How much wattage does the GV-BL120D use? 12 watts or 15.4w?

[RichTJ99 0]

Hi,

 

I am looking to get a POE switch. I currently have 1 IP cam.

 

http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/Prod_GVIPCAMBL120D.asp

 

I cant tell what the power usage is on it. I think its 12, but it might be 15.4watts.

 

I was looknig for a cheapie POE switch to test out but the cheapest one I found is 70 bucks & only does 30 watts of POE. I think it might be too small.

[Soundy 1]

Says right there: "Power Consumption: 12 W (max. 1A at 12V DC)"

 

PoE spec 802.3af states that a PoE port (whether on an injector or switch) should be capable of up to 15.4W. What you have to be careful of is that the switch can actually provide that to a single port. If the switch says it does 30W total, you're fine as as long as it will deliver a at least a full 12W to the one port you plug into.

 

If you're only running a single camera, you can get a single PoE injector a lot cheaper from somewhere like eBay or DealExtreme.

[RichTJ99 0]

Im debating trying this one:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833156229

 

i should be able to squeeze two cameras out of it at 12w each. I would prefer something that had 4 ports & 15.4 w per port but I cant seem to find that in this price point (or close to it).

 

 

EDIT:

 

This might be better:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122152

 

38 w total, so 3 12w cams would work.

[RichTJ99 0]

This might be the winner -

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127227&Tpk=N82E16833127227

 

128, 64w total (giving all 4 ports 15.4), lifetime warranty!