I'm in the process of buying a new house. Normally I'd just move all my infrastructure from the old to the new. However, we can't move right away so the new house will sit vacant for a while. So I need to double up the core infrastructure. I'll have Internet in the new house for security: alarm system (cellular backup) and cameras.
I haven't shopped switches in a long time. Current house has a 24-port HP unmanaged rackmount fanless switch (I forget the model number). I've had it for at least eight years with zero problems.
What I want in the new switch:
This is my first time with PoE, so I'm not too familiar with it. From the quick skimming I did of lower-priced 24-port PoE switches on Newegg, it seems fanless and PoE are mutually exclusive... I don't need all 24 ports to be powered; I can't imagine ever having more than four cameras. And I don't know what else I would power via Ethernet. Does it make more sense to have two switches, one non-PoE (like my current one) and a second, smaller one for PoE?
As I wrote that, I thought I don't really need too many ports while the house is empty, just enough for cameras and maybe a couple extra devices. So perhaps I could start with a smaller (say 8-12 port) PoE switch, and then bring in the tried-and-true HP switch when we actually move?
...But then two devices might conflict with my "low power consumption" requirement. Not sure which is lower, one big PoE switch or a small PoE switch plus a big non-PoE switch.
Thoughts, ideas, suggestions?
Thanks!
I haven't shopped switches in a long time. Current house has a 24-port HP unmanaged rackmount fanless switch (I forget the model number). I've had it for at least eight years with zero problems.
What I want in the new switch:
- Rackmount
- Minimum 24 RJ45 Gigabit ports
- Reliable/proven track record
- Low power consumption
- Fanless, if possible
- Unmanaged is preferable, but if managed, should have good interface and preferably ssh CLI options
- PoE for cameras (*) See below
This is my first time with PoE, so I'm not too familiar with it. From the quick skimming I did of lower-priced 24-port PoE switches on Newegg, it seems fanless and PoE are mutually exclusive... I don't need all 24 ports to be powered; I can't imagine ever having more than four cameras. And I don't know what else I would power via Ethernet. Does it make more sense to have two switches, one non-PoE (like my current one) and a second, smaller one for PoE?
As I wrote that, I thought I don't really need too many ports while the house is empty, just enough for cameras and maybe a couple extra devices. So perhaps I could start with a smaller (say 8-12 port) PoE switch, and then bring in the tried-and-true HP switch when we actually move?
...But then two devices might conflict with my "low power consumption" requirement. Not sure which is lower, one big PoE switch or a small PoE switch plus a big non-PoE switch.
Thoughts, ideas, suggestions?
Thanks!