Thanks to everyone for all the info. This was a great help.
On 03/08/2017 03:07 PM, Grand Avenue Broadband via Mikrotik-users wrote: > One reason is to augment MikroTik's rather limited support of UPS brands and > models. > > You can power the main router at a remote tower or station dually from a UPS > via POE; and also from line power over the barrel jack at a different, higher > voltage. Then you run a simple periodic script to query the router's > voltage. If it's the lower voltage, local power has failed and you're > running off the UPS. > > On models that have dual AC power inputs (like the CCRs) you can do the same > by querying whether the one connected directly to line power is operational. > >> On Mar 8, 2017, at 12:44 PM, Nick Bright via Mikrotik-users >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I don't know what the actual use case is for wanting dual power supplies >> On 3/1/2017 8:15 AM, Faisal Imtiaz via Mikrotik-users wrote: >>> Keep in mind that most Mikrotik (Routerboard) devices support being powered >>> via POE >>> Check the specs and or the device for the specific models. >>> >>> All of the such (Routerboard) devices can be powered via the DC power Jack >>> as well as the POE-IN port at the same time, the internal circuitry of the >>> Mikrotik will use the Higher voltage as primary power source, and the other >>> as a secondary power source. > _______________________________________________ > Mikrotik-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik-users > -- Regards, David Funderburk GlobalVision 864-569-0703 _______________________________________________ Mikrotik-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik-users
