How to protect my laptop?

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How to protect my laptop?

Thu Sep 07, 2017 3:05 am

Just a little concerned about blowing out the ethernet port on my laptop. Is there a "best practice" method for connecting to these switches with my laptop?
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Re: How to protect my laptop?

Thu Sep 07, 2017 7:31 am

Most laptops are transformer isolated, as cat5 typically builds up some kind of DC bias anyway, but you can use a USB Ethernet NIC such as this one: http://bit.ly/2vNNwEF

I'm not saying it's best practice to plug your laptop into a live 48VH port, but I've done it unintentionally and haven't smelled any smoke.
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Re: How to protect my laptop?

Thu Sep 07, 2017 10:11 am

There is an LED on every port that is Green for 24V, Blinking Green for 24VH, Red for 48V, Blinking Red for 48VH.

Why not just NOT plug into a port that has POE turned on at all? Rule of thumb if there is a light on the empty port that means do not use this port.
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Re: How to protect my laptop?

Thu Sep 07, 2017 3:06 pm

A serial cable and at less learn the commands to shut down PoE on a port if your not confortable with CLI.
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