need a Power of Ethernet power source, or a 48 volt power supply for a Cisco AIR-AP1242AG-K9

1/27/2012 7:09:12 PM

console cable (meaning the blue cable included in most cisco packaging, with serial on one end, and rj45 on the other end?) That can be arranged.

As for the PoE supply ... you probably need to check some cisco parts depot for the AP power supply, or buy a PoE switch. What are you connecting the AP to (switch/router?)

2/1/2012 11:44:54 AM

The ap is going to be connected to my existing gigabit switch, and I have a DDWRT box running the network, I will be looking to let the new AP take over the wireless duty's from the WRT in order to have better wirless coverage.

The factory PS brick is a AIR-PWR-A or AIR-PWR-B that sells for ~$30 online, just trying to find a used one rather than pay shipping.

[Edited on February 2, 2012 at 10:48 AM. Reason : added ps info]

2/2/2012 10:44:35 AM

BTTT

2/4/2012 12:57:49 PM

You can modify your DD-WRT box to provide POE, I've seen a bunch of cheap hacks online. And yeah, console cable is easy if you want to borrow one for config. Heck, I made mine with a $1.50 connector from radio shack and piece of ethernet cable.

2/4/2012 2:34:39 PM

the POE hack is easy to do, IF you have a spare 48 volt PS. dont have one I am willign to leave powered up logn term in my house. All of mine are old elevator parts with massive selenium rectifier banks, set up for 10-20 amp dc supplies.

2/4/2012 2:45:59 PM

wtf is going on in this thread? i can has poe from hax?

2/4/2012 5:36:34 PM

POE, Power Over Ethernet. 'Standard' POE, as from a switch that provides it, is ~48 volts. This voltage is on the outer 'unused' pairs on a standard Ethernet cable, the inner pairs being used for the data transmission. You can take a 2 port wall mount box, found at lowes, and make a power injector. You mark a port in, wire its inner pairs tot he out port, and wire a power brick delivering 48 volts tot he outer pair. You can make these devices in pairs, and use non standard voltages as well. Have a 29 volt powered router? power it by cutting the cord in half and putting cat 5 in the middle using an injector and a splitter.

I am looking for either a 48 volt power supply that I can use, or a switch or power injector unit with this function built in, thus a way to power my device. This device already has the splitter, to pull power from the ethernet cable and rout it to the power part of the device, buit in, thus I dont have to build/buy'hack a splitter together.

http://nycwireless.net/projects/poe-power-over-ethernet/ is a good guide to mkaeing your own splitter and injector.

2/5/2012 12:28:57 AM

Quote :

"POWER OF ETHERNET"

2/5/2012 2:06:03 PM