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16-Port PoE Switches

Quick answer

A 16-port PoE switch powers 16 fixed domes (about 96 W) in one unit, or 6–10 PTZ heads, on a 200–330 W budget. All four models are 16+2+1: sixteen powered ports, two copper uplinks and one 1000Base-X SFP slot, so the run back to the core can leave the building on fibre.

Sixteen powered ports is a riser-closet or a mid-size site: a whole building on one unit, or a floor that is denser than eight ports allows. At this size the uplink becomes the design question — sixteen camera streams have to leave the box on one or two links.

The 4 models here run 200–330 W, in 100M and gigabit versions, with copper and SFP uplink combinations.

Compare all 4 models

Every figure below comes from the current product data. Click a model to open its full specification page.

ModelUplink PortsPowerInputVLANSize (L×W×H)
HX-1603PE16+2+1-Port 100M PoE Switch2 × 10/100/1000Base-T(X) adaptive Ethernet ports 1 × 1000Base-X SFP fiber port330WAC100-240V 50/60HzYes310×180×44mm
HX-1603PEG16+2+1-Port Gigabit PoE Switch2 × 10/100/1000Base-T(X) adaptive Ethernet ports 1 × 1000Base-X SFP fiber port330WAC100-240V 50/60HzYes310×180×44mm
HX-X1603PE16+2+1-Port 100M PoE Switch2 × 10/100/1000Base-T(X) adaptive Ethernet ports 1 × 1000Base-X SFP fiber port200WAC100-240V 50/60HzYes310×180×45mm
HX-X1603PEG16+2+1-Port Gigabit PoE Switch2 × 10/100/1000Base-T(X) adaptive Ethernet ports 1 × 1000Base-X SFP fiber port200WAC100-240V 50/60HzNo310×180×45mm

How to choose

  • Design the uplink first. Sixteen cameras at 4 Mbps each is 64 Mbps — fine on one gigabit link, tight on 100M if the access ports are 100M and the uplink is shared.
  • Check the budget against the class mix. 16 × 15.4 W is 246 W; the 200 W units therefore cannot load every port with an 802.3at device, while the 330 W units can. The capacity table above runs that arithmetic per model.
  • SFP for building-to-building. The 16-port size is where SFP uplinks stop being optional in multi-building sites.
  • One unit or two. A single 16-port box is the cheapest way to cover sixteen cameras; two 8-port units split the failure domain and shorten the copper runs.

How many devices will each model actually power?

Calculated from the published budget of each model with a 20% reserve kept for PoE start-up surge, IR load at night and ageing. The figure is capped by the powered-port count, so it never promises more devices than there are ports. Budgets are pooled — one 25 W PTZ takes what several 6 W domes would.

ModelPoE portsBudgetFixed dome6 W labelWireless AP8 W label802.3af device15.4 W classPTZ / 802.3at device25.4 W class
HX-X1603PE16+2+1-Port 100M PoE Switch16200 W1616106
HX-X1603PEG16+2+1-Port Gigabit PoE Switch16200 W1616106
HX-1603PE16+2+1-Port 100M PoE Switch16330 W16161610
HX-1603PEG16+2+1-Port Gigabit PoE Switch16330 W16161610

Method: floor(budget × 0.8 ÷ device draw), capped at the powered-port count.Run your own numbers in the PoE budget calculator →

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Frequently asked

How many cameras can a 16-port switch power?

Up to sixteen, bounded by the 200–330 W budget. Sixteen domes at 6 W is 96 W and fits every model in this size; sixteen 802.3at devices at 15.4 W is 246 W, which the 330 W models cover and the 200 W models do not. The capacity table above gives the number per model.

Do I need a managed switch at this size?

These are unmanaged units: they forward tagged frames transparently and the panel switch isolates camera ports from the uplink, but there is no web interface, no SNMP and no configurable VLAN table. Where the site has an IT-managed core, an unmanaged edge is normally accepted for cameras as long as the core handles segmentation.

What is the difference between the 16-port models?

Access speed (100M or 10/100/1000Base-T), total budget (200 W or 330 W) and whether the VLAN isolation switch is fitted. The comparison table above lists all of it for every model in this size.

Can the SFP uplink be used at the same time as the copper uplinks?

Yes. These are 16+2+1 units: sixteen powered ports, two copper uplinks and one SFP slot, all active at once. The copper uplinks are the usual path to a local NVR; the SFP slot is for the backhaul to the core or the next building.

Is a 16-port switch enough for a 12-camera site?

It leaves four spare powered ports, which is the usual sizing rule for a site that may grow. Check the budget at the same time — twelve PTZ heads is about 300 W and needs the 330 W models rather than the 200 W ones.

How do I read the per-port power on a pooled budget?

Divide the budget by the number of powered ports to get an average, then check the worst case. On the 330 W model that average is about 20.6 W per port; on the 200 W model about 12.5 W. Neither is a per-port guarantee — two 25 W PTZs take what five domes would.

Can PoE power be extended past 100 m on a 16-port switch?

Not from the port itself — 100 m is the channel limit and PoE does not change it. Use a PoE extender mid-span (it re-powers the downstream segment) or place an 8-port switch nearer the cameras with an SFP uplink back to this unit.

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