Vecow PE-6004HF Intel I226-IT 4-Port 2.5GbE 802.3bt PoE++ PCIe Card with Fansink and 200W Budget

When several PoE++ cameras run at full load, the total power budget of the card matters as much as the per-port figure. The PE-6004HF is the fansink model in the PE-6004H series from Vecow, with four 802.3bt PoE++ ports, up to 200 W of total PoE and a fan-cooled heatsink. We supply it configured and tested, with the card fitted in the host and the PoE budget checked against each camera.

Each of the four RJ45 ports has its own Intel I226-IT controller and runs at 2.5 Gbps, 1 Gbps, 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps, so Gigabit cameras still connect. The host interface is PCI Express x4 at Gen2. IEEE 1588 support helps align timestamps across the four links, and a software API switches PoE on or off for each port, which is useful for power-cycling a camera remotely.

Every port is an IEEE 802.3bt Type 3 and Type 4 PSE with up to 90 W on a single port, and is compatible with 802.3at and 802.3af powered devices. On the PE-6004HF the total PoE budget is up to 200 W across the four ports, against 140 W on the heatsink PE-6004H. PoE power comes from the on-board 6-pin 12 V ATX connector and cannot be drawn from the PCIe bus, so that lead must be connected. For a single high-power camera, the PE-2001H carries one 90 W PoE++ port on PCIe x1.

Vecow rates the PE-6004HF from -25 °C to 65 °C in operation and from -40 °C to 85 °C in storage, with humidity up to 95% at 65 °C, non-condensing. The fan connects to an on-board header. The card has a full-height bracket, Vecow lists Windows 11 and Linux support, and the datasheet shows CE and FCC under EMC with the RoHS mark.