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POE router conversion

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i have a wireless access point that is POE (power over ethernet) and i want to use it externally and connect it via the wan port of a netgear rangemax router in the house.

both will run off 12v so i am thinking can i do a mod like this

http://www.techidiots.net/project-pages/wrt54gs-poe-12v-mod



instead of using the mod to power the netgear router i would use it to tap power from the netgear routers power supply power to the WAN port to power the POE router. the wire is only 1.5m so i dont think voltage drop will be a problem.

the router i want to do the mod on is the WAN port of a netgear rangemax wndr3300 and the router i want to run POE is a Ubiquiti Nanostation loco.


would this mod do what i want it to do?

i could use a more powerful 12v supply than the standard Netgear one. i have one that's rated for 24w it should be plenty for both routers.
 
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