Hi,
I am running Starlink via a 12v conversion with a POE injector that also provides POE on the LAN port which I want to plug into the WAN port of my RUTC50. The question is do I have to use a POE splitter to remove the POE before connecting into the WAN port or can I plug this straight in? I do not want to power the RUTC50 via the POE as I have a separate power feed to the 4 block connector.
I am currently using a splitter but getting very slow download speed from Starlink and am wandering is the POE splitter might be causing this.
I am currently using a splitter but getting very slow download speed from Starlink and am wandering is the POE splitter might be causing this.
You should test it out and try without POE splitter and check if the results are better or not, you can execute speed tests via router WebUI System → Maintenance → Speed test
I realise that, however, it says nothing about what will happen if a POE powered cable is connected to the WAN port. I am not powering the RUTC with the POE. It is just that the feed from my 12v starlink convertion has 20w POE on its LAN output that I want to connect to the RUTC’s WAN port
The POE output is also IEEE 802.3af-2003 standard which the manual says will damage the RUTC LAN port.
I can find nothing to say if this might cause damage to the WAN port as it is not meant to have a POE feed. I hope make sense, and sorry if this is obvious.
Is it safe to connect the POE LAN output to direct to the RUTC WAN port?
It’s role of the dice I wouldn’t care to try. If the manual says PoE will damage the LAN ports, then without the gospel from teltonika themselves, I’d assume the same goes for the WAN. Can you not turn off the Active PoE on the supply side, similar to PoE switches?
I’ve just emailed the manufacturer of the POE injector, Yaosheng in China, to see if I can turn the LAN 20w POE injection off. There’s no switch but there is a USB port that might enable some setting tweak.
