Does this unit work using a switch or a router ? or it must have direct connection CAT 5e/6 cables?
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I'm sure it's direct-connect only, as these are just media converters. You might contact their tech support (they are very good). This is a great product btw.
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This device is not encapsulating the signal in a TCP packet. It's just using the wiring from the cable. So it won't work over a router.
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Nope. In fact, I couldn't get it to work with an out-of-the-box 5e cable, tho most seem to have accomplished that feat.
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Sewell makes an SW-29969-Pro that works over networks. As one would expect it does cost more but still reasonable.
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Direct connections only! It is NOT Ethernet or IP based. It simply uses UTP cable. You cannot make any cuts to the cable for any reason between the two units. No couplings, patch panels, modular jacks, switches, routers, etc.
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The only hard wiring required is for power ( which is delivered through a POE on the Cat5 cable). The unit needs to be configured as a repeater first, though. It can be confiured through the wireless, but save yourself time (and hassle) by connecting directly to the unit and configuring it before installation.
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I'm just going to answer myself.I bought 5 port one and it works just play and plug.I first connect cable modem to router wan port.Then from one of the router port, I connect to switch.This connection between router and switch makes whole switch to share internet, I guess. then I connect my PS3 and Xbox to the switch and all works great!those of who are hesitate to buy switch for sharing internet connection do it! if you have router already!
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You can use either grade of cable. I have CAT5e connecting my modem to my router and used CAT6 cables when connecting from the router to the Linksys 5-port unit. The modem-router connections are much older than the 5-port, which was done this spring.
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I doubt it will work through a router or a switch. It is only good directly connected from the device to a computer. Look for a Cirago
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Hello, if I understand your question correctly, the best way to route the cat5 wires would be from the inside of this unit
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Yes you connect a cable from your router to any port on the 5 port switch and it acts like a splitter for the internet, then you can connect other devices to the 5 port switch and have internet access.
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All you need is cat5 cable, the same type of cable you connect to your router. I however had very little luck using the ze102 unit. When they did work, the speed was so slow it wasn't worth using and most of the time I could not connect at all. I was on the same circuit when using the xe102 so there must have been another issue. It ended not worth my time to try to trouble shoot. Thought I got a plug and play unit and all I got was an expensive plug.
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No, it's a switch. You will need the EdgeRouter: Ubiquiti EdgeMax EdgeRouter Lite ERLite-3 512MB Memory 3 Ethernet Ports Router or Ubiquiti Networks - ERPOE-5 - EdgeRouter POE 24VDr C 1.25A Power Adapter
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It has a POE, Cat5 plugs into one end going to the device and a Cat5 on the other end going directly to my home router. I have it as my access point, then I have a bridge over at my brother's house (same device). It cannot connect wirelessly to your home router.
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Yes. I did this downstairs with a second adapter to switch Ethernet to multiple devices. The first one upstairs gets Ethernet directly from my router.
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All of the ports on this switch are treated the same so it doesn't matter which port comes from your router or which port goes to your other devices, like workstations, etc. Does that answer your question or did you mean which type of wire: Cat 5 or Cat 6?
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this phone requires a PoE switch, but you could also get the recommended power cube on Amazon, this means you will plug the power to the phone and connect normal cat 5 or 6 cable to it and connect it to your switch that doesn't have PoE facility
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You cannot use this as a router, you would need to turn your computer off to work this switch.
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That depends on whether your modem has a router built into it. The way I always do it is to connect the router's WAN port to the modem, then connect the switch to the router's LAN port and the other devices.
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This device would not work over a network switch. It transmits raw HDMI TMDS signalling information, not ethernet, so the switch can't understand it.
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Yes works very. You plug in the Ethernet cable and power adpater to power and router or switch. Then run a ethernet cable to unit left side bottom i think and this powers up the unit