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# Use a PoE Switch with Outdoor Gateways

You can use a PoE switch with the outdoor gateway to increase power and/or the number of ports available to downstream devices, such as Verkada cameras. We recommend following this topology:

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In this topology, the customer-provided PoE switch supplies power to the gateway’s PoE In port and receives data from the same port. To enable this setup, you need to change the PoE **In** port configuration to LAN.

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### Change PoE In port configuration to LAN

{% hint style="warning" %}
This configuration is only available on outdoor gateways.
{% endhint %}

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Gateways.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Select the gateway you want to configure.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**In the top right, click Settings.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Under Network > Connection, select Local Area Network (LAN).**

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{% hint style="warning" %}
The PoE IN port on the outdoor gateways is set to WAN by default.
{% endhint %}
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Click Apply, then Confirm to save.**
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}


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