Linksys WAP54G - POE Device?

I have the Linksys WAP54G at home. I read in an article
(tomshardware.com I believe) and it said it was a POE device... Well
Linksys' site did not. So before I zapp out my AP, thought I would
ask, thx

I assume you are talking about Power over Ethernet (PoE), and that you wish
to power your access point over the cat5 cable it is connected to. I have a
WAP54G, and neither the owner's manual nor their web site mentions any such
compatibility. I suppose you could jury-rig such by feeding power from the
existing wall wart or some other power supply down an unused pair on the
cat5 (removed from the RJ45 connector at each end, obviously) and break out
the wires to a power plug for the WAP at the far end. For all that trouble,
seems it would just be easier to plug the WAP into the AC outlet where it's
located. After all, being wireless, you have flexibility in location, so
why not locate it near an outlet?

Steve H.


"Riley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have the Linksys WAP54G at home. I read in an article
> (tomshardware.com I believe) and it said it was a POE device... Well
> Linksys' site did not. So before I zapp out my AP, thought I would
> ask, thx

..... being Wireless, why restrict your "Flexibility" 6 feet from a wall
socket??
Do the hack and put it where YOU want it!

Being stuck by a wall socket maybe a good option, it could be by an inside
wall that protects your signal from going to far outside the building, OR,
on the other hand, may restrict your singnal where you need it, sometimes
doing the "Hack" could works both ways...

I did the PoE hack, using the unused wires in CAT5 cable..
I used both white/blue, blue (for negitive), and white/brown, brown (for
positive)

NOT that much bother for 20mins work, and satisfaction you get for doing
something for yourself, oh, and the obvious.... you have the "Flexibilty"
then to put it where ever you want it :O)

Alan


"Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I assume you are talking about Power over Ethernet (PoE), and that you
wish
> to power your access point over the cat5 cable it is connected to. I have
a
> WAP54G, and neither the owner's manual nor their web site mentions any
such
> compatibility. I suppose you could jury-rig such by feeding power from
the
> existing wall wart or some other power supply down an unused pair on the
> cat5 (removed from the RJ45 connector at each end, obviously) and break
out
> the wires to a power plug for the WAP at the far end. For all that
trouble,
> seems it would just be easier to plug the WAP into the AC outlet where
it's
> located. After all, being wireless, you have flexibility in location, so
> why not locate it near an outlet?
>
> Steve H.
>
>
> "Riley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > I have the Linksys WAP54G at home. I read in an article
> > (tomshardware.com I believe) and it said it was a POE device... Well
> > Linksys' site did not. So before I zapp out my AP, thought I would
> > ask, thx
>
>

I read that on toms hardware also but I opened all 3 of my wap54g's and none
of them are POE so I made them POE. I have my ap's in my attic connected to
large sectorized antennas and there are no outlets there, plus I have the
ability to turn them off without going in the attic now. I'm in the process
of adding on board voltage regulation so I can send +48V up the cat 5 to all
my devices, this way I don't have to worry about the voltage drop across
long runs. By using POE i'm also able to power all my routers and cisco
switchs from one power source(2 in my case). This works out well when you
have 10 things that need power and 9 of them use them big wall warts. Also
having POE allow someone to place the AP in place to give you the best
signal for your area, just because is wireless doesn't mean you can break
the laws of physics.


That->Kid

"Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I assume you are talking about Power over Ethernet (PoE), and that you
wish
> to power your access point over the cat5 cable it is connected to. I have
a
> WAP54G, and neither the owner's manual nor their web site mentions any
such
> compatibility. I suppose you could jury-rig such by feeding power from
the
> existing wall wart or some other power supply down an unused pair on the
> cat5 (removed from the RJ45 connector at each end, obviously) and break
out
> the wires to a power plug for the WAP at the far end. For all that
trouble,
> seems it would just be easier to plug the WAP into the AC outlet where
it's
> located. After all, being wireless, you have flexibility in location, so
> why not locate it near an outlet?
>
> Steve H.
>
>
> "Riley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > I have the Linksys WAP54G at home. I read in an article
> > (tomshardware.com I believe) and it said it was a POE device... Well
> > Linksys' site did not. So before I zapp out my AP, thought I would
> > ask, thx
>
>

Steve,

Yep, I mean Power over Ethernet. Here is the review link I was
talking about = http://www6.tomshardware.com/network...reless-01.html
I just want to be able to post the AP remotely like a lot of the
bridges I've installed. According to the chipset they use inside it
should work. I would hate to baterdize the AP just to make it POE and
have a chance at ruining the board. thx.

Riley S

Kid,
Thank man, I'm going to so that. Pretty easy? Sounds like it.

-Riley

"Riley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Kid,
> Thank man, I'm going to so that. Pretty easy? Sounds like it.
>
> -Riley

Yes it was easy to do, pins 4,5,7,8 connect to individual resistors that
then go to ground. I used pins 4 &5 for + and ran that into the diode to
keep voltage from back feeding into the cat 5 in case I forgot that I modded
the box and plug it into a regular wal-wart. I have wap54g version 1.1 so
they use 12volts instead of 5 in v 1.0. I have to that going to a 12V lab
power supply so I can monitor the current and voltage and see what the
device uses. So far at 13.8 volts the unti draws 280ma of current. My next
plan is to get a fixed 12 volt regulator and then run +48 volts to it. That
way I don't have to supply as much current over cat5 and with the regulator
at the ap I won't have a voltage drop on the load side of the ap.

That->Kid

Linksys sells PoE adapters. Might be worth your while.
http://www.linksys.com/products/prod...id=38&prid=582

"Riley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have the Linksys WAP54G at home. I read in an article
> (tomshardware.com I believe) and it said it was a POE device... Well
> Linksys' site did not. So before I zapp out my AP, thought I would
> ask, thx

Yeah, it says right there that the WAP54 is supported. So there
shouldnt be any rewireing