am also looking at the Netgear GS728TPP. It is a POE+ equivalent of the FS728TP. All 24 ports are POE+ capable and the power budget is more than twice as big. Not only that, but all 24 ports are gigabit rather than 10/100. Of course it is more expensive and I am trying to decide if it is worth the money.
PS - This is the best page I have found from any vendor that really lays out the differences between the various POE offerings they have.
I am actively looking at the Netgear FS728TPv2 switch. It is one of the few switches that I have found that has all 24 ports support POE and has a power budget (195W) that has a chance at running 24 POE devices. Most switches that I have seen fail in one of two ways:
1) They don't have all 24 ports capable of supporting POE.
2) Their power budgets are way too small (100W) to have 20 + devices running simultaneously.
Are there other switches in the market that compete directly with this Netgear one? As an answer to my own question, I am also looking at the Netgear GS728TPP. It is a POE+ equivalent of the FS728TP. All 24 ports are POE+ capable and the power budget is more than twice as big. Not only that, but all 24 ports are gigabit rather than 10/100. Of course it is more expensive and I am trying to decide if it is worth the money.
PS - This is the best page I have found from any vendor that really lays out the differences between the various POE offerings they have.