VIVOTEK Inc. AW-GEL-285A-380 24-port Gigabit PoE++ managed network switch

24-port Gigabit PoE++ managed switch

The Vivotek AW-GEL-285A-380 is a rackmount Lite Managed PoE switch with 24 Gigabit Ethernet PoE ports, two RJ45 uplinks and two SFP uplinks. It delivers a 380W PoE budget compliant with 802.3 af/at/bt standards. Layer 2 management, 4096 VLAN IDs, jumbo frames to 9216 bytes and an 8K MAC table support segmented networks.

Suits installers needing mixed PoE++ and PoE+ ports

Four ports supply up to 90W each for high-power PTZ cameras or multi-radio access points, while ports five to sixteen provide 30W each. Ports seventeen to twenty-four remain powered at 30W. The total 380W budget limits simultaneous full-load operation on all high-power ports. Builders requiring Layer 3 routing, 10G uplinks or a larger power budget should look at other models.

380W PoE budget across 24 ports

The single specification that decides fit is the 380W PoE power budget distributed over twenty-four Gigabit ports with four 90W bt ports and twelve 30W at ports. Calculate the aggregate draw of your powered devices against this ceiling before purchasing.