You've got sixteen cameras, access points, or desk phones scattered across the building, and every single one needs a network drop and a power feed. Running separate power cables to each port is messy, expensive, and a trip hazard. This switch kills that problem in one go.
The TL-SL1218P is a 1U rackmount unit with 16 PoE+ ports doing the heavy lifting – 30 W per port, 150 W total budget – plus two Gigabit RJ45 uplinks and a combo SFP slot for your backbone. No configuration. No software to install. Rack it, patch it in, done.
Running cameras down a long cable run? Extend mode pushes data and power out to 250 m, purpose-built for surveillance layouts where the camera sits 120 m from the server room and a standard 100 m Cat5e run won't reach.
Ports 1–8 sit in Priority Mode, so your video feeds stay stable even when the switch is under full load. Isolation Mode gives you one-click client traffic separation without touching VLAN settings or calling an IT contractor.
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| brand | TP-LINK |
| model | TL-SL1218P |
| category | TECHNOLOGY |
| subcategory | NETWORKING |
| poe_ports | 16 |
| poe_standard | IEEE 802.3at / 802.3af |
| poe_power_per_port_w | 30 |
| poe_total_budget_w | 150 |
| uplink_ports | 2× 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 + 1× Combo Gigabit SFP |
| extend_mode_distance_m | 250 |
| switching_capacity_gbps | 7.2 |
| packet_forwarding_rate_mpps | 5.36 |
| mac_address_table_entries | 8K |
| jumbo_frame_kb | 10 |
| transmission_method | Store-and-Forward |
| dimensions_wxdxh_mm | 440 × 180 × 44 |
| power_supply | 100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz |
| fan_count | 2 |
| physical_security_lock | 1 |
| max_power_consumption_no_pd_w | 12.71 |
| max_power_consumption_with_pd_w | 172.8 |
| network_media | 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T (Cat 5/5e/6 UTP or STP), 1000BASE-X MMF/SMF |