MET-ECOM connection

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• ericmedley Senior Member - 3709 Posts

  February 2011

  George Krietsepis wrote: »

  Hi All,
  if we would like to connect a MET-ECOM with an ethernet switch but the cable length exceeds the 300ft limit, what can we do to overcome that ? Would be an intermediate PoE switch a solution ?
  Has anyone of you ever made such a same installation.
  Any ideas will be very appreciated.
  
  Thanks,
  George

  
  Yes a switch in the middle would do the trick.

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• vining X Member

  February 2011

  You could just use a standard switch for the purposes of extended the distance and install a POE injector between that switch and the MET-ECOM. Unless you multiple devices requiring POE a single injector would be alot cheaper.

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• DHawthorne Junior Member

  February 2011

  I don't know how robust the MET-ECOM is, not having used one, but be sure to use a good quality switch if you do this. I have had instances where communications would stop, and I had to reboot the intermediate switch to get them back ... and this with a PC connection, which are usually pretty good at this kind of thing. I'm quite sure it was because the client (who provided the equipment) got consumer grade Linksys switches.

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