8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Misleading Description, Nov 6 2010
By D. Giddings "davegidd" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: D-Link DWL-P50 Power over Ethernet (PoE) Adapter (Personal Computers)
The description for this items suggests that it works independently to provide POE, but that isn't the case. It requires a compatible D-Link switch. I can't vouch for the functionality of this item because it wouldn't work with my existing network equipment, so I had to send it back for a refund.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Likes to blow smoke and splatter electrolyte, but still works! =), Mar 11 2006
By Jakob L. Eriksson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: D-Link DWL-P50 Power over Ethernet (PoE) Adapter (Personal Computers)
I've had 5 of these make a popping noise, put out a bit of smoke, and eject some electrolyte (presumably all from a popping capacitor). However, after these episodes, they've all worked just fine. I'm using the 12 V setting, no idea how it'll work for 5 V.
They were popping when connected to a Netgear fs108p switch. After manually adding ground to the switch, no more of these babies have popped. Kinda miss it, to be honest... but it's nice not to have to worry about the sprinklers going off.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
PoE splitter, NOT injector, works for GbE, Feb 23 2012
By Lucky Strike - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: D-Link DWL-P50 Power over Ethernet (PoE) Adapter (Personal Computers)
I have this DWL-P50 powering a DWL-2100AP, splitting power from a gigabit link to which power has been injected by a TrendNet TPE-111GI.
To anyone who is concerned about link speed:
There are two injectors (one at either end), and another splitter (TrendNet TPE-112GS) to power a TrendNet switch. The injectors and the other splitter specifically claim "gigabit" speeds. D-Link does NOT claim the DWL-P50 to be capable of gigabit speeds, although I assume this is because the devices it's meant to power do not have gigabit interfaces (therefore, whats the point for D-Link to claim "gigabit" speed?).
So I was a bit worried that this device would drop the speed of the link down significantly. Although I lost a couple of megabytes per second off my average throughput, I've still got something like 95% of it, which is totally acceptable.
I've used CAT7 cables exclusively throughout the installation, so cabling cannot be the culprit, with one exception. Unlike the DWL-P50, the TPE-112GS has a captive Ethernet cable, which is from my perspective a TERRIBLE idea. I suspect that one or more of these PoE devices (injectors, splitters) is responsible for the bulk of the loss of throughput. I must admit...I noticed the biggest loss of throughput after installing the DWL-P50. But to be fair, it seems the other PoE devices also contributed to the overall loss of throughput.
Just to make sure, I also added some ferrite cores to the power cabling throughout the install, just to eliminate a possible cause. It didn't seem to help.
Ultimately, the DWL-P50 IS operating at gigabit speeds for me. The link is running at 98MB/sec average compared to 103MB/sec avg with the other PoE injectors splitters, and 107MB/sec avg without any PoE hardware on the link. Considering the other options are to run a dedicated line just for the DWL-2100AP, or to lose the DWL-2100AP when the power is out, or to install a dedicated UPS just for the switch and AP, I think the convenience and simplicity is worth the slight (mostly insignificant) decrease in speed.
Bottom line....The DWL-P50 is gigabit capable!