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Some of our wired ethernet data connections are energized with Power Over Ethernet at 48 volts. But not all of our devices utilize POE.

Is it harmful to plug a device into POE when the device's NIC does not utilize POE? I would like to use the wired ethernet connection for data on a device which does not utilize POE.

steampowered
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POE switches generally check if a device supports POE before sending power to it. If it doesn't, then no power is sent. You should be fine.

PatrickEM
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