Scoop PoE Switches with AI Technology

Scoop PoE Switches with AI Technology
July 14, 2021
Scoop PoE Switches with AI Technology
This article explains how Scoop branded PoE switches work and gives some insight into the AI features. For a summary of this article, watch the video below.




Power over Ethernet

With power over Ethernet, you can deliver both data and power over a twisted pair of Ethernet cables. This simplifies device power requirements and reduces the costs associated with running extra cables. There are two types of PoE: Active PoE and Passive PoE. It is recommended that you determine your power requirements before buying any equipment.


Active PoE

Active PoE is the industry-standard version and is chipset-based with built-in intelligence. The voltage range is 37-57V, and it includes several sub-standards, including 802.3af, 802.3at, and 802.3bt. The amount of supplied wattage supported by each sub-standard varies with the device requirements.

Active PoE first checks if the device receiving power is able to accept it by sending a nominal voltage through. If the device responds by accepting the charge, then PoE will be supplied and the device will power up. If the unit does not respond, the port will not receive power. Because of this, it is safe to use on any network, and it is not possible to damage non-PoE equipment such as the Ethernet port on your computer.

This kind of PoE is usually distributed via Ethernet pins 1, 2, 3 and 6 but some vendors provide power on all pins, allowing the device to choose which to use.


Passive PoE

Passive PoE, on the other hand, has no built-in intelligence or chipset and relies on whatever voltage you feed it. It is usually more cost-effective and it is useful for equipment that requires lower voltages like 12V and 24V. Power is supplied via pins 4, 5, 7 and 8 and there is no safety guard so beware of plugging it into non-PoE devices.


Scoop PoE Switches

Scoop switches are priced for the entry-level market. Several models are available with a varying number of ports in both Gigabit and Fast Ethernet options. They support the 802.3af/at standard on all ports (excluding the uplink ports). They can be used on all devices which are compatible with the PoE standards but don't support passive low voltage devices. It is also important not to let the power requirements of your devices exceed the total PoE budget of the switch when planning your installation. All models support Artificial intelligence features via dip switch and include, AI VLAN, AI QoS, AI PoE and AI Extend. Let's explore these in a little more detail.


AI PoE

The AI PoE feature allows the switch to check the ports for activity periodically. If a port is not passing traffic for a certain amount of time, the switch will reset power on that specific port. The device on the other end will reboot with the idea that it returns to a working state. This is a great feature to automate this process. It can save lots of time on support and driving out to the site to troubleshoot or manually power cycle equipment.


AI QoS

When AI QoS is enabled on the 4 and 8 port models, all ports will prioritise Video and VoIP traffic flows over others. For example, an IP camera streaming in real-time takes preference over a user transferring a backup file to a server. If this mode is enabled on the 16 and 24 port models, only ports 1-8 will be prioritised and all others will get a lower priority.


AI VLAN

AI VLAN is essentially port isolation on each of the PoE ports. All PoE ports are only able to communicate with the uplinks when this option is enabled. This can be useful when the setup requires multiple clients to connect to a common network resource but should not be able to connect to each other. Using this also improves network security.


AI Extend

AI extend is a common PoE switch feature designed to extend PoE distance up to 250m. The downside is that port speeds will be limited to only 10Mbps. This limitation does not apply to the uplink ports. The AI Extend feature is suitable for situations where your power source is too far away. There is, however, that bandwidth limitation to be aware of.


Conclusion

Scoop's PoE switches offer a reliable and cost-effective PoE solution with some nifty features. We like it so much we put our name on them.
View the full Scoop PoE Switch range here.


Network Ports Uplink Ports PoE Ports Max PoE per port Total PoE Budget Rack Mountable Smart Switch PoE Extender AI PoE
SPS-4F2F 4FE+2FE 2FE 4af/at 36W 60W x x
SPS-8F2F 8FE+2FE 2FE 8af/at 36W 96W x x
SPS-8F2G 8FE+2GE 2GE 8af/at 30W 96W x x
SPS-16F2GS 16FE+2GE/1SFP 2GE/1SFP 16af/at 30W 150W x
SPS-24F2GS 24FE+2GE/1SFP 2GE/1SFP 24af/at 30W 250W x
SPS-4G2G 4GE+2GE 2GE 4af/at 36W 60W x x
SPS-8G2G 8GE+2GE 2GE 8af/at 36W 96W x x
SPS-8G2S 8GE+2SFP 2SFP 8af/at 36W 96W x x
SPS-16G2S 16GE+2SFP 2SFP 16af/at 30W 150W x
SPS-24G2S 24GE+2SFP 2SFP 24af/at 30W 250W x




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