What is electricity consume for Omada switch and controller?

What is electricity consume for Omada switch and controller?

What is electricity consume for Omada switch and controller?
What is electricity consume for Omada switch and controller?
a week ago - last edited Wednesday

I make this question because I live in a country with high electricity cost.

Right now I own an ER605 router. But it has only 4 ethernet ports and I need to have more ports since I have more devices to connect to.

For this reason I am planning to buy also an OC200 controller and a switch. But before proceeding with the purchase I would like to know do they consume a lot of power? Also, is there a switch model that consume less compared to the others?

Maybe it would be more power efficient to replace my ER605 with an Omada router with more ports (like the ER8411 or the ER7412-M2)?

Thank you!

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Re:What is electricity consume for Omada switch and controller?-Solution
a week ago - last edited Wednesday

halpac wrote

  @D-C Thank you very much for the answer.

 

1) For the OC200, is 5W the maximum power consumption or does it consistently consume 5W during operation?

5W would be the maximum.  I assume it's actually lower because the engineers wouldn't want zero tolerance on the power, but I've never tried to measured mine.

 

2) Similar question; I've read switches specifications and the only relevant data I have found is "Max Power Consumption". But max should be the highest possible, how do I know for an average use or when I am not using any device connected to the switch how much is the consumption?

I haven't seen any documented idle power consumption or estimated averages for these types of devices.  I've only seen this type of info on TVs or other large appliances.  Average use is going to be different for everyone, so max is probably the only value that reliably means anything.

 

3) I have compared two switches max power consumption and I've found there is an huge difference in power consumption. The SG2210XMP-M2  has 180.1 W max power consumption while the SG2008 has 6.4 W max power consumption. How can such a large difference in power usage exist for switches of similar size?

Power consumption is based on all the features and not just the number of ports.  Have a look at the specs in more detail and you'll see that these devices are nothing alike.  The sg2008 is about the most basic Omada switch you can get.  The sg2210xmp-m2 has a 160W power budget for POE devices and there are other power consuming upgrades as well like having 2.5GB ports and SFP+ ports.

 

@halpac, see text in red above.

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Wednesday - last edited Wednesday

Hi @halpac 

Thanks for posting in our business forum.

Go to the official site and check the model specs.

ER605 V2:

 

If you need other models, look for them. For example, ER8411:

 

The switch is listed with the power as well. If they are PoE, when they are fully used all PoE ports, the consumption is listed as well.

They are not always using the max power consumption like the specs. It is the max power reading when under the extreme load. Normally, they are not that high.

The idle power consumption is not an accurate number. It fluctuates. The power adapter we include is fitting the basic power specs and standards. And for redundacy.

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Re:What is electricity consume for Omada switch and controller?
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Hi @halpac,

 

All power information is included in the product information on the TP Link Web site so have a look there to compare power requirements.

 

The oc200 uses a 5V 1À power supply, so the controller's power consumption would not exceed 5 watts.  True consumption may be a little higher due to power loss converting from AC to DC.

 

If ~5w is too much, you don't even need the controller if you get an unmanaged switch or configure your devices individually using their web UI.

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Re:What is electricity consume for Omada switch and controller?
a week ago - last edited a week ago

  @D-C Thank you very much for the answer.

 

1) For the OC200, is 5W the maximum power consumption or does it consistently consume 5W during operation?

 

2) Similar question; I've read switches specifications and the only relevant data I have found is "Max Power Consumption". But max should be the highest possible, how do I know for an average use or when I am not using any device connected to the switch how much is the consumption?

 

3) I have compared two switches max power consumption and I've found there is an huge difference in power consumption. The SG2210XMP-M2  has 180.1 W max power consumption while the SG2008 has 6.4 W max power consumption. How can such a large difference in power usage exist for switches of similar size?

 

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Re:What is electricity consume for Omada switch and controller?-Solution
a week ago - last edited Wednesday

halpac wrote

  @D-C Thank you very much for the answer.

 

1) For the OC200, is 5W the maximum power consumption or does it consistently consume 5W during operation?

5W would be the maximum.  I assume it's actually lower because the engineers wouldn't want zero tolerance on the power, but I've never tried to measured mine.

 

2) Similar question; I've read switches specifications and the only relevant data I have found is "Max Power Consumption". But max should be the highest possible, how do I know for an average use or when I am not using any device connected to the switch how much is the consumption?

I haven't seen any documented idle power consumption or estimated averages for these types of devices.  I've only seen this type of info on TVs or other large appliances.  Average use is going to be different for everyone, so max is probably the only value that reliably means anything.

 

3) I have compared two switches max power consumption and I've found there is an huge difference in power consumption. The SG2210XMP-M2  has 180.1 W max power consumption while the SG2008 has 6.4 W max power consumption. How can such a large difference in power usage exist for switches of similar size?

Power consumption is based on all the features and not just the number of ports.  Have a look at the specs in more detail and you'll see that these devices are nothing alike.  The sg2008 is about the most basic Omada switch you can get.  The sg2210xmp-m2 has a 160W power budget for POE devices and there are other power consuming upgrades as well like having 2.5GB ports and SFP+ ports.

 

@halpac, see text in red above.

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  @D-C Thank you very much :)

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Re:What is electricity consume for Omada switch and controller?-Solution
Wednesday - last edited Wednesday

Hi @halpac 

Thanks for posting in our business forum.

Go to the official site and check the model specs.

ER605 V2:

 

If you need other models, look for them. For example, ER8411:

 

The switch is listed with the power as well. If they are PoE, when they are fully used all PoE ports, the consumption is listed as well.

They are not always using the max power consumption like the specs. It is the max power reading when under the extreme load. Normally, they are not that high.

The idle power consumption is not an accurate number. It fluctuates. The power adapter we include is fitting the basic power specs and standards. And for redundacy.

Best Regards! If you are new to the forum, please read: Howto - A Guide to Use Forum Effectively. Read Before You Post. Look for a model? Search your model NOW Official and Beta firmware. NEW features! Subscribe for the latest update!Download Beta Here☚ ☛ ★ Configuration Guide ★ ☚ ☛ ★ Knowledge Base ★ ☚ ☛ ★ Troubleshooting ★ ☚ ● Be kind and nice. ● Stay on the topic. ● Post details. ● Search first. ● Please don't take it for granted. ● No email confidentiality should be violated. ● S/N, MAC, and your true public IP should be mosaiced.
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