A county field office has a data-only switch that cannot power APs. The technician still needs to deliver Ethernet power to a new indoor AP. What is the appropriate approach?
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Short Explanation
No PoE on the switch? You still have two clean tools: a PoE injector on that run, or a real PoE switch. Both feed the AP as the PD. Do not invent weird grounding tricks—just put a PSE in the path.
Full Explanation
When a closet switch lacks PoE, technicians commonly insert a PoE injector on the Ethernet path to the AP or migrate the AP to a PoE-enabled switch port. Either device acts as power sourcing equipment (PSE) for the AP powered device (PD). CWTS-level installs choose standards-based PSE hardware rather than improvised power hacks.