OEM / ODM
OEM & ODM PoE Switch Production
Quick answer
OEM here means our standard PoE hardware with your label, packaging, model number and documentation — the electronics do not change. ODM adds changes agreed against your specification: accessory bundle, pack, default settings. It is quoted per project, and a production sample is signed off before the line runs.
Brand owners and distributors usually ask the same three things in the first message: what can carry my logo, what has to stay the same, and what do you need from me to quote. This page answers those three in that order, because the answer to the second one is what makes the price make sense.
The product range is 70 PoE models — switches from 4 to 24 powered ports, injectors, splitters and extenders — plus surge protectors, IP-over-coax converters and network extenders. A private-label run starts from one of those, not from a blank sheet.
What a private-label run changes
Seven things can differ between your unit and the standard model. Everything on this list is either printed, packed or set — which is why none of it requires a new design.
| Item | What changes | What we need from you |
|---|---|---|
| Product label | Your brand, model number, ratings block and warnings on the housing label | You send artwork or a reference product; we confirm the label size and the regulatory text that must stay |
| Housing silkscreen | Logo on the face plate where the moulding allows it | Logo file (vector); position depends on the model |
| Packaging | Inner box, outer carton, printed insert, barcode and carton marking | Dieline and artwork, or a reference box we measure |
| Model numbering | Your part numbers instead of ours, matched to the label, packing list and documentation | Your numbering scheme and the mapping you want |
| Documentation | Datasheet header, quick-start sheet, packing list in your house style | Template, or we start from ours |
| Default settings | Factory defaults that can be set without changing the board (where the model has them) | The setting you need and why — we confirm it is settable |
| Accessory bundle | Screws, wall anchors, terminal covers, mains cable and plug type quoted with the unit | The market you ship to; plug and pack are confirmed at quotation |
What stays exactly as specified
This is the part that matters for the buyer comparing three suppliers: the numbers on the specification sheet are the numbers on the unit, whoever's logo is on the front.
Electrical design
Board, power supply and PoE front end are the production design — not re-engineered per order
Port count and layout
4, 8, 16 and 24 powered ports as built; adding or removing ports is a different product, not a variant
PoE budget
65 / 120 / 200 / 300 / 330 / 400 W by model — a variant does not gain watts
PoE pinout
(1/2)+, (3/6)- as specified per model; a different pinout is a different build
Compliance basis
The certification and test documents stay attached to the hardware they were issued for
Where a project genuinely needs a different port count or budget, the answer is a different model from the range rather than a modified one — see theswitch range orrun the budget first.
From enquiry to carton
Six steps, the same for a first sample order and a repeat run, and each one ends with something written down — so no part of the variant depends on what somebody remembers. The full sequence, including what you receive at each step, is on thefactory page.
- 1You send the project — device count, class, cable lengths, branding needs.
- 2We work the numbers — the model comes from the budget arithmetic with a 20% reserve, not from the port count headline.
- 3A production sample with your label if the artwork is ready — one or two units to test on site.
- 4The variant is locked in writing: model number, label, pack, pinout, defaults.
- 5Run, check against step 4, pack to the same specification.
- 6Datasheet, packing list and export paperwork, shipped through your forwarder or ours.
MOQ, pricing and lead time depend on the model, the variant and the quantity, so they are quoted for a specific project rather than published as a number that would not apply to yours.
What to send for a quote
Five items. With all five in the first message the reply is a quotation rather than a question.
The model
A model number from this site, or the port count and budget you need
Quantity
First order and expected annual volume — MOQ and price both depend on it
Branding
Logo file, label artwork, packaging requirement, and the model numbering you want
Market
Destination country, because plug type, label language and the documents that apply all follow from it
Deadline
When the units have to land, not when they have to ship — it changes which option is realistic
Send it now
The engineering reply comes back with the model and the budget margin; the commercial figures come with it.
OEM questions
What is the difference between OEM and ODM here?
OEM means our standard hardware with your label, packaging, model number and documentation. ODM means the same platform with changes agreed against your specification — a different accessory bundle, a different pack, a different default configuration. What neither means is a new electrical design: port count, PoE budget and pinout come from the model.
What is the MOQ for a private-label PoE switch?
It is quoted per project, because it depends on the model and on how much changes — a label-only run and a full packaging run are different jobs. Send the model and the quantity and the figure comes back with the price.
How long does an OEM order take?
The sequence is fixed (specification, sample sign-off, production, inspection, documents), and the calendar time depends on the model, the customisation and how fast artwork is approved. The lead time quoted with your order is based on that sequence, not on a generic figure.
Whose name goes on the certification documents?
The documents follow the hardware they were issued for, and we send the ones that apply to the model in scope. What a brand owner can put their name on, and on what basis, depends on the market — that is a question for your compliance advisor, and we supply the documentation they ask for.
Can you change the number of ports or the PoE budget?
No. Those are the product, not the variant. If a project needs a different port count or budget, the answer is a different model from the range — 4, 8, 16 or 24 powered ports at 65 W to 400 W.
Do we get a sample before the run?
Yes. The sample is built from current production, not hand-assembled, and your label goes on it if the artwork is ready. It is signed off before the line runs, because the label, pack, model number and defaults are hard to change afterwards.
Also useful: the 30-question buyer FAQ ·product guide and model matrix ·the factory