PoE switches are so noisy

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Feb 21, 2026

Reduce in built fan noise from Netgear POE switch?

The fans will run slower with a lower voltage, so if you really want a quick fix then you could try and reduce the speed using a resistor in series with the fans (any terminal).

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Aug 24, 2025

Noisy switches!! Suggestions for a solid, reliable, but quiet solution?

POE means power and warmth, so you''ll have noise or something with a short lifespan. Best option, if the switch must stay in situ, is a better cabinet. The other option would be to swap out

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Jun 21, 2026

HELP please

Just installed a new gen 2 PRO POE 24 port Unifi switch. Bought in large part due to claims of how quiet it should be. Immediately after install with very little (home) traffic the Fan runs at about 40-50% and

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Jul 19, 2025

8 PoE 10G Switch

Thank you. This is exactly what I was anticipating in relation to size, POE output capacity, and what I would consider high no load/switch only power consumption. Based on this it

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Jul 30, 2025

Fanless PoE Switch vs PoE Switch with Fans, What''s the Difference?

Fanless PoE switches feature a 0db noise value while PoE switches with fans are more or less noisy. One parameter that switches users'' concerns is noise value. The noise mainly comes

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Jul 30, 2025

My PoE Switch Is Filthy. Help. : r/amateurradio

You''ll probably need to either replace the switch with a quieter one (will need research) or open it up and modify the power supply to be less noisy. My bet is that the SMPS in it is sending the hum down the

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Oct 04, 2025

Are All POE Switch Noisy

POE switch is divided into fan switches and fanless switches. Whether POE switch have noises depends on whether it has fan inside. Switch with fan inside relies on active cooling and heat dissipation.

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Oct 27, 2025

Fanless PoE Switch vs PoE Switch with Fans, What''s

Fanless PoE switches feature a 0db noise value while PoE switches with fans are more or less noisy. One parameter that switches users'' concerns is

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Jun 11, 2026

Solved: Re: High Fan Noise

You can try to remove PoE devices and reduce the temperature to reduce the fan speed, but otherwise it is completely automatic. Some switches are louder than others, I know that some

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Oct 06, 2025

Noise from PoE (power-over-ethernet) adapter

Just in case anyone else contemplates doing this, I swapped my RS&Boom to being powered by the PoE adapter shown below, since it was connected to a PoE-capable network switch,

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Dec 14, 2025

Omada Managed Fanless PoE Switches

I have constructed and operated very noisy server rooms, so I am definitely attracted to the fanless products. Perhaps you can take a leaf from fanless server designs and include a truely

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