What would you do?

[don256us]

I purchased a used Ubiquiti 24-port PoE gen 1 switch from eBay. The last 6 ports do not provide power. The other 18 do as best I know.

Should I return it? Maybe a partial refund? Just keep it as is?

The point was to make my network more "Ubiquiti". Easier to manage. I also needed a bigger switch to match my patch panel. Meaning that the patch cable from port 1 goes to port 1. Port 2 goes to 2 and 3 goes to 3. With 24 ports on my switch, I can pretty much do a one for one patching. No crossed patch cables and makes it easier to troubleshoot at a glance. With the last 6 without power, It sort of messes with that a little. Not much.

Note: I still get gigabit on those ports. Just no power.

 

[EarthDog]

I mean, this is up to you, bud. It's your niggle, ya know? If it doesn't work as described, I'd return it.... but again, circumstances make the difference.

 

[asartor666]

Hi thats according to the switch specs. it will only provide POE over 16 ports. It s a bit confusing but seems like the unifi way to go. BR.

 

[unsafesteagle]

I've been pricing different switches lately.
Multi gigabit switches including 2.5Gbps and up to 10Gb on copper , low port number are running around $450

Do you need poe on all ports?
Is the patch panel ports occupied?

If your existing network functions as before with room to expand , I wouldn't return it.

 

[don256us]

Hi thats according to the switch specs. it will only provide POE over 16 ports. It s a bit confusing but seems like the unifi way to go. BR.

I'll go down that rabbit hole. Some differences is that the spec sheet is for gen 2 and I have gen 1. The other difference is that I have 6 ports that won't do PoE. In UniFi, I can turn PoE on/off on all 24 ports. The last 6 will not provide PoE.

I appreciate the input and like I said, I will look further into it.

FYI. The seller credited me back $25 and it is working for what I need. I mostly wanted to keep patch panel port 1 into switch port 1. Port 2 to 2 and 3 to 3, etc. Not being able to do that is not that big a deal.

We lost power the other night and I found that the switch is pulling way more power than I anticipated. I'm starting to suspect a power supply issue. For now, It's not on the UPS.

 

[Railgun]

UniFi Standard 24 PoE (Gen1) - Tech Specs

Layer 2, PoE switch with (24) GbE, PoE+ and 24V passive PoE RJ45 ports and (2) 1G SFP ports.

techspecs.ui.com

If in fact a G1 switch, you should have gotten a full 24 ports.

I would bet it is an easy fix, however.