A clinic AP worked on an injector-fed drop. After a tech moves the…

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A clinic AP worked on an injector-fed drop. After a tech moves the same patch to a different non-PoE switch port with no injector, the AP has link LEDs dark and stays off. What does this illustrate?

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AP power depends on a PSE path (injector or PoE switch); Ethernet data connectivity alone does not power the AP. — Data jack ≠ free lunch. That AP was alive because an injector (or PoE switch) was feeding it. Park it on a plain port with no PSE and it goes dark—even if the cable still “looks” like Ethernet.

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SSID broadcast was disabled by moving the patch cord, so the AP cannot boot.

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Moving an AP always requires a full predictive site survey before it will accept PoE.

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WPA3-Enterprise keys are stored in the injector; without it authentication power fails.

A clinic AP worked on an injector-fed drop. After a tech moves the same patch to a different non-PoE switch port with no injector, the AP has link LEDs dark and stays off. What does this illustrate?

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