StarTech.com 4-Port Multi-Gigabit PoE++ Injector, 5/2.5/1G Ethernet (NBASE-T), PoE/PoE+/PoE++ (802.3af/802.3at/802.3bt), 160Watts Power Budget, Wall/DIN Rail Mountable, Unmanaged

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For £276.37 ex-VAT, this StarTech 4‑port PoE++ injector is the kind of “fix it properly” option I’d recommend when you *don’t* want to replace a switch, but you do need proper multi‑gig + high‑power delivery (think Wi‑Fi 6/6E APs, PTZ-ish cameras, or some demanding industrial gear that insists on more than classic PoE). The upside here is practical: unmanaged injectors are simple, predictable, and you avoid the nonsense of negotiating power compatibility and budgets across mixed equipment. If your existing network already supports the data side, these injectors let you bolt on PoE power without changing core infrastructure.

That said, I’d be a bit cautious if you’re doing this as a “cheap PoE upgrade” for general office/low-power devices. Injector setups can create cable/patch complexity, and the moment you have more than a couple of endpoints, a PoE switch often becomes better value and easier to manage. Also, with PoE++ at full tilt, power budget realities matter—this isn’t something to oversubscribe casually. Who should buy: SMEs, field installers, or warehouses running a small number of high-power multi‑gig devices off an existing non‑PoE (or insufficient‑PoE) switch, who want reliability over bells and whistles. Who shouldn’t: teams planning to expand to many powered devices, or anyone who needs monitoring/controls—this is unmanaged, so troubleshooting power issues is more “plug & pray with your multimeter” than “check a web dashboard.”