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Tech Tuesdays: Custom pre-configured PoE+ switches

Networking has become an essential part of modern AV, with a huge rise in products based around IT standards and protocols. Audiologic identified the need amongst its customers for an accessible networking solution that could be implemented by AV engineers, with little prior technical knowledge of professional networking. The network solution offers the community a way of making networking plug and play.

The two companies joined forces to optimise a selection of TP-Link UK’s business-class PoE+ switches to power and support the level of AV traffic from professional deployments. Typically, this includes microphones, loudspeakers, processors, computers and cameras. A custom pre-configuration written specifically for professional AV installs was developed by Audiologic and integrated into TP-Link UK’s TL-SG2210MP – JetStream 10-Port Gigabit Smart PoE Switch with 8-Port PoE+ and T2600G-28MPS – JetStream 24-Port Gigabit L2 Managed PoE+ Switch with 4 SFP Slots.

“Partnering with TP-Link UK has enabled us to develop a bespoke, AV-based networking solution. We saw an opportunity to help our customers deploy more solutions, faster, creating an offering that saves AV engineers both time and money. These fully configured switches act as the centre to any AV solution, and continues to develop our portfolio of products.” Ben Spurgeon, Senior Application Engineer at Audiologic.

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