Connecting a POE device to a patch panel then to a POE switch

[Adam]

I've spent a bit of time routing cables to the loft from the lounge, these are connected to a patch panel in a server cabinet and then to the switch. I have a POE switch which is currently powering a couple of IP cameras, they are wired as per the POE configurtation at the bottom of here: http://www.ertyu.org/steven_nikkel/ethernetcables.html Each end of the cable currently has a RJ45 plug as it stands.

All my other cables to the patch panel follow the T568B standard. I'd like to connect both POE devices to the patch panel. Do I follow T568B or is there another way of doing it?

 

[bremen1874]

There's no difference in the cabling. You don't need to do anything special for PoE.

T568A or T568B work identically. You just need to be consistent at both ends of the cable. T568B is just more common.