Customer Reviews

Cisco-Linksys WAPPOE12 12 Volt Power Over Ethernet Adapter Kit

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Great device, works fine, just have to manually configure 10/100/1000 ports to 10/100 to make it work. I bought this unit and struggled for weeks to get it to work right ... turns out, the injector or source device gets confused if you connect it to an auto-sensing Gigabit device (I tried both a Linksys RVS4000 10/100/1000 router, and a Linksys 10/100/1000 autosensing/unmanaged switch). If you connect it to a 10/100 device, or if you manually set its port on a 10/100/1000 device/router to be restricted to 10/100 speed, it works fine - but it won't work with a 10/100/1000 unmanaged switch at all (at least not the Linksys model switch I use). It seems the 10/100/1000 switch is unable to detect that the WAPPOE12 can only operate at 10/100, so it assumes 1000, and fails. Hopefully this is something Linksys could fix in future hardware revisions of either their switches/routers, or the injectors - to add "graceful 10/100/1000 speed negotiation" -- but currently it's an undocumented "gotcha" - just make sure you can manually set the source port to 10/100, and it will work fine.

I used this to allow me to place my wireless access point in a location that does not currently have a local power source. Suffice it to say, this product is a cheaper investment then hiring an electrician.

As noted in the cons, you may want to limit the use of this to 10/100 speed products. This may not be the best solution for your router/gateways.

It's very easy to install and works perfect. I like the fact that it came with it's own power supply. It also came with a cat 5e cable. Now for the pros and cons...

Pros
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- Easy to install
- Perfect compliment to wireless access points
- Very inexpensive option, when compared to installing a new outlet

Cons
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- It's heavy and more bulky then I expected. It seems unusual for just sending a DC current
- I wish it didn't have the 'built-in' cat 5 whips. I would have preferred that they supply the whips, with an option to use something else. It's mostly an issue on the switch side. I have this dongle hanging from the switch and it wants to pull the switch off the table. No issue if your switch is somehow mounted
- It appears to be only compatible with Linksys products. Not that big of an issue, but if I wanted to use a different brand access point, this goes out the window
- Appears to only transmit at 10/100. So if you have a 802.11 N AP, you may not be able to take advantage of the full speed.

Although my cons list is larger then the pros, I would still recommend this product for anyone that would like to move their WAP to a remote location.

Very easy to install. Works perfectly over sixty feet of CAT-5 Ethernet to WRT54G router. Would not hesitate to purchase again if needed.

This product delivers Power over Ethernet. However, you will lose the ability to transfer at wired gigabit speed.
My other switch has a dual color light to indicate whether the connected device is running at gigabit or not. Before, the switch lit up with a green light to indicate gigabit speed. After PoE was installed, the other switch shows as amber, indicating 100 mbps speed, not 1000 mbps.

Not a problem for surfing the internet, but if you are streaming media through your house, you'll lament the drop from 1000 to 100 mbps. Hopefully, an updated model will come out that preserves the gigabit speed.

This adapter kit works just like described, the Wireless-G Access Points I powered with the two kits I purchased have been up and running for about two months. There are only two caveats with this product:

1) This device is NOT fully 802.3af compliant (Power Over Ethernet). It's very, very close, but even Cisco will admit on the phone that it's not 100%. This doesn't have a huge effect, but it's worth noting.

2) These adapters work fantastically, but be sure to call Linksys/Cisco and ensure that what you're trying to power is compatible with this kit. Remember, it's only got so much juice it can fire down a CAT5 or CAT6 cable, so don't think you'll be running the newest Wireless-N router with wired ports and multiple bands, multiple antennas, and all that jazz. Keep the device simple, and don't overtax the available power.

So for me, I'm powering two WAP54G (Wireless-G access points) and it's working beautifully. Keep it around that kind of ballpark, and you're good.

If you want to put your linksys router in a location that doesn't have a nearby power outlet then this is the product for you. In our 50+ year old house it's notoriously difficult to get stable wifi unless the router is carefully positioned. And of course the ideal position doesn't have a power outlet anywhere near it. It's easy enough to run CAT5 cabling, but not so easy to properly wire up electricity. So by using this kit it's possible to power the router from another location.

This product successfully powered my Panasonic KX HCM110a cameras that I was installing for survelliance. I had purchased two PowerDsine 12V Active splitters for this same purpose, but they failed. The product is a bit pricey, but it gets the job done.

My wireless access point is mounted high up on a wall. Although running a cat5 cable to it is easy getting power to it was a bit tougher. With this I didn't need to run power to it. In addition I now have it plugged into a UPS sitting on the floor with my router so it stays up during power blips. I would give it a 5 star rating except for that fact that it seems a little high priced.