Why Your PoE Switch Fails After 18 Cameras (Even Though It Has 24 Ports)
Posted by James Everett on Feb 22, 2026
Why Your PoE Switch Fails After 18 Cameras (Even Though It Has 24 Ports)
“24-port PoE switch” sounds like a guarantee. Plug in 24 cameras, everything works, right?
In real deployments, PoE failures often show up around 16–20 cameras — long before you hit 24 ports. And it’s usually not a bad switch. It’s power budget math (plus a few field rea
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