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Applications
The switch is designed to provide flexibility in configuring network connections. You
can use the switch as an aggregation switch in a larger network or as a backbone switch
in a small office or home office network to support 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, and 1 Gbps
Ethernet and fiber routers, switches, and hubs. You can connect PoE and PoE+ devices
and non-PoE devices directly to the switch.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• PoE overview
• Gigabit aggregation switching with PoE
• Connect PoE equipment in a business environment
• Connect PoE equipment for surveillance and security
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