A network administrator is troubleshooting issues on a network where newly installed security cameras are intermittently going offline. The PoE switch used supports a total of 185 watts, and there are 10 cameras, each requiring 20 watts. Which of the following actions should the administrator take to BEST resolve the power-budget-exceeded issue?
Install an additional PoE switch or replace it with one that supports a higher power budget
Prioritize power to critical cameras and turn off non-essential ones
Adjust the camera settings to lower their power consumption
Installing an additional PoE switch or a switch with a higher power budget is the best solution because the existing switch cannot supply the 200 watts required by all ten cameras. The resulting power shortfall causes certain cameras to shut down intermittently. Lowering camera settings or prioritizing some cameras only sidesteps the underlying capacity problem, and replacing the cameras with non-PoE models would require separate power cabling without fixing the current PoE deficit.
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