- Outdoor 5 Port PoE Switch/Extender/Booster, 60W 48V 10/100/1000M POE Passthrough Switch Outdoor Ethernet Extender，PoE Repeater,6KV Lightning Protection, IEEE 802.3af/at/bt, by CENTROPOWER

I'm impressed. That's easy to say, but allow me to explain. Finding an outdoor-rated PoE-powered switch at a reasonable price that lasts more than a handful of weeks is a challenge. This unassuming switch fit my budget, was easy to install, and hasn't quit. It came in a sturdy weatherproof box, but I installed it inside the enclosure I installed for a different device. It has survived its first winter, but the real test will come in the next few months, and I can't wait to see how it handles a Texas summer. One last note: This switch requires PoE++ to power. If your current switch does not provide PoE++, order an injector when you buy this unit. I recommend this one if you are looking for an outdoor-ready PoE switch.

Update: It stopped working at about the 7 month mark. I think it may have gotten fried by a short or by a lightning strike. The switch it was connected to at the other end of the cable also got fried. So I can't say it's necessarily a poor reflection on this device. This little switch has been outdoors in Florida weather for about 6 months (mostly dry season so far), and it has been working fine so far. The removable part of the cover feels a bit flimsy, making it difficult to get the wires properly inserted in the right slots. It'll pop off too easily while you are trying to situate everything. That's ok considering the price point though.

Product worked well first 30 days, then it needed to be rebooted by disconnecting POE Power every other day, finally died 6/5/2024, Installed 5/10/2024. Would not buy anther, product only has a 30 day return or replacement.

This CENTROPOWER 5 port POE powered POE switch takes one 60W POE cable and provides up to 15W of POE power to up to 4 different devices. I got this POE switch because a cable run to the back of my warehouse is several hundred feet and would be a real pain to have to do. This will allow me to add several additional security cameras without having to run additional ethernet cables. I tested this with 3 POE cameras for 24 hours and it worked great. The build quality isn't great - it's made almost entirely of plastic - and that does concern me given it's made for "outdoor" use. I'm not sure how well this would hold up to heat or the elements but I'm going to find out because it will be installed in my warehouse that is not (yet) climate controlled. Overall, I wish this was either better made or cheaper, but it does the job and overall I'm happy with it.

I was looking for a water resistant network switch for my outdoor Ubiquity cameras. The Ubiquity outdoor switch has been on perpetual backorder, so I started looking for an alternative. I found this one, and figured it's cheap and as long as it works long enough for the Ubiquity one to come off backorder, I'd be happy and just toss it in the round file cabinet at that time (the trash). Upon receiving it my suspicion of it being "cheap" seemed to be correct. The plastic isn't the best, the unit is very light, and the protective cover doesn't snap in with much authority and I figured it would fall off in the first storm. I was happy with the hardware it came with as it provides plenty of flexibility. My plan was to install this on the wood trim on the eve of my house. I installed this just before summer, and live in Phoenix. I thought there was no way this "cheap" switch was going to make the summer, in direct sun for some of the day in as high as 118 degree weather. I also "knew" the cover would blow off in the first monsoon storm. None of this happened! It's still going strong. Cover on, switch has literally been running 24/7 for several months, without a single packet lossed (my upstream device is a fancy L3 switch and I monitor this). My 4k cameras in total send 68 mb/s 24/7 through this thing. Yeah, it's a 1gb/s switch, but most consumer gear does not see 68mb/s non-stop 24/7. In addition, I'm pulling 50 watts of POE through this, without issue. My "pro-level" cameras show solid voltage with no sag, ever. I couldn't be happier with this purchase. It's exceeded my expectations in a relatively extreme environment, and continues to do so. Yes, I wish they were managed switches, but at the end of the day on a 5 port switch that really is only functioning as a hub, that really doesn't matter. It's a nice to have, but not necessary in this application. If this serves your needs, go ahead and buy it. It's an excellent little product that works exactly as advertised.

I tried a couple of POE repeater switches, and you have to watch out. First, make sure the switch lines up with your devices, 24 or 48 volt; this is a 48 volt switch. But the other ones I tried did not relay enough power even with a bigger injector. I only need 17 watts (two 4w cameras and a 9w access point). This switch is doing it fine with a 30w injector. I strongly recommend using an injector, I tried it right off a POE switch but even though I should have been able to get enough power off one port this switch kept cutting out. I don't know what watts this switch actually draws, so I probably exceeded what the POE switch could provide. Note that it will only draw up to 60w, but I used a lower power injector because I didn't need all of that and it works fine.

If you're like me (and actually reading this review), then you probably have done some research finding a good PoE-PD switch. What is a PoE-PD switch? A Power-over-Ethernet Powered Device means the switch is powered by the input Ethernet cable. This device does not come with a power supply. It must be powered by the incoming Ethernet PoE port via another switch or a PoE power injector (not included). I just built a new house. The contractor pulled CAT6 wire throughout (I decided CAT6A was too expensive to terminate). In the basement, I have a primary switch (Brocade ICX6610 with PoE) installed in a cabinet along with my router, server, NAS, NVR, etc. The Brocade (Ruckus) switch is protected by large UPS, provides power to my UniFi security cameras, and is rock solid when compared to UniFi's own networking equipment. I decided not to go full UniFi after their security debacle, as that was obviously human stupidity. I am only using UniFi Protect and refuse to run a UniFi network controller. I looked at every brand for a PoE-PD switch, not just on Amazon. There is no competitor to this device for Outdoor use that I could find except UniFi. For indoor use, the main competition is a NetGear and all the reviews say that the product requires device class detection (I have not personally tested it). The Ultrapoe indoor device is good too and appears to be similar (possibly the same switch in a different case; I did test it). You can see my review on it too. Some of my UniFi cameras are new and others are a little older. This switch appears to deliver power to devices based on their power demand, not their device class. I was able to power two UVC-G4-PRO cameras (12.5W each) with this switch when providing power from the Brocade switch at 30W (802.11at class 4) from a single port. I know UniFi offers a switch that does this too (for more $), but again; I'm not running a UniFi network controller. Taking a chance on this device has been worth it to me. You won't regret buying this. Feel free to ask me questions in the comments.

I connected one 2K and three 1080p POE cameras to this thing and its been running great for about 2 weeks! I wasn't sure if it'd be too much without an injector (as it's plugged into a UDM which tops out at around 30W on the left-most ports) but with all 4 cameras connected and running it uses a total of 20-25 watts. The device itself seems to use anywhere from 1-5 watts, usually 3. Fairly low power. The screws it can take for mounting are far too small to instill any kind of confidence and don't work well with other screws. But I used the pole fastener and it fit around a 2x4 in my attic and hasn't moved since. Works great! I'd just make sure you don't need to hang it with screws. PS: the ground wire is optional. No issues so far without it. I'm waiting to connect it soon. Seems to work with grounded ethernet cables.

Murió a los pocos meses de uso, no se ve quemado ni nada pero la placa está completamente muerta