CQENPR A Pair of Ethernet PoE Media Converter, Single Mode SC Single Core, Fiber PoE Converter, 10/100Mbps, Transmission Distance 20KM, IEEE802.3u, Plug and Play (1000Mbps)

They are small, unobtrusive, and they provide plenty of power. I needed it for an access point that I put in my house and love it. Much easer than trying to deal with either external power, or the expense of a POE switch. . . Will work with security cameras too as long as they support POE (which a lot of home consumer cameras dont, so make sure yours does befor you go buying the wrong stuff). Great little device!

I had to purchase a NetGear switch because I have a security camera thats powered over Ethernet (POE). I can say, so far its been working well using this device. I must say that so far, Im loving it and appreciating the fact that Im absolutely sure its cheaper than a switch! I think I paid over $300 for the GS110TPP switch. Im hoping this lasts but only time will tell. So far so good and a great alternative to having to purchase the expensive switches! I would definitely recommend this product to anyone who has a security camera that requires POE as its source of power.

I just installed my first POE security camera. I got these over a potential concern of the distance I might need to run between the camera and router. These units allow you to substitute Ethernet cable with optical fiber, which handles greater distances and at faster speeds. The initial installation was using Ethernet and the overall quality was acceptable. Then I switched the setup utilizing these converters and optical fiber, anticipating an improvement. Unfortunately... I did not notice any. In all fairness, that could be due to the camera. Now, that being said, I suspect it was due to my not encountering the great distance I anticipated when installing the camera. In other words... I dont think I really needed these converters after all. Still, my installing them did show how simple they are to use and they didnt hurt anything. There are other POE cameras I plan to install, a few of which will for sure require long runs. Having already used these converters without a hitch, I will certainly try them again.

Good quality, full speeds, very useful. Ive been meaning to run a 150 ethernet cable out to the garage- yet, I didnt want to run a POE cable to a cam out there. The longer the cable, the more strain on the switch, and switches arent cheap. With these adapters used as a pair, all that cable length is replaced by a simple fiber optic cable. Much easier to run through the house and tight places. So, attach ethernet adapter in house. Attach SC single mode cable to adapter one, and run the 150 to the second adapter in garage. There were several ways to power this; either with POE in the house, and a special POE injector at the far end, -OR - forget the POE altogether, and use a 12 volt adapter on each end plugged into the adapter. I have a POE switch, but liked the idea of using simple 12 volt adapters on either end. In the photos, you can see the adapters I used (easy to get pretty much anywhere) that I dug out of my old parts box. Youll see the converters ethernet light up with either the Blue POE wire in one picture, or with unpowered ethernet (a black connector) and a 12 v/2 amp power supply plugged into the converter. Works the same way on both ends. Run the SC single mode optical cable from converter A to B (it doesnt matter which order you put them in) and youre done. This is a simple, elegant solution that saves strain by eliminating LONG POE cable runs. To boot, you can make that optical cable, literally, miles long. In my mind, this is the right stuff!