PoE Extenders

Choose an extender by the cable already in place, the distance to cover, the PoE power the far device draws and how many devices share the run.

Twisted pair or coax

Where a Cat5e or Cat6 run reaches its 100m limit, an in-line repeater restarts the link: the Nitek EE328 adds 100m per unit and can be daisy-chained, and the Veracity VOR-ORM-G doubles a gigabit run to 200m. For longer point-to-point links, LONGSPAN units such as the Veracity VLS-LSM-B carry 100Base-TX to 820m on Cat6, and Nitek EL1551U kits work over a single twisted pair. Where analogue cameras leave coax behind, Ethernet-over-coax sets such as the Nitek EL1500C, Comnet CLFE4EOC and Axis 5026-401 re-use it for IP video and PoE.

Powering the link

In-line repeaters such as the Nitek EE328 draw their power from the PoE switch, so nothing is needed at the midpoint. Multi-port coax receivers such as the Nitek ER8500C and ER16500C have an internal supply that powers the system, while the Comnet CLLFE4POEC can generate PoE+ itself with a 48 to 56V input, its power supply sold separately.

Kits, racks and mounting

Point-to-point sets pair a unit at each end, as in the Nitek EL1543C bundle of an ER1500C receiver and ET1543C mini transmitter. For many cameras on one head end, the Nitek ER16500C is a rack mounted receiver for up to 16 coax transmitters, and Veracity LONGSPAN mounts 24 channels in 1U of rack space. The AMG Systems AMG140-1GR fits a DIN rail or a wall, and Nitek bundles ending -W1 add a weatherproof enclosure, such as the WP1325 with the ER1500C-W1.

Brands we stock in PoE Extenders

AMG Systems, Axis Communications, CIE Group, Comelit PAC, Comnet, D-Link, Dahua Technology, Genie, Hikvision, Nitek, NVT Phybridge, TRENDnet and Veracity.

Related categories

Power the head end from PoE switches or PoE injectors and splitters, run new links in Ethernet cables or network and data cable, check the existing coaxial cable, or go beyond copper with fibre media converters. See also Veracity Extender.