Separate switches or same switch for IP cams and home network?

[dabomb18359]

I'm planning on building out my home network soon by adding Cat6 cables to every room, plus running cables to ~8 locations around the house for IP cams. Something that seems like it would solve this is e.g. a 48-port POE gigabit switch (e.g.this Netgear). Is this frowned upon for any reason or do many people do this? The switch performs the same task in general and I don't need 48 POE switches since I only intend to have 8 cams (maybe more in the future but certainly no more than 16).

Do you guys have any thoughts on this?

 

[fenderman]

I'm planning on building out my home network soon by adding Cat6 cables to every room, plus running cables to ~8 locations around the house for IP cams. Something that seems like it would solve this is e.g. a 48-port POE gigabit switch (e.g.this Netgear). Is this frowned upon for any reason or do many people do this? The switch performs the same task in general and I don't need 48 POE switches since I only intend to have 8 cams (maybe more in the future but certainly no more than 16).

Do you guys have any thoughts on this?

Dont do it...that switch will be loud as hell...also you are paying for all those poe ports you wont use..

 

[dabomb18359]

That particular switch only has 8 POE ports not all 48 though. Would it be louder than two separate switches instead?

 

[fenderman]

That particular switch only has 8 POE ports not all 48 though. Would it be louder than two separate switches instead?

the link brings me to
NETGEAR ProSAFE GS752TP 48 Port Gigabit PoE Smart Managed Switch with 4 SFP GbE Fiber Ports and 8 PoE+ Ports 384w (GS752TP-100NAS)

 

[dabomb18359]

Ah you are right, it's 48 POE ports and 8 POE+ ports. Misread it...

 

[dabomb18359]

I suppose it would be better to get these 2 and use them together:
24 port unmanaged switch - no POE
for my home network which only needs 10-20 ports

and

16-port PoE switch
for IP cams

 

[fenderman]

I suppose it would be better to get these 2 and use them together:
24 port unmanaged switch - no POE
for my home network which only needs 10-20 ports

and

16-port PoE switch
for IP cams

consider a managed switch for your cams...and even for the rest of the network..will allow vlans and remote reboot of cameras..

 

[dabomb18359]

Ah good idea, thank you fenderman for the helpful information as always!!