When I went looking for midspans back in June/July, there was only one that actually supported the required Cisco signaling to enable high-power mode on the AP. The midspan is/was the PhiHong POE125U-4HP four port unit. The other midspans required a dongle at the AP to split the power back off for input into the AP's power jack. PhiHong is the OEM behind Cisco's single-port injector for the AP1252, and I believe the 4-port is also coming soon under a Cisco label.
best, Jeff >>> Tim Cantin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/14/08 8:10 AM >>> > Midspans have been available for several months now -- when were you looking? From http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/wireless/ps5678/ps6973/ps8382/pro d_qas0900aecd806b7c82.html : Q. Will third-party Power over Ethernet mid-span devices be able to consistently power the Cisco Aironet 1250 Series? A. No interoperability testing has been done with third-party Power over Ethernet mid-span devices. Is anyone who is using those mid-spans concerned about not getting support? I wonder if Cisco has done any testing since this Q&A document was written. We're opting for the 3560-E's (placing our first order next week, so no war stories yet) -Tim --- Tim Cantin, Senior Network Engineer Wellesley College, IS/Technology Infrastructure Group 223 Simpson Hall East, 106 Central Street Wellesley, Massachusetts 02481-8203 http://www.wellesley.edu/~tcantin/ phone: (781)283-3520 fax: (781)283-3682 ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
