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Can POE damage my existing (non-POE) devices connected to the LAN (like laptops)?

April 26, 2017connected damage Devices existing LAN laptops PoE

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Can POE damage my existing (non-POE) devices connected to the LAN (like laptops)?

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Certainly not! Before POE source provides any power to the LAN it tests the connected NIC to confirm (beyond any doubt) that it supports POE and the estimated power that it will consume.