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So I installed a wired network at home some time back and am now thinking about upgrading our all in one router to a separate router and one or more WAP's.
The network switch is earthed through its power kettle type lead via a regular wall power socket. The network switch also has a grounding point to connect a separate earth cable as does the patch panel and rack I think. Is it necessary to fulfill this additional grounding from a safety perspective or is it to do with reducing interference with the data signals?
Also if I wanted to position a PoE device near to an existing network wall port elsewhere in the house is it acceptable (not bad practice) to connect the output from a PoE injector to the patch panel to make use of the existing structured cabling? If this is possible does this have a bearing on the rack and patch panel requiring their own grounding?
The network switch is earthed through its power kettle type lead via a regular wall power socket. The network switch also has a grounding point to connect a separate earth cable as does the patch panel and rack I think. Is it necessary to fulfill this additional grounding from a safety perspective or is it to do with reducing interference with the data signals?
Also if I wanted to position a PoE device near to an existing network wall port elsewhere in the house is it acceptable (not bad practice) to connect the output from a PoE injector to the patch panel to make use of the existing structured cabling? If this is possible does this have a bearing on the rack and patch panel requiring their own grounding?