A new Ethernet adapter kit will allow remote devices to be powered over the network even if it not set up for Power over Ethernet (PoE).D-Link’s DWL-P200 Power over Ethernet adapter kit will mean wireless access points, surveillance cameras, LAN bridges and routers can be used anywhere you can run an Ethernet cable, even if there is no main supply nearby.This is already possible with the PoE standard, but it remains expensive to upgrade both your switches and remote devices to PoE-enabled versions. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe The D-Link kit has a base unit that connects between an ordinary network switch and the Ethernet cable, injecting power onto spare cable pairs, plus a terminal unit that breaks out the power and provides the network device with a 5v or 12v feed. The latter is important, according to D-Link marcomms manager Balvinder Singh Phull. He said that previous D-Link PoE kits—like many similar kits from other manufacturers—only supported 5v and therefore could not power devices such as 12v remote cameras. “It’s a flexible solution that delivers data and power simply, without the need of an electrician,” he added.The DWL-P200 kit costs 29.36 pounds (US$54) plus VAT and can PoE-enable one Ethernet connection. -Bryan Betts, Techworld.com (London)Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content feature SAP prepares to add Joule generative AI copilot across its apps Like Salesforce and ServiceNow, SAP is promising to embed an AI copilot throughout its applications, but planning a more gradual roll-out than some competitors. By Peter Sayer Sep 26, 2023 5 mins CIO SAP Generative AI brandpost Mitigating mayhem in a complex hybrid IT world How to build a resilient enterprise in the face of unexpected (and expected) IT mayhem moments. By Greg Lotko, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Mainframe Software Division Sep 26, 2023 7 mins Hybrid Cloud brandpost How AI can deliver eye-opening insights for IT AIOps can leverage machine learning to provide a robust set of proactive predictive analytics capabilities for a wide range of infrastructure. By Carol Wilder, VP of Product Management, Dell Technologies Sep 26, 2023 6 mins Artificial Intelligence brandpost 5 steps we can take to address the cyber skills shortage The cyber skills shortage is not going away anytime soon, despite the progress we are making as an industry to attract new talent. Per the latest “ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study,” we added more than 460,000 warm bodies over the past y By Leonard Kleinman Sep 26, 2023 7 mins IT Leadership Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe