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What is "PoE"?

What is "PoE"?

Jay Brant • Aug 15, 2013 •

Need a crash course in what PoE (Power over Ethernet) is? Simply put, it’s a way to provide power to an IP device, such as an IP Phone through an Ethernet cable. The device doesn’t necessarily have to be an Internet protocol-enabled (IP) device, but it makes more sense if it is. Ethernet cables allow the transmission of data to and from a device, so PoE literally empowers …
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