What is a PD port?

[Todd]

Hi All,

I am looking at a PoE Access Point:

http://www.intellinet-network.com/en-US/products/8836-wireless-300n-outdoor-poe-access-point

for a customer. It uses "Power: Via PoE PD port: 48 V, 0.35 A".
What is a "PD Port"? Looking at the manual (page 10)

http://www.intellinet-network.com/downloads/5788-524711_02_man_CD.pdf

the connector looks like a RJ45 with a screw housing around it.
Can a use a standard PoE switch to power it? And is this "PD
Port" just an outdoor version of an RJ45?

Many thanks,
-T


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[Joe Beanfish]

On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:53:10 -0700, Todd wrote:
> I am looking at a PoE Access Point:
>
> http://www.intellinet-network.com/en-US/products/8836-wireless-300n-outdoor-poe-access-point
>
> for a customer. It uses "Power: Via PoE PD port: 48 V, 0.35 A".
> What is a "PD Port"? Looking at the manual (page 10)
>
> http://www.intellinet-network.com/downloads/5788-524711_02_man_CD.pdf
>
> the connector looks like a RJ45 with a screw housing around it.
> Can a use a standard PoE switch to power it? And is this "PD
> Port" just an outdoor version of an RJ45?
>
> Many thanks,
> -T

The internet genie seems to indicate that PoE PD indicates a "powered device"
as opposed to PoE PSE which would be "power source equipment".

All that would be on std rj45 connectors. Weather proofing is unrelated.

[Todd]

Hi Joe,

Thank you!

I did not get very far with Google, as "Port" got me every
geographic location in the world. Hundreds and hundreds of
places are named "Port this or that".

I have also noticed that vendors are not very clear about
stating which end of the PoE you are on. I think that was
part of my confusion.

48 V? Is that a typo? Should it be 4.8 V?

Any idea what type of shroud goes over that connector?