ME1 POE HUB - no poppin

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Can anyone recommend a POE hub (other than the A&H MEU) that will support at least 3 ME-1s. without popping noises occuring.

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I am also looking for an answer to this question.

I am using an SQ5 with (so far) 6 ME-500s and 1 ME-1. I want to run all of them with a switch other than the very expensive A&H unit.

I have a TP-Link TL-SF1009P that I’ve been using with some success. It is rated at 65 watts so it will only power 4 units. I have used it with 5 at once without problems, but only if they are all ME-500s. I have been able to use it with my ME-1 but it is inconsistent. The ME-1 works consistently only if I power it with an adaptor and daisy chain it from an ME-500.

I just ordered a 2nd one and will test it to see if I can daisy chain one router from another router to get more ME-500s going. I believe this will still not work for the ME-1 and may not work even for the ME-500s but I’ll try it and report back.

Amazon.com: TP-Link 9 Port Fast Ethernet 10/100Mbps PoE Switch 8 PoE+ Ports @65W Sturdy Metal w/Shielded Ports Protection Extend Mode Priority Mode Isolation Mode (TL-SF1009P),Black

I have seen a couple of people recommend the BV-Tech 18 Ports Long Range PoE+ Switch. I just tried it and it doesn’t work. It powers the MEs but does not pass signal to any of them.

Amazon.com: BV-Tech 18 Ports Long Range PoE+ Switch (16 PoE+ Ports | 1 Gigabit Ethernet uplink with 1 SFP Uplink) - 19" Rackmount - 120W - 802.3af/at -Desktop Design for Easy Set Up (16 Gigabit PoE+ Ports | 120W) : Electronics

I have also tried these 2 with no success. Again, it will power the MEs but not pass signal.

Tp-link TL-SG1210MP

And Binardat 11 port POE switch

I would love to hear from anyone with consistent success from a switch that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg.

Dean

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You say it doesn’t pass signal.

You remembered to use one of the 100Mbit ports to connect to the console, and NOT the 1Gbit port?
(because the the console change to the GigAce/DX protocol instead of the S-link/AR/AB/ME protocol)

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Dean - if you read the small print about the ME-1’s they can take as much as 25w each.
O managed to blow a netgear switch which has a 100w load when I connected 6 ME-1s,
(and I got a popping noise before it finally gave up)

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No, I didn’t do that. I used the uplink port on each of them. I’ll give that a try. Thanks for that suggestion.

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Update:

I tried using a 100Mbit port to connect to the SQ5 console for each of the switches I have listed above. The BV-Tech 18 port switch still did not work. The TP-Link TL-SG1210MP also did not work.

However, the very inexpensive Binardat worked! It also seems solid with the ME-1. I also tried daisy chaining the Binardat with the TP-Link TL-SF1009P (to increase port count) and that also worked. The Binardat has the added bonus of an internal power supply using a standard IEC cable, which simplifies things.

Thanks for that suggestion Steine.

Thanks for the heads up on under-powering MEs Cambraycw.

Dean

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One more update:

I ordered a 2nd Binardat to daisy into and it also works. So I will now have, effectively, 13 ports to connect the MEs to.