FortiAP 222B - distance from PoE

[sazi]

Hi everybody! I' ve one doubt: what is the maximum distance supported by FAP222B' s PoE Injector ? I know that the cable distance makes a little loss of electrical tension. But I didn' t find any Fortinet documentation about it. Anyone have experiences with and maximum distance from PoE Injector and the FAP222B ? PS: sry for any mistake :S

[neonbit]

Not sure on the ' maximum' limit, but I' ve tested it on a cable that was 80m long and it worked fine.

[sazi]

From web chat, the technical doesn' t see any limitation in the documentation. And I found on EnGenius website (manufacturer of FAP222B) some reference about PoE Injector functionality until 100 meters. My doubt was if will I have problems or instability for using a long distance from PoE to FortiAP...

[neonbit]

Considering that the recommended maximum length of a CAT5 cable is 100m I think you should be fine. Are you looking at deploying cables longer than 100m?

[Fatih]

Hi, depends on the support of the cable used.

[sazi]

Considering that the recommended maximum length of a CAT5 cable is 100m I think you should be fine. Are you looking at deploying cables longer than 100m?

@neonbit No, my cable isn' t longer than 100 meters. I think that with a so longer cable we start to play with lucky rsrsrs I already had one cable CAT5e (100 mhz) with 70 meters, which had worked fine for ethernet communication. Today this cable isn' t in use, then I' m planning to use it for communication and electrical alimentation with the FAP222B.

Hi, depends on the support of the cable used.

@Faith What you mean with " depends on the support" ? Is about the paths where the cable going until arrives in the FortiAP ? Regards,