Installing the Switch

Sample Network Topologies for PWR Switches

As a Segment Switch Implementing PoE

Server with

Gigabit

Ethernet NIC

Switch 2610-48 Non-PWR

Twisted-pair straight- through or crossover cables

Gigabit fiber-optic cable

uplink

Switch 2610-48-PWR

Wireless

Access Points

Category 5e twisted-pair straight-through or

crossover cable for 1000 Mbps connection to server

600 RPS/EPS

Switch

2610-48-

PWR

PCs, printers, and local servers

Switch the Installing

Figure 2-24. Segment network configuration with PoE switches

As shown in the illustration above, the IP telephones have been inserted in between the Switch 2610-48-PWR and the PCs, and wireless access points (WAPs) have been connected to another Switch 2610-48-PWR. Both the telephones and WAPs will receive PoE power from each of the switches. Only devices directly connected to the PWR switches can receive PoE power. Devices connected to a non-PWR segment switch cannot receive PoE power.

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