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Review on πŸ”Œ Cudy Gigabit PoE Extender - 4 Port, 10/100/1000Mbps, 4 Channel Repeater, Amplifier & Booster, Wall-Mountable, IEEE 802.3bt/at/af Compliant, No Passive PoE Support, Easy Plug and Play Setup by Tim Ram

Revainrating 5 out of 5

SIMPLICITY: Network Adapter

I never liked my TrendNet POE switch because the power supply was bigger than the switch itself and both would get warm, so I have wires with two electrical objects everywhere, heating everything around it. When I got this Cudy (I had no idea how the name was used or what it meant) it was ready to go. Just one convenient mounting kit (two brackets), no bulky power supply or software required. I just hooked up a POE cable to another switch, hooked up a security camera and that's it. All required connections are located together on one side. The rest is just a metal box. This is great as I have cable issues. Nothing gets hot, all LEDs are bright and specific, there's no confusion about which port is active. I know it's just a small switch and they're not that hard to make, but I've gone through a lot of them that are problematic. I feel like I'm getting lucky with this and I'm already looking for this brand with port 8 or 16. I want to see if this translates well to larger devices.

Pros
  • Extend an additional 100m for PoE networks. Daisy chain support allows you to connect up to 3 PoE extenders for full PoE+ network extension up to 400 m (1312 ft).
Cons
  • makes me angry