{"id":9688,"date":"2016-12-21T09:06:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T09:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/?p=9688"},"modified":"2025-10-29T15:18:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:18:50","slug":"poe-and-building-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Power Over Ethernet Works with Building Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) grows more prominent, applications like home and building automation become more and more common. A Building Automation System (BAS) is a network that is capable of controlling any electric systems in the building, like climate, lights, security, and fire detection, as well as monitor device performances and failures. A convenient way of integrating this system into your facility is with Power over Ethernet (PoE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Power over Ethernet (PoE)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ethernet cables connected to switch hub\" src=\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/ethernet-hub.jpg\" style=\"float:right;padding:10px\">Power over Ethernet is a power delivery system that is also capable of transmitting data to remote devices over a standard category 5 Ethernet cable. Generally, Ethernet cables consist of four pairs of wires, and only two are needed to transmit data. The other two pairs then are able to provide power to the device, which means that one cable is able to complete two separate and important functions. Common applications that use PoE are access control, room reservation, room scheduling, interactive security systems, and of course, home and building automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PoE for Home and Building Automation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason that PoE is especially convenient for automation applications is because many buildings are already wired for Ethernet. Therefore, it is quick and easy to integrate an automation system into the existing wiring infrastructure. It also saves on costs, since an electrician is not needed to rewire the building, and if there is no rewiring, electrical permits also aren\u2019t necessary. All that needs to be done is have Ethernet cables put into place. PoE is a low power solution that allows the safe transfer of electric power and data from your facility to remote devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modern systems consist of switches and sensors that connect to a central hub. There are many devices that can be used as the central hub, or \u201cgateway\u201d, which is where the automation system is controlled by a user interface. Common options are a wall mounted terminal, computer, tablet, laptop, or a mobile phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Benefits of a PoE Panel PC<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Building automation controls being operated from an industrial tablet\" src=\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/industrial-tablet-for-remodeling.jpg\" style=\"float:right;padding:10px\">Using a panel PC as the central hub allows the user to monitor and control the whole automation system through the computer. A panel PC with PoE capabilities allows the computer to use an Ethernet cable for power and to pass along information, so you don\u2019t need a dedicated power source for the PC. This makes PoE computers easy to implement and cost effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another advantage with using a PoE panel PC is that they use a fanless cooling system, allowing for 24\/7 nonstop operation. They can be mounted into a wall or desk so they stay out of the way until you need access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teguar has a line of panel PCs with PoE capabilities that were made specifically for IIoT and building automation applications. They increase efficiency, save energy, and cut costs in your operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) grows more prominent, applications like home and building automation become more and more common. A Building Automation System (BAS) is a network that is capable of controlling any electric systems in the building, like climate, lights, security, and fire detection, as well as monitor device performances and failures. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":9690,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2283],"tags":[2304,2326,2282,2349],"class_list":["post-9688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technical-articles-industry-trends","tag-fanless-computers","tag-iiot-solutions","tag-panel-pc","tag-poe-computer"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Power Over Ethernet Works with Building Automation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Power over Ethernet computers are ideal for building automation systems and provide tremendous usability and value.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Power Over Ethernet Works with Building Automation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Power over Ethernet computers are ideal for building automation systems and provide tremendous usability and value.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Teguar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-12-21T09:06:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-29T15:18:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/industrial-tablet-for-remodeling-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"225\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"301\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Teguar Computers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Teguar Computers\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Teguar Computers\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/8656a31ca77439553397cd30c0b308f6\"},\"headline\":\"Why Power Over Ethernet Works with Building Automation\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-12-21T09:06:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-29T15:18:50+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/\"},\"wordCount\":474,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/industrial-tablet-for-remodeling-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Fanless Computers\",\"IIoT Solutions\",\"panel pc\",\"PoE Computer\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Technical Articles &amp; Industry Trends\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/\",\"name\":\"Why Power Over Ethernet Works with Building Automation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/industrial-tablet-for-remodeling-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-12-21T09:06:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-29T15:18:50+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/8656a31ca77439553397cd30c0b308f6\"},\"description\":\"Power over Ethernet computers are ideal for building automation systems and provide tremendous usability and value.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/industrial-tablet-for-remodeling-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/industrial-tablet-for-remodeling-1.jpg\",\"width\":225,\"height\":301,\"caption\":\"3D rendering of a tablet with an apartment control panel, in front of a building\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Why Power Over Ethernet Works with Building Automation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Teguar\",\"description\":\"Industrial PCs, Medical Computers, and Rugged Tablets\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/8656a31ca77439553397cd30c0b308f6\",\"name\":\"Teguar Computers\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5fdee48d23c69713cc8714619cf115c768223bda2d66e69d27baa6a0aacb67e7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5fdee48d23c69713cc8714619cf115c768223bda2d66e69d27baa6a0aacb67e7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5fdee48d23c69713cc8714619cf115c768223bda2d66e69d27baa6a0aacb67e7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Teguar Computers\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/author\/teguarcomputers\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Why Power Over Ethernet Works with Building Automation","description":"Power over Ethernet computers are ideal for building automation systems and provide tremendous usability and value.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Why Power Over Ethernet Works with Building Automation","og_description":"Power over Ethernet computers are ideal for building automation systems and provide tremendous usability and value.","og_url":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/","og_site_name":"Teguar","article_published_time":"2016-12-21T09:06:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-10-29T15:18:50+00:00","og_image":[{"width":225,"height":301,"url":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/industrial-tablet-for-remodeling-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Teguar Computers","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Teguar Computers","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/"},"author":{"name":"Teguar Computers","@id":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/8656a31ca77439553397cd30c0b308f6"},"headline":"Why Power Over Ethernet Works with Building Automation","datePublished":"2016-12-21T09:06:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-29T15:18:50+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/"},"wordCount":474,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/industrial-tablet-for-remodeling-1.jpg","keywords":["Fanless Computers","IIoT Solutions","panel pc","PoE Computer"],"articleSection":["Technical Articles &amp; Industry Trends"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/","url":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/","name":"Why Power Over Ethernet Works with Building Automation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/industrial-tablet-for-remodeling-1.jpg","datePublished":"2016-12-21T09:06:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-29T15:18:50+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/8656a31ca77439553397cd30c0b308f6"},"description":"Power over Ethernet computers are ideal for building automation systems and provide tremendous usability and value.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/industrial-tablet-for-remodeling-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/industrial-tablet-for-remodeling-1.jpg","width":225,"height":301,"caption":"3D rendering of a tablet with an apartment control panel, in front of a building"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/poe-and-building-automation\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Why Power Over Ethernet Works with Building Automation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/","name":"Teguar","description":"Industrial PCs, Medical Computers, and Rugged Tablets","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/8656a31ca77439553397cd30c0b308f6","name":"Teguar Computers","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5fdee48d23c69713cc8714619cf115c768223bda2d66e69d27baa6a0aacb67e7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5fdee48d23c69713cc8714619cf115c768223bda2d66e69d27baa6a0aacb67e7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5fdee48d23c69713cc8714619cf115c768223bda2d66e69d27baa6a0aacb67e7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Teguar Computers"},"url":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/author\/teguarcomputers\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9688"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2242550,"href":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9688\/revisions\/2242550"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}