Modding EX2200 PoE Switch with Quieter Fans
So I bought a Juniper PoE switch, but the next part was purchasing the fans. I came across the video below from Christian Scholz showing mostly how to replace the fans.
Remove the 4 screws on the back of the switch and carefully lift off the top cover. Install the Noctua fan in the same. Replacing the factory fans could be an option but for two issues; first the warr...
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So I bought a Juniper PoE switch, but the next part was purchasing the fans. I came across the video below from Christian Scholz showing mostly how to replace the fans.
The ubiquti switch fans are too loud! This is how I made a HUGE improvement in the pitch and volume of the 2 fans on my network switch.
Install the Noctua fan in the same orientation as the stock fan. Make sure the label is facing up and the wires are through the rectangular slot. Use a 3/16th drill bit to widen the plastic
To connect the fan, I used a coupe of male to female jumper cables to extend the cables outside the splitter case. The connecters would have sat proud of the case, so removed the
I just recently added a Unifi US-24-250W POE switch to my home network. It is an excellent piece of kit, but the stock cooling fans are quite noisy and the sound really bothered me.
The stock fans are too loud on the Unifi Switch 24 PoE. This quick modification made a massive difference in how loud the room is!
Specifically because case fans are usually inside a case and ethernet ports are usually outside the case. The number one issue you will have is that POE usually needs to talk to the powered device and
I have a small server rack in my office and I installed the switch 24 ports POE. It makes little noise (~55dB) but since my office is very quiet (more like 40-45dB), it feels like a Boeing.
1. High Performance Fan (2) 2. Fan Brackets (2) 3. Fan Guards (2)
A replacement fan would ideally hit these specs with a lower noise level. I replaced the fan with a Noctua NF-A4x20 FLX which pushes 9.4 m3/h, about 5.5 CFM, at a static pressure of 2.26
Install the Noctua fan in the same orientation as the stock fan.
In this video I show you how to replace the standard stock fans in a Ubiquiti UniFi USW-Pro-24 PoE Gen2 Network Switch with 2 Noctua NF-A4x20 PWM fans which results in the terrible high...