Enable-IT Extender Distance and PoE Planner
Enter how far you need to go and the cable you already have to see which extenders reach. Then open PoE Power Budget and add your devices to size the power.
Cable you have in place
Devices at the far end
Use each device's peak draw: night IR, heaters and PTZ motors, not the daytime average.
Add a device
Peak load0 W
PoE standard—
Extenders that fit
What the link needs
Pick a minimum speed and whether devices at the far end need power over the same cable.
Minimum speed
Power at the far end
Past the 100 m limit—IEEE 802.3 copper max is 328 ft
Repeaters avoided—powered switches every 328 ft
Reach by model on your cable
Meets your run
Doesn't meet it
Your run
328 ft Ethernet limit
Distances and speeds are maximum ratings. Real throughput drops with length, wire gauge and cable condition.
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