NWA50AX as repeater, power only over PoE?

musicplace

Hi,

I have 2 NWA50AX in simple "Root" and "Repeater" mode. The root is normal PoE, both data and power.

In testing, I could not get the 2nd unit to work as repeater until I removed the PoE/data cable and used the adapter for power. This makes sense if the WiFi connection and the ethernet connection were conflicting somehow.

But in production, I'd rather not have to power the Repeater unit with the power adapter.

What is the best way to use Ethernet cable to get power to the Repeater unit without causing the 2 data paths conflict between wifi and ethernet? Is there a NWA50AX setting? I think my only other option is is using the switch security to mark the port "unauthorized" to kill traffic (or perhaps a layer 2 filter, etc)?

Thanks in advance!

Zyxel_Melen

Hi @musicplace,

Once the NWA50AX changes to repeater mode, the Ethernet link status will be down, and the PoE will be on. Therefore, you will get power from the Ethernet cable, but no data traffic will pass through it.