Is there a better way to set this up? or am i just OCD...

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cmx

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The doted lines represents a single CAT5E cable in the ground. This is how the previous owner had cables ran.

I would like to remove the two poe switches that are located at the barn and garage and just run 4 CAT6 cables back to the house from each building so there is only one POE switch powering everything.

Should i just leave it alone or am i just being OCD?

He was telling me that the only issues he had was in the extreme cold and heat the POE switches would stop working or just die. He was using normal TP=link gear.
 

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How far away are the barn and garage from the house.
How many ports are available on the switch in the house?
 
cmx said:
The doted lines represents a single CAT5E cable in the ground. This is how the previous owner had cables ran.

I would like to remove the two poe switches that are located at the barn and garage and just run 4 CAT6 cables back to the house from each building so there is only one POE switch powering everything.

Should i just leave it alone or am i just being OCD?

He was telling me that the only issues he had was in the extreme cold and heat the POE switches would stop working or just die. He was using normal TP=link gear.
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Since you asked, if it's working I'd leave it alone. I see no real logistical advantage to having one POE switch and introducing FOUR TIMES the number of cables and connections than you have now.
 
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TonyR said:
Since you asked, if it's working I'd leave it alone. I see no real logistical advantage to having one POE switch and introducing FOUR TIMES the number of cables and connections than you have now.
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There is a potential requirement for some situations needing managed switches to handle different vlans but there's nothing to suggest that is what's going on here.
 
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The nice thing about having each area on its own POE switch is that if you have them all going to one POE switch and that switch dies, your whole network is dead. But if you have each area on its own, then loose one of those only that building is dead.
 
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The barn is about 200 feet away and the garage is 100 feet. It will be longer if you where to run cables.

The only issue really is the POE switches in the barn and garage are exposed to extreme heat and cold and he left TP-Link poe switches all my stuff is ubiquiti and as far as i know ubiquiti does not make a POE switch for extreme heat and cold. He was telling me the barn can reach over 105F and as cold as 20F in the winter.
 
OCD! If I were worried about those temps I’d either go cheap and just have a backup switch on hand or get an industrial switch meant for extremes.
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cmx said:
.He was telling me the barn can reach over 105F and as cold as 20F in the winter.
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FWIW, this Trendnet industrial POE switch is rated to operate from -40°F to 167°F as are most industrial POE switches. I would think a DIN rail mount would work out great in a barn, too. :cool:
 
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Underhill said:
OCD! If I were worried about those temps I’d either go cheap and just have a backup switch on hand or get an industrial switch meant for extremes.
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You beat me to it! :winktongue:
 
The Dahua is $500 and the other not so bad!

I wonder how these things would work with my VLAN.
 
cmx said:
I wonder how these things would work with my VLAN.
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These are just switches. I would imagine that your VLAN is controlled by the switch/router in your house?
 
cmx said:
I wonder how these things would work with my VLAN
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Pretty much any managed switch should work with any basic vlan configuration.
Unless you're doing anything overly complicated.

You'll need to manage the switches individually though of course.
You won't be able to manage them via the ubiquiti management portal.
 
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