BV-Tech 6 Port PoE+ Switch (4 PoE+ Ports with 2 Ethernet Uplink and Extend Function) – 60W – 802.3at + 1 High Power PoE Port| Desktop Fanless Design | Sturdy Metal Housing

i purchased this switch to add more ethernet lines to my house. it works well and the POE feature is great for powering my cisco spa 504 sip phone.

good for what I need..

I used this switch to power my Raspberry PI IoT devices over Ethernet. It works great out of the box. I bought another one and it took some configuration to get it to work and did not work as well. Thanks for a great product.

This switch has two big flaws - a PoE switch should have no power when a non-PoE device is connected, and the output voltage is low. With no load - the BV switch has +47v on pins 4,5 of each socket, +25 volts on pins 7,8 and also pins 1,2 of socket 1. You can measure it with a volt meter to earth ground. This means if you connect it to a laptop or printer on those ports - the Ethernet jack will be at +47v - which isnt right. There should be no power until a compatible device is connected. Besides that - and they dont tell you - this is a mode B PoE device ( 4,5+ and 7,8-) ports 2-4 are 802.3af mode B. Port 1 is 802.3af mode A and mode B. the ports shut down at 850 mA load - which is about 40 watts - too high - the 802.3at spec is a current limit at 650 mA. Port 1 has PoE on all 4 pairs - so it will never shut down properly before the power supply limit is reached. In fact - you cannot use this switch in 802.3at mode at 100 meters because the power supply is only 48v. You need a 56v power supply to be able to reach 100 meters at 25 watts. If you try 802.3af ( 13 watts) at 250 meters / 10 mb - it will also fail because of the loss in the cat-5e. This is physics, people - at 250 meters and 13 watts - only 41 volts is delivered remotely - the spec is 44 volts. Throw away the supply they ship. Google poe-calculator to see the power loss in CAT-5e cables A good power supply is here:

metal case. well made. works good with my security cameras

Good switch. Exactly as advertised.

Same as my more expensive POE switches, great Price!

Has been in place for 6 months. Have not had to reset since install. No issues powering Shoretel IP phones.

This switch works just fine for my usage. I use it as a switch and have 2 camera attached to it.

Got this to use for several POE devices in one area rather than having each device on its own POE which takes up one outlet for each POE, now i just use one outlet for 4 devices. it is constructed well and not flimsy feeling like others out there the power supply fits snug and is not loose. can be mounted or shelved. i will in the future be getting another for a different location as this one works like a charm.