Whats a good POE 8 port 1gb switch for hikvision cams?

[wozzzzza]

anyone recommend me a good 8 port gigabit switch for hikvision 3mp cameras? need poe on all the 8 ports preferably, and not cost the earth.

 

[Git]

I have a TP-Link 8 port with 4 PoE ports, and I am very happy with it. If I needed 8 PoE ports I would go with this:

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-SG1008PE-8-Port-Gigabit-802-3at/dp/B00E6LID0S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420875670&sr=8-1&keywords=TP-LINK+TL-SG1008PE

 

[oldrolla]

I have a TP-Link 8 port with 4 PoE ports, and I am very happy with it. If I needed 8 PoE ports I would go with this:

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-SG1008PE-8-Port-Gigabit-802-3at/dp/B00E6LID0S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420875670&sr=8-1&keywords=TP-LINK+TL-SG1008PE

+1
For an unmanaged POE switch they do the trick, use one myself after i outgrew the 4 port version.

 

[wozzzzza]

looks like that will be the one for me.
thanks.

 

[fenderman]

The problem with that switch is that it only has 8 ports and you need one port to uplink to the network...so you will only have 7 usable ports...

 

[paarlberg]

I have a Zyxel ES-2108PWR. It has 8 10/100 PoE ports and 1x GigE uplink (copper or fiber). It is a managed switch, I found it for $100 as a refurb.

 

[ADCS]

Here is another but you also lose one port for the LAN connection.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00BPYOSOE/ref=pd_aw_sims_2?pi=SS115&simLd=1

 

[n4gry]

New the ZyXel ES-2108PWR tips the scale at a hefty $500.oo+

http://www.amazon.com/ZyXEL-ES2108PWR-8-Port-Managed-Support/dp/B000H82Q2K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420904276&sr=8-1&keywords=ES-2108PWR

But it is a nice setup for cameras!!

 

[fenderman]

New the ZyXel ES-2108PWR tips the scale at a hefty $500.oo+

http://www.amazon.com/ZyXEL-ES2108PWR-8-Port-Managed-Support/dp/B000H82Q2K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420904276&sr=8-1&keywords=ES-2108PWR

But it is a nice setup for cameras!!

I believe that is a very old switch...not worth anything near what the seller is asking for it...there are way better options in the 150 range.

 

[wetland]

Here's another POE switch selling for $100.00 fellow member Cheezy found: Planet GSD-802PS. This unit usually sells in the low $200.00 price range.

Link to Cheezy post

 

[blake]

I'm still trying to get over the look of having the cables come in and out the rear instead of the front.

 

[Cheezy]

Here's another POE switch selling for $100.00 fellow member Cheezy found: Planet GSD-802PS. This unit usually sells in the low $200.00 price range.

Link to Cheezy post

One advantage of the Planet switch is that it's a 10 port switch. You have 8 POE ports and 2 open slots that can be made into non-POE Ethernet, or fiber optic ports.
You just plug in one of these- http://www.ebay.com/itm/Used-Cisco-SFP-mini-GBIC-transceiver-module-GLC-T-/161553348322?pt=US_Enterprise_Router_Modules_Cards_Adapters&hash=item259d5476e2

 

[wozzzzza]

another question, if I connected a gigabit POE switch to a normal gigabit switch with a network cable to connect them together, it wont blow either up will it? with one supplying power and the other not to the port?

 

[wetland]

Yes, PoE will only send power if it requested by the device. Otherwise the switch just interacts with it as if it were a regular switch.

Also: Some switches support powering down the POE part on switch ports if necessary. This might be useful if you want to reboot a device. You can also leave the power off to said port.

 

[alastairstevenson]

The 802.3af POE standard is designed to safely allow 'mix and match' of POE and non-POE equipment.
The 'power supplying equipment' will not enable any power until the 'power using equipment' requests it via a specific method - which is applying a specific resistance between 1 of the cable pairs to signal a POE device and a bit more besides, a form of handshaking.
So the answer to your question is 'no, the POE switch won't blow up a non-POE device'.

 

[wozzzzza]

cool, I feel better now.

 

[wozzzzza]

hey, would this 4 port POE switch 10/100mbps be enough for 4 x 3mp cameras?? then use the uplink port to connect to the main switch?
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/With-4-port-PoE-features-4-1-Port-desktop-Fast-Ethernet-Switch-Dahua-Hikvision-network-cameras/638300_1450738149.html

 

[rfj]

If I recall correctly the default setting for video is at 4096kbps. With 3 cameras you are at 12,288kbps (~12mbpts). So a 100mbps is plenty enough even after subtracting some overhead and variances.

 

[rfj]

I use a Trendnet TPE-S160. I got a pretty good price ($65 incl. shipping, used, pretty scratched up but working) and frankly would not pay the full price. The switches others mentioned sound pretty reasonable. If you need 8 PoE ports and have an 8 port PoE switch (1 short because of the uplink) and you don't plan to add more cameras, then you might consider purchasing a PoE injector for that one additional camera.

Also note that most PoE switches are limited to ~15W per port. In addition, the total wattage available might be less than #PoE ports * 15W. This should not be an issue with most cameras but an outdoor PoE camera with PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) might consume more than that.

 

[fenderman]

hey, would this 4 port POE switch 10/100mbps be enough for 4 x 3mp cameras?? then use the uplink port to connect to the main switch?
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/With-4-port-PoE-features-4-1-Port-desktop-Fast-Ethernet-Switch-Dahua-Hikvision-network-cameras/638300_1450738149.html

dont buy some no name switch from china....this one is cheaper and better
http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-SF1008P-100Mbps-8-Port-802-3af/dp/B003CFATT2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421567370&sr=8-1&keywords=poe+switch&pebp=1421567222483&peasin=B003CFATT2