Power-over-Ethernet Injectors and Splitters

A PoE (Power-over-Ethernet) device is one which draws its operating power from the Ethernet cable instead of requiring a local power supply. It uses a standard Ethernet 'CAT5' cable but the power has been inserted at the far end using otherwise unused wires of the 4-pair cable. This is ideal for locations where mains power is not available or where you wish to reduce clutter. Typical PoE devices are IP Phones, IP Cameras or Wireless Access Points.

Power-over-Ethernet is commonly provided by a PoE Ethernet switch - that's one which combines the regular Ethernet data signal into the same cable as the device power. Each port on the switch is able to power a remote PoE-enabled device. At the other end of the cable, the device can split the power and data back out again. A PoE switch might provide as many as 48 ports.

PoE Injectors If you need power for just one or two devices, you can instead use a single 'PoE injector to add PoE to one Ethernet cable. Compared to a large PoE switch, a PoE injector is more economonical if you need only a small number of PoE devices in a particular location. It is mains powered and inserts PoE into the Ethernet cable.

PoE Splitters Many devices are PoE equipped as standard - that means that they contain the circuitry internally to split off the power from the Ethernet cable. Some devices are not PoE equipped, but you can run them on PoE by using an external PoE splitter. This device splits off the power and the data, which you can then connect to your device as if it had local power supply. The PoE splitter we supply provides 12VDC.