Description
Yealink RCH80 AV 8-Port PoE Dante & AES67 Switch Dubai
The ceiling microphones are powered. The speakers are on the network. The camera is patched back to the rack. Then the first test call starts dropping audio because the switch was chosen for office PCs, printers and access points — not multicast AV traffic. We see this in Dubai meeting rooms more often than most people expect. The AV hardware is correct. The network underneath it isn’t.
The Yealink RCH80 fixes that part of the room. It is an 8-port L2+ managed AV switch built for Yealink AV-over-IP deployments, Dante audio and AES67. Eight Gigabit PoE ports feed room devices from a total 130W PoE budget, while 2 Gigabit SFP ports give the installer a fibre path back to the main network or another AV location. For a DIFC boardroom, a DMCC training room or an Abu Dhabi meeting suite using networked microphones and speakers, this is the switch that sits quietly in the rack and keeps the AV network organised.
8
Gigabit PoE Ports
130W
Total PoE Budget
2
Gigabit SFP Uplinks
L2+
Web-Managed AV Switch
Why an AV Switch Is Different From the Spare Office Switch
A normal network switch can move packets perfectly well and still be the wrong choice for a networked meeting room. Audio-over-IP and video-over-IP create multicast traffic. Multiple endpoints may need the same stream at the same time. If multicast isn’t handled correctly, traffic can spread to ports that don’t need it. That wastes bandwidth and makes fault-finding harder when somebody reports a two-second audio break halfway through a board meeting.
The RCH80 is built around this use case. IGMP Snooping is enabled by default and Fast Leave is supported, so multicast streams can be handled at switch level rather than treated like ordinary broadcast traffic. Yealink also disables Energy Efficient Ethernet by default. EEE is useful on many office networks because idle links can reduce power use, but time-sensitive audio doesn’t benefit from a port repeatedly moving in and out of a low-power state.
That factory behaviour is one of the details that matters during an actual installation. The switch can be used with Yealink AV-over-IP equipment without the installer first spending an hour changing basic AV network settings. Advanced controls are still there when the IT department needs VLANs, QoS, authentication or specific multicast rules.
IGMP Snooping Enabled by Default
Multicast AV traffic is handled from the start rather than flooding every connected port. Useful when a room carries Dante audio, Yealink AV traffic or several networked endpoints through one switch.
EEE Disabled by Default
Energy Efficient Ethernet is switched off at factory level. For time-sensitive AV traffic, that removes one variable that can cause trouble when links enter low-power states between bursts of data.
Dante and AES67 on the Same AV Network
The RCH80 supports Yealink AV protocols as well as Dante and AES67. That matters when a room uses Yealink SkySound hardware together with other networked audio equipment rather than staying inside one device family.
Where the RCH80 Fits in a Yealink Room-Audio Design
Don’t size this switch by asking how many people sit around the table. Count networked AV devices and calculate the PoE load instead. A 20-seat room with four powered endpoints may fit comfortably. A smaller room with ceiling microphones, several speakers, encoders and control devices can use more ports. Port count first. PoE budget second.
For Yealink SkySound deployments, the RCH80 provides a tidy network point between room audio devices and the wider LAN. It also belongs naturally beside Yealink MVC room systems, VCH-connected deployments and AV-over-IP equipment. If you’re building a room around networked ceiling audio, see the Yealink Room Audio & Microphones Dubai range. For complete room systems, cameras and meeting-room kits, the Yealink Video Conferencing range covers the endpoints that sit around this AV network layer.
| Deployment | What to Check | RCH80 Fit |
|---|---|---|
| Single Meeting Room | Up to 8 wired AV endpoints and total powered load within 130W | Strong fit |
| Room + Remote AV Rack | Need fibre uplink between the room and rack | 2 SFP uplinks available |
| SkySound / Dante Audio | Multicast audio, PoE devices, VLAN/QoS requirements | Designed for this type of network |
| Large Multi-Room AV Network | More than 8 local ports or more than 130W PoE required | Check RCH240 instead |
Don’t choose it by room capacity alone
The RCH80 has 8 Gigabit PoE ports and a 130W total PoE budget. If your design needs more than 8 local AV connections or the connected devices exceed that power budget, move to the RCH240 class rather than adding devices blindly. We check the actual endpoint list and PoE requirement before an installation is signed off.
130W PoE Budget — Count Watts, Not Just Ports
All 8 copper network ports support PoE/PoE+ using 802.3af and 802.3at. The important number is the total: 130W available across the switch. That means the installer can carry network traffic and power over the same Cat cable for compatible AV endpoints, reducing the number of separate power adaptors hidden above ceilings or inside meeting-room cabinets.
Eight ports doesn’t automatically mean eight high-draw devices at full load. We total the specified power requirement of every camera, microphone, speaker, encoder or control unit planned for the switch. This is especially important in Dubai fit-outs where ceiling devices can be difficult to reach once the gypsum work is closed. Better to calculate it before the ladder leaves the site.
L2+ Controls for the IT Team
Plug-and-play is useful on day one. Managed controls matter on day 500. The RCH80 has a browser-based management interface rather than behaving like an unmanaged black box behind the display. That gives the network team control over how AV traffic sits beside the rest of the company network.
VLAN functions can separate AV devices from ordinary office endpoints. QoS supports traffic prioritisation where voice and video need to take precedence. Multicast controls include IGMP v2/v3, IGMP Snooping and Fast Leave. 802.1X authentication is available for sites where connected network devices must meet access-policy rules before they are admitted.
The switch also supports DHCP and access-control functions, plus spanning-tree and loop-protection options for more involved network designs. In a single JLT meeting room, the installer may never touch half of those settings. Across several floors in a corporate office, the network team probably will.
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Yealink RCH80 |
|---|---|
| Switch Type | L2+ managed AV switch |
| Copper Ports | 8 × Gigabit PoE Ethernet ports |
| Fibre Ports | 2 × Gigabit SFP fibre ports |
| PoE Standards | IEEE 802.3af / 802.3at PoE and PoE+ |
| Total PoE Budget | 130W |
| AV Protocols | Yealink audio/video protocols, Dante, AES67 |
| Multicast | IGMP v2/v3, IGMP Snooping, IGMP querying, Fast Leave |
| EEE | Disabled by default |
| VLAN | Up to 4K VLAN entries; GVRP, QinQ, Private VLAN, Voice VLAN |
| QoS | 802.1P / DSCP priority mapping and marking |
| Authentication | 802.1X support |
| Management | Web-based management via browser |
| Cooling | Fanless |
| Power Supply | Built-in AC power supply, 100–240V, 50Hz ±10% |
| Switch Power Consumption | <10W excluding PoE load |
| Dimensions | 280 × 180 × 44 mm |
| Installation | Rack-mounted or desktop |
| Operating Environment | -10°C to 50°C; 10%–90% RH, non-condensing |
Protocol and Yealink System Compatibility
Yealink MVC / VCH ✓
Dante ✓
AES67 ✓
802.3af / at PoE ✓
Web Management ✓
One distinction matters here: the RCH80 is infrastructure, not a Teams Room or Zoom Room endpoint. It does not need a Microsoft Teams Rooms or Zoom Rooms certification of its own. It sits underneath Yealink room systems and carries the network traffic used by compatible AV devices. Calling the switch itself “Teams certified” would be inaccurate.
For IT teams planning a larger rollout, that distinction is useful. The meeting-room platform can change while the network layer still needs the same basics: Gigabit transport, PoE power, multicast control, VLAN separation and predictable handling of Dante or AES67 audio. That’s the job the RCH80 is built to do.
BYOD and Content Sharing — What the RCH80 Does and Doesn’t Do
The RCH80 doesn’t take an HDMI cable from a visitor’s laptop, launch a meeting or put wireless content on the display. It is the network layer underneath those functions. A Yealink AVHub, room system, encoder or other endpoint handles the actual camera, content-sharing and BYOD job; the RCH80 carries the Ethernet traffic and can provide PoE power to compatible devices.
That distinction becomes important on larger installations. Put a laptop presentation on the screen and the user only sees the finished result. Behind the wall there may be audio streams, control data, camera traffic and other AV packets crossing the same switch. IGMP controls, VLAN separation and QoS are what keep those flows organised when the room becomes more complicated than one USB cable and one display.
If the requirement is specifically wireless laptop sharing or BYOD, specify the appropriate Yealink presentation or AV processing hardware as part of the room design. The RCH80 stays in the rack doing the network job. Different tool.
Does the RCH80 Connect to an Etisalat, du or Office PABX?
Not directly. The RCH80 is an Ethernet AV switch, not a SIP telephone endpoint. You don’t create an extension for it on a 3CX, Yeastar, Grandstream or Avaya system, and you don’t register an Etisalat or du SIP account on the switch.
A meeting-room codec or conferencing endpoint elsewhere in the design may connect to your communication platform. The RCH80 simply provides the managed LAN path for compatible AV devices. Keeping that separation clear saves a lot of confusion during Dubai fit-outs where the IT network, PABX and meeting-room AV are often being installed by different contractors at the same time.
Two SFP Uplinks — Useful When the AV Rack Isn’t Beside the Room
Copper Ethernet is fine when the switch, endpoints and network rack are close together. Not every UAE project is laid out that way. A ballroom, training floor or divided meeting area can put the AV equipment well away from the main communications room. The RCH80 adds 2 Gigabit SFP ports so fibre can be used for the uplink portion of the design.
The SFP slots don’t mean an optical module is automatically included. The fibre type, distance and existing patch-panel standard need to be checked first. We match the uplink hardware to the site instead of putting a random SFP on the quotation and discovering during commissioning that the building uses something different.
Plan these separately where required
SFP optical modules, fibre patch leads, structured Cat cabling, rack accessories and the connected AV endpoints should be specified for the actual project. Don’t assume an SFP transceiver or room cabling is included with the switch simply because the RCH80 has fibre slots.
What’s in the Box?
The main item is the Yealink RCH80 managed AV switch. Its AC power supply is built into the metal chassis, so there isn’t a large external power brick sitting in the rack. The unit can be used on a desktop or incorporated into the AV rack design.
Small accessory-pack contents can differ by distribution batch, so we don’t promise unverified patch leads, optical modules or rack hardware as standard box contents. For project orders, the quotation lists the RCH80 and every required installation item separately. What arrives on site matches the drawing. No guessing.
RCH80 or RCH240?
This is mainly a port and power decision. The RCH80 provides 8 Gigabit PoE ports, 2 SFP uplinks and a 130W total PoE budget. The RCH240 moves to 24 Gigabit PoE ports, 4 SFP uplinks and a 370W PoE budget. Both sit in Yealink’s managed AV-switch family and support Dante and AES67.
| Model | PoE Ports | PoE Budget | SFP |
|---|---|---|---|
| RCH80 | 8 × Gigabit | 130W | 2 × Gigabit |
| RCH240 | 24 × Gigabit | 370W | 4 × Gigabit |
When to move up to the RCH240
If the final AV schedule is already close to 8 Ethernet devices, don’t build a new room with zero spare capacity. The RCH240 gives 24 PoE ports and a 370W power budget for larger AV racks, multi-device rooms and designs expected to grow.
Quiet Enough to Sit Near the Meeting Room
Fanless matters more than it sounds. Put a small network switch with a noisy fan inside the credenza below a boardroom display and the ceiling microphone may hear that fan for every minute of every call. Add Dubai HVAC noise and reflections from glass partitions and you’ve created background sound before anybody even speaks.
The RCH80 uses fanless cooling and a metal chassis with its power supply inside. No cooling fan spinning beside the table. For a local room rack, cabinet or credenza installation, that is exactly what we want.
A Typical SkySound Room Around the RCH80
Take a medium-to-large boardroom with ceiling audio. The room may use Yealink CM20 ceiling microphones to capture the table and CS10 network ceiling speakers for far-end speech. A Yealink room system or AV processor handles the conferencing logic. The RCH80 provides the Ethernet switching, PoE and multicast control that lets the networked AV pieces communicate.
The CM20 itself uses a 16-microphone array and is designed as a network ceiling microphone. The CS10 is an active PoE ceiling loudspeaker. These aren’t ordinary passive speakers and analogue microphones pulled back to a basic amplifier rack. They’re network endpoints, which is why the switch underneath the room becomes part of the AV design rather than an afterthought.
For corporate offices with several glass-partition meeting rooms in DIFC, Business Bay or JLT, this architecture also makes the cabling cleaner. Cat runs return to the AV network rather than filling ceiling routes with separate audio, control and local power connections for every device.
Related Yealink AV Products to Build the Room Around It
Yealink RCH240 — the 24-port step-up switch with a 370W PoE budget when 8 ports won’t leave enough capacity.
Yealink CM20 Ceiling Microphone — 16-microphone network ceiling array for Yealink SkySound room-audio designs.
Yealink CS10 Network Ceiling Speaker — PoE-enabled active ceiling loudspeaker for networked meeting-room audio.
Yealink AVHub — meeting-room audio/video processor for designs using multiple cameras, microphones and speakers.
Yealink UVC86 — dual-eye 4K PTZ camera for larger room designs where the AV network extends beyond an all-in-one bar.
Yealink MVC Room Systems — Microsoft Teams room kits that can sit above the RCH80 network layer in a complete meeting-room deployment.
Stock & Availability: Yealink RCH80 in stock in Dubai. Same-day quote on WhatsApp. Project quantities and FOB Dubai pricing available for resellers and AV integrators. Ships to Africa, GCC, and South Asia.
RCH80 Installation in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
A managed AV switch shouldn’t be dropped into the rack and handed over with every port on the same network simply because the link lights are green. For a new installation we review the endpoint list, PoE load, VLAN requirement, multicast design and uplink path before commissioning the RCH80.
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Count the AV endpoints — cameras, microphones, speakers, processors, encoders and other PoE devices are listed before selecting ports.
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Check the 130W budget — every powered endpoint is calculated rather than assuming that 8 physical ports means any combination of 8 devices.
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Commission the AV network — uplink, multicast behaviour, VLANs and connected room hardware are tested before handover.
Yealink RCH80 UAE supply and installation covers Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain. For offices with multiple rooms across DMCC, DIFC or JLT, the switch and room endpoints can be scheduled as one AV deployment rather than separate network and conferencing jobs.
For AV Integrators, Training Rooms and Divisible Meeting Spaces
The RCH80 makes the most sense where the room design has moved beyond one video bar. Corporate training areas, executive boardrooms, divisible rooms, education spaces and presentation suites can all put several audio/video devices onto Ethernet. At that point the network switch is part of the signal path.
For an AV contractor, the practical benefit is repeatability. Eight labelled Gigabit PoE connections, defined multicast handling and a fibre uplink option are easier to document than a collection of small injectors and unmanaged switches hidden above the ceiling. For the client’s IT team, the VLAN, QoS and access controls mean the AV network can still follow company policy.
Yealink RCH80 Export from Dubai — Africa and MEA Projects
We supply the RCH80 from Dubai for AV projects handled by system integrators and corporate technology teams in Ghana, Tanzania, South Africa, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Kenya. Project quantities can be consolidated with Yealink cameras, ceiling microphones, network speakers and room-system hardware rather than shipping the switch alone.
FOB Dubai pricing is available for distributor and project orders. Send the destination, required quantity and endpoint schedule on WhatsApp so the 130W PoE budget can be checked before the units leave Dubai.
For larger room builds requiring more than 8 local AV ports, RCH240 quantities can be quoted in the same shipment. Mixed RCH80/RCH240 orders are useful where one project contains smaller meeting rooms and a larger central training or boardroom space.
Export documentation is prepared from Dubai for MEA shipments, with project quantities quoted separately from single-unit UAE requirements.
About Yealink Dubai — Authorised Yealink Distributor
Yealink Dubai is an authorised Yealink distributor in Dubai, UAE. Yealink RCH80 AV Switch in stock with supply and installation across all 7 UAE emirates. Contact: +971 4 450 4145. Since 2010.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use the RCH80 for 8 PoE devices just because it has 8 ports?
Only if the combined device load stays within the RCH80’s 130W total PoE budget. We check both port count and wattage. A design can have a free Ethernet port and still be out of PoE capacity.
Why not use the spare managed switch already in our Dubai office?
It may work, but its configuration needs to suit real-time AV traffic. Yealink specifically requires the audio network to avoid problematic EEE behaviour and use appropriate multicast/QoS handling. The RCH80 has AV-oriented defaults, including IGMP Snooping enabled and EEE disabled.
Will the RCH80 work with Dante ceiling audio?
Yes. The RCH80 supports Dante and AES67 as well as Yealink AV protocols. The complete device list still needs checking because protocol support and electrical PoE requirements are separate parts of the design.
Does the RCH80 register to our Etisalat or du phone system?
No. It isn’t a SIP phone or PABX endpoint. The switch carries Ethernet traffic for the meeting-room AV equipment. Any SIP or calling-platform registration happens on the relevant conferencing endpoint, not on the RCH80.
When should I buy the RCH240 instead?
Move to the RCH240 when 8 local PoE ports or 130W won’t leave enough capacity. The RCH240 provides 24 Gigabit PoE ports, a 370W total PoE budget and 4 Gigabit SFP uplinks. We size the switch from the AV endpoint schedule rather than the number of seats in the room.
Is the Yealink RCH80 available in Dubai with installation?
Yes. Yealink RCH80 stock is available in Dubai with supply and installation across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and all 7 UAE emirates. Same-day project quotations are available on WhatsApp at +971 55 986 3697.
Need an RCH80 for a Dubai meeting room or SkySound project? Send us the endpoint list and room quantity. We’ll check the 8-port layout and 130W PoE budget before quoting the switch and installation across the UAE.
