The PoE Extender is designed to eliminate the electrical calculations normally needed for determining power level versus distance, copper conductor sizes, etc. When the PoE Extender is installed with the Powered Fiber Cable, simply follow the maximum rated distances. The DC/DC conversion circuit in the PoE Extender automatically compensates for line voltage drop and corrects to proper PoE output.
The PoE Extender is designed to accept any typically available SFP module for fiber termination and has been successfully tested with many. If OM3 multimode fiber is selected in the cable, then matching duplex OM3 SFP modules should be used. If singlemode cable is selected, then either simplex SMF SFPs or duplex SMF SFPs may be used as desired.
A single PoE and PoE+ compliant hardened RJ45 port is provided for output. CommScope has designed to power/communicate for a full 100 meters from this port, as specified in the PoE standards IEEE 802.3af and 802.3at. So, the PoE Extender may be located anywhere up to this distance from the device to be powered and still function properly.
CommScope has worked with companies such as Aruba Networks to design the PoE Extender to fit inside the brackets which hold various access
devices. This creates a more ascetically appealing solution for Wi-Fi access
point deployment in urban situations, hiding the PoE Extender unobtrusively PoE Extender pictured with Aruba AP275 Wi-Fi access point inside the bracket.