Will <DELETE_westes@earthbroadcast.com> wrote:
> Sorry, my requirement is for miniaturization. I want something the size of
> a pinky finger I can just plug into a firewall. My application requires
> something very small, not a separate box.
>
> I guess one of the problems to overcome here is how does the device get
> power? I assume that a normal 10/100 ethernet does not supply power to the
> device that is connected by ethernet? What is this "power over ethernet"
> standard I hear about, and is that standard intended to only deliver power,
> or can it deliver both network signal and power together?

Can do both, but it requires the device to be setup for it.
You'd need a power supply, and some APs are not that much bigger.