PoE switches power and network your cameras over a single Cat5e/Cat6 cable, cutting out separate power runs to each device. This range covers 10 PoE switches suited to CCTV installs from small offices to multi-camera commercial sites.

How to choose

• Port count — match to the number of cameras plus any spare ports for future expansion.
• PoE budget — total wattage the switch can supply across all ports; higher-draw cameras (PTZ, IR-heavy) need more headroom.
• Uplink type — check whether the switch offers a Gigabit or SFP uplink for connecting back to your NVR or network core.
• Managed vs unmanaged — managed switches allow VLANs and port monitoring, useful on larger sites; unmanaged units suit simple, single-site deployments.
• Form factor — desktop units for small offices, rackmount for comms cabinets in warehouses or plant rooms.

For retail premises or offices with a handful of cameras, a compact desktop switch with enough ports and PoE budget is usually sufficient. Warehouses and residential blocks with more cameras, or where cabling runs are longer, benefit from a rackmount switch with higher total PoE output and a dedicated uplink port to keep the NVR connection reliable.