So the hAP has a PoE IN port. Unfortunately, it's set as the WAN port by default. I need ti to be a trunk to the PoE switch so I can connect DtD nodes and LAN devices to the PoE switch and have it work properly. Is there a way to do this?
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Yes. One simple way is to connect the network connection from the PoE switch to a PoE splitter, which will split off the power to a female DC connector and the network to an RJ45. However,
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The hAP takes 8 - 30V input, so this will NOT run on standard (802.3af/at) power. This is true when using port 1 (WAN) to power the hAP as well. You can get 24V PoE switches, but it may be easier to just use a power injector such as this one. I have used both the splitter and the injector linked in this post and can attest that they work. It's a bit kludgy, but it does allow you to run a single wire for data and power, which is the actual point, after all.
73, Rob
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