VIVOTEK Inc. AW-GEL-205A-260 16-Port Gigabit PoE++ Managed Network Switch

16-Port Gigabit PoE++ Managed Switch

The VIVOTEK AW-GEL-205A-260 is a rackmount Lite Managed switch with sixteen Gigabit Ethernet PoE ports. Ports 1 to 4 deliver up to 90W each under the 802.3bt standard, while ports 5 to 16 provide 30W each under 802.3at. A total PoE budget of 260W powers connected devices such as cameras or access points. Two RJ45 and two SFP uplink ports operate at 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Installers needing high-power PoE on select ports

This switch suits deployments where a few devices require up to 90W and the majority need standard PoE+ power. The 260W budget limits how many high-power ports can run simultaneously, so sites needing full 90W on every port should look elsewhere. Builders requiring Layer 3 routing or PoE budgets above 260W must choose a different model.

260W total PoE power budget

The 260W ceiling is the single figure that determines whether this unit fits the installation. Four ports at 90W would exceed the budget, so the number of high-power devices must be calculated against the cap. Port mirroring, 4096 VLAN IDs, 9216-byte jumbo frames and an 8K MAC table support managed network segmentation.