It at least gives it a path to ground, so it should help, but I'm not sure how much it will really protect it... certainly not as much as putting something like a WB surge suppressor between the router and the radios.
On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 3:30 PM, Josh Luthman <[email protected]> wrote: > Geez you guys =P > > It definitely won't hurt it, but it may or may not help it. > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 4:28 PM, John Woodfield <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Man beat me to it lol. Does powering one with a grounded PoE - say >> Ubiquiti for sake of argument protect the entire router though? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> John Woodfield Delmarva WiFi http://www.delmarvawifi.com cell (410) >> 708-1937 >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "Mathew Howard" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, February 2, 2015 4:24pm >> To: "af" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] RB750UP and Grounding >> >> I could, but I don't see a multimeter and an RB750UP that I can reach >> without getting out of my chair... so that would be a problem :P >> >> What would I need to check though? if I remember correctly, the shielding >> on the RJ45 ports is connected to ground, but there's not an actual >> grounding point of any sort since it's just a plastic case... I usually >> power them through the POE in port and connect the shield to ground on the >> power supply, so it is at least grounded that way. >> >> On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 3:17 PM, Josh Luthman <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> You could just bust out the multimeter and check it =P >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 4:14 PM, Mathew Howard <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> They do have shielded RJ45 ports (only on the UP). but yeah, I don't >>>> think there is any real surge protection... that said, we use them all over >>>> the place and it hasn't really been a problem. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Josh Luthman < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Assuming you're using the RB750UP for POE and NOT the poe injectors? >>>>> IIRC they're plastic so it can't be shielded... >>>>> >>>>> Josh Luthman >>>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>>> Suite 1337 >>>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 3:56 PM, John Woodfield < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Do you lose the surge protection of the Ubiquiti and Cambium PoE >>>>>> injectors when switching over the RB750UP? I see the switch has shielded >>>>>> jacks but I hardly want to create a problem by losing the surge >>>>>> protection >>>>>> attributes. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> John Woodfield Delmarva WiFi http://www.delmarvawifi.com cell (410) >>>>>> 708-1937 >>>>>> >>>>> >
