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feed 10 access points AIR-CAP2702I by PoE+ switch WS-C3560X-24P-L

Andrey128
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I have several access points AIR-CAP2702I.

How to evaluate whether switch (which I plan to order) 'WS-C3560X-24P-L' with 24 ports 10/100/1000 PoE+ (with 370W power supply) sill be able to support 'full power' mode for ~10 access points AIR-CAP2702I (this type of access point is PoE+)?

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Ric Beeching
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2702i Datasheet - AP does require PoE+ for full radio usage or it will only operate some radios.

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/aironet-2700-series-access-point/datasheet-c78-730593.html

3560-X Datasheet - WS-C3560X-24P-L supports PoE+ and has a power budget of 435W.

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-3750-x-series-switches/data_sheet_c78-584733.html

802.3at PoE+ specifies 30W of power per port so 435 / 30 means you can support 14 Access Points within that budget if being conservative. The APs will probably use around 18-20W at max power each so in reality you could potentially support 20+ without hitting your power limit.

If the switch is going to be layer 2 only then you could always consider at 2960X-24PS-L with a power budget of 370W which would cover your 10 but leave less wiggle room if there are expansions down the line.

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-2960-x-series-switches/data_sheet_c78-728232.html

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