CISCO Meraki MX65 POE discussions

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Leo asked that we create a separate thread and not contaminate the germane thread with this speculative discssion, I am creating this new thread only because I promised some tests in an earlier post:
POE Discussions on MX65

So, I grabbed the POE switch which is rated for 802.3at standards and hooked up the MX65 (port 11) device to it. It failed to power up.

Then, while it is still connected to the POE switch, I supplied power to the MX65 using a DC jack and it powered up and the port 11 also lit up. I wondered now that this device has booted up, perhaps it will draw power from the switch and disconnected the DC supply, the MX65 shut down.

I then connected a CISCO meraki MR52 device to this same port of the POE switch and the switch was able to supply power to MR52 without any DC connection and upon logging in, the POE switch reported the POE device to be a Class 4 POE device.

So, my conclusion is that "ALL" of the MX65 can not be powered using a 802.3at switch. Some may be but the few that I tested did not power up using the switch.

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Above is MX65 specifications, they can only be powered by 90w DC and provide POE+ out on both Dedicated POE+ ports.

Hope this helps

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Most people have seen this, I think. There was a discussion on whether it can be powered from a POE switch, and I had access, so I conducted these tests to put that "Easter egg" speculation to rest.