Cisco PoE+ AP with Antenna Power Requirements

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Hey everyone,

Question: Does an antenna require more power to the AP via PoE+?

Ultimate Question: I know that PoE+ will power the IW-6300 AP, but will PoE+ power the IW-6300 AP with the Air-ANT2566P4W-R Antenna?

Below is our current design.

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Cisco IE-3200 switch > IW-6300 AP > Air-ANT2566P4W-R Antenna

The Cisco IE-3200 supports PoE+

        - Estimated PoE+ output to the Powered device would be approx 25W

The IW-6300 has a PoE+ / UPOE auto sense inbound port

       - I can't find baseline power needed to run this AP. Looked through the datasheet

The Air-ANT2566P4W-R Antenna

       - I don't see in the datasheet anything about power required.

I know that PoE+ will power the IW-6300 AP, but will PoE+ power the IW-6300 AP with the Air-ANT2566P4W-R Antenna?

Thanks in advance!

[Rasika Nayanajith]

It requires a specific power injector, if you need to power it via PoE. Refer page 40 of below document

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/outdoor_industrial/iw6300/hardware/install/guide/b_iw6300_hig.pdf 

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The access point can be powered by one of these methods:
• Power over Ethernet by power injector AIR-PWRINJ-60RGD1= and AIR-PWRINJ-60RGD2=
• AC or DC power
• IW-6300H-AC-x-K9: 85-264V~ maximum, marked 100-240V~, 50-60Hz, 1.3A
• IW-6300H-DC-x–K9: 44 to 57Vdc, 1.2A
• IW-6300H-DCW-x-K9: 10.8 to 36Vdc, 5.9A

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HTH

Rasika

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@Rasika Nayanajith wrote:

It requires a specific power injector, if you need to power it via PoE. Refer page 40 of below document

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/outdoor_industrial/iw6300/hardware/install/guide/b_iw6300_hig.pdf 

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The access point can be powered by one of these methods:
• Power over Ethernet by power injector AIR-PWRINJ-60RGD1= and AIR-PWRINJ-60RGD2=
• AC or DC power
• IW-6300H-AC-x-K9: 85-264V~ maximum, marked 100-240V~, 50-60Hz, 1.3A
• IW-6300H-DC-x–K9: 44 to 57Vdc, 1.2A
• IW-6300H-DCW-x-K9: 10.8 to 36Vdc, 5.9A

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HTH

Rasika

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Oh okay, so the injector increases the power to the AP to 60W? Is that correct?

[Rasika Nayanajith]

Yes, that is correct. It provides 60W to AP

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/access_point/power/guide/air_pwrinj_60rgd.html 

HTH

Rasika

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@Rasika Nayanajith wrote:

Yes, that is correct. It provides 60W to AP

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/access_point/power/guide/air_pwrinj_60rgd.html 

HTH

Rasika

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So this should be plenty of power to supply the AP and its antenna right?

[Rasika Nayanajith · Accepted solution]

yes, The listed AP power requirement including what power needs for those radio chains. The antenna itself does not require active power

HTH

Rasika

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@Rasika Nayanajith wrote:

yes, The listed AP power requirement including what power needs for those radio chains. The antenna itself does not require active power

HTH

Rasika

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Sorry for my ignorance....Is this what that installation would like that or are there other ways to install?

[Rasika Nayanajith]

That's correct. AP powered from injector which is sit in between switch & AP

Rasika

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@Rasika Nayanajith wrote:

That's correct. AP powered from injector which is sit in between switch & AP

Rasika

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Forgive me if this is in the installation guide, but what the maximum cable lengths for the Ethernet cable between the switch to power adapter and the power adapter to AP?

[Rasika Nayanajith]

With Ethernet it is 100m max. You should not go for that max limit (typically end to end 80-90m including patch leads if you want to stretch it)

HTH

Rasika

[lucas.mena]

Sorry, I have a question. The AP cannot be powered by a poe+ switch? 

In the following link (IW6300) mention this:
  

Powering the Access Point
The access point can be powered by one of these methods:

Power over Ethernet

• Power injector, AIR-PWRINJ-60RGD1= and AIR-PWRINJ-60RGD2=
• Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) or Cisco Universal Power over Ethernet (UPOE) switch

AC or DC power

• IW-6300H-AC-x-K9: 85-264V~ maximum, marked 100-240V~, 50-60Hz, 1.3A
• IW-6300H-DC-x–K9: 44 to 57Vdc, 1.2A
• IW-6300H-DCW-x-K9: 10.8 to 36Vdc, 5.9A

Thanks in advance.

Lucas M.