That becomes a real issue in larger Dubai AV projects. A DIFC boardroom may have several networked audio devices, a room camera, control hardware and fibre back to a central rack. A hotel meeting floor may carry multiple AV streams at the same time. Training rooms in JLT or DMCC can add enough PoE equipment that the power budget matters just as much as the number of physical ports.

The Yealink RCH240 is a 24-port L2+ managed AV switch built for this type of deployment. It combines Gigabit PoE connectivity, a 370W total PoE+ budget, 4 SFP fibre uplinks and AV-focused network functions including Dante, AES67, IGMP Snooping and Fast Leave. It sits in the rack and does the quiet work that the room depends on.

What the RCH240 Actually Does in an AV Rack

The RCH240 isn’t a meeting room endpoint. It doesn’t sit on the table and nobody taps it to join a call. It belongs in the rack, where it connects the networked devices that make the room work: cameras, audio processors, microphones, speakers, AVoIP hardware and other PoE endpoints.

Its 24 Gigabit PoE ports provide both network connectivity and power to compatible devices. That reduces the number of local power adaptors needed around the room and makes centralised cabling much cleaner. In a proper AV deployment, the rack becomes the power and data centre for the room instead of having adapters hidden above ceilings and behind displays.

The RCH240 is filed as part of our Room Audio & Microphones Dubai range because that is where Dante, AES67 and networked Pro AV designs become relevant. It also fits larger Yealink video conferencing installations where cameras, audio hardware and control devices share the same managed AV infrastructure.

Dante and AES67 — Why They Matter Here

Network audio is different from plugging an analogue microphone into a mixer. Dante and AES67 move audio streams across Ethernet, which means the switch becomes part of the audio path. It has to handle multicast traffic properly, maintain predictable packet delivery and keep unnecessary traffic away from ports that don’t need it.

That matters in a Dubai boardroom with ceiling microphones and network speakers, but it becomes even more important in divisible meeting rooms, hotel conference suites and training spaces. Open one partition wall and two rooms become one. Close it and the AV system may need to operate as two independent spaces again. The physical room changes. The network still has to behave.

The RCH240 supports Dante and AES67 alongside Yealink AV protocols, giving it a clear role in Yealink SkySound and wider Pro AV deployments where networked audio is part of the system design.

IGMP Snooping and Fast Leave — The Multicast Part Buyers Usually Miss

A normal office network mostly carries traffic from one device to another. AV networks often add multicast streams, where one source can send audio or video to multiple destinations. Without the right controls, that traffic can be forwarded to ports that never asked for it.

IGMP Snooping helps the switch understand which ports have actually joined a multicast group. Instead of flooding the same stream across the entire switch, multicast traffic can be kept to the destinations that need it.

Fast Leave shortens the time required to stop sending a multicast stream to a port after that endpoint leaves the group. In AV systems where sources and destinations can change during operation, that helps reduce unnecessary traffic hanging around longer than required.

You won’t see either feature on the conference table, but they’re exactly the type of network functions that prevent a busy AV installation from behaving like a badly configured office LAN.

Managed Network Controls for the IT Team

The RCH240 is web managed. That gives the IT or AV team access to switch configuration without treating the unit as an unmanaged box buried in the rack.

VLAN — Separate AV devices from the normal corporate network where the project design requires traffic isolation.

QoS — Prioritise selected network traffic where audio, video and control data need predictable handling.

DHCP functions — Support network addressing requirements within the AV deployment.

Access control — Apply network rules instead of leaving every connected endpoint with unrestricted access.

802.1X authentication — Useful where the organisation requires authenticated network access for connected devices rather than trusting anything plugged into a live port. That matters more in DIFC, ADGM, government and enterprise environments where the AV rack still sits inside the corporate security policy.

Yealink RCH240 Technical Specifications

Specification	Detail
Switch Type	L2+ managed AV network switch
Copper Ports	24 × Gigabit Ethernet PoE ports
PoE Budget	370W total PoE+ budget
Fibre Uplinks	4 × SFP interfaces
Network Audio	Dante and AES67 support
AV Protocol Support	Yealink AV protocols
Multicast Management	IGMP Snooping and Fast Leave
Network Functions	VLAN, QoS, DHCP and access-control functions
Authentication	IEEE 802.1X
Management	Web-based switch management
Power	Built-in power supply
Chassis	Metal enclosure with integrated cooling fans

Where the RCH240 Fits — Room Size Is Only Half the Question

With a meeting-room switch, seat count isn’t enough to choose the hardware. A 20-person boardroom with one camera and one microphone may use fewer network endpoints than a 10-person divisible room with ceiling audio, multiple speakers, control hardware and AVoIP distribution.

Project Type	Typical Requirement	RCH240 Fit
Small meeting room	A few PoE AV endpoints	Usually more switch than required
Medium / large boardroom	Multiple cameras, microphones, speakers or network AV devices	Good fit when port count and PoE calculation justify it
Divisible conference room	Dante/AES67, multicast traffic, control and multiple endpoints	Strong use case
Multi-room AV rack	Higher device count plus fibre uplinks between locations	Designed for this class of deployment

Platform Compatibility — Think Infrastructure, Not Meeting App

The RCH240 itself isn’t a Teams Room or Zoom Room endpoint. It doesn’t run Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Meet. Its job is underneath those systems: move Ethernet traffic, power supported devices and provide the network controls required by the connected AV hardware.

That distinction matters when specifying a complete Yealink RCH240 UAE project. Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms or another conferencing platform may sit at the application layer, while the RCH240 provides part of the physical AV network below it. We don’t list the switch itself as Teams-certified or Zoom-certified because those certifications apply to conferencing endpoints rather than this network switch.

BYOD and Wireless Sharing — Where the RCH240 Sits

A visitor plugging a laptop into a meeting room doesn’t interact with the RCH240 directly. BYOD devices, presentation pods and room controllers sit higher up the system. The switch is the infrastructure underneath them, carrying Ethernet traffic and supplying PoE to supported network endpoints.

That distinction matters when an AV rack contains a mixture of conferencing hardware, Dante audio and AVoIP distribution. A wireless presentation device might put content onto the room display. An encoder may put an AV signal onto the network. A decoder receives it somewhere else. The RCH240 handles the network path between those devices rather than generating the presentation itself.

For rooms that specifically need laptop sharing or BYOD, products such as the Yealink wireless presentation and BYOD range are specified separately. On larger systems, we design those endpoints together with the switch, PoE budget, VLAN layout and uplink path rather than treating each item as an isolated box.

PABX, Etisalat and du — What the Switch Does Not Do

The RCH240 is not a SIP phone, SIP gateway or PABX endpoint. It doesn’t register an extension, place a telephone call or connect directly to an Etisalat or du voice account. That’s a different layer of the room.

If a Microsoft Teams Room, Zoom Room or another conferencing system in the same project needs PSTN or SIP calling, that function is handled by the conferencing platform, SBC, PABX or telephone equipment specified for the site. The RCH240 may carry Ethernet traffic used by connected equipment, but it doesn’t become the telephone system.

This is useful to establish before a quotation. For a Dubai office with an existing 3CX, Grandstream, Yeastar, Avaya or other SIP environment, send us both the AV device list and the current voice-system layout. We can keep the network and telephony roles separate instead of promising functionality the switch itself doesn’t have.

Cascaded RCH240 Designs for Larger AV Networks

One detail that gets missed on basic product listings: Yealink documents cascaded RCH240 deployments. That gives the switch a role beyond a single isolated room when a project grows into multiple racks or a larger collection of AV endpoints.

Think of a hotel conference floor with several divisible rooms, or a corporate training centre where the equipment rack serving one area has to connect back to another rack. The 4 SFP interfaces provide the fibre-uplink side of that design, while managed multicast controls help keep AV traffic where it belongs.

Cascading still needs proper design. Port totals, fibre modules, uplink capacity, VLANs and the 370W PoE allowance per switch all need to be calculated from the endpoint schedule. More switches doesn’t remove that homework. It just gives the system room to grow in a controlled way.

What’s in the Box — and What You Should Budget Separately

The RCH240 itself uses a built-in power supply, so the rack doesn’t need an external power brick hanging behind the switch. Yealink also specifies a metal chassis with integrated cooling fans for the unit.

For project costing, don’t assume that every part needed around the switch is included in the carton. Fibre links in particular require the correct SFP modules and fibre type for the site design. Copper patch leads, rack power distribution, fibre patching and the connected AV endpoints are also separate project items unless they appear explicitly on your quotation.

RCH240 or RCH80?

Not every project needs 24 ports. Yealink also has the smaller RCH80 for installations where the endpoint count and PoE load are lower. The choice should start with the device schedule, not the physical size of the meeting room.

Model	Network Ports	PoE Budget	Typical Decision
RCH80	8-port class	130W	Smaller AV endpoint count and lower PoE requirement
RCH240	24 Gigabit PoE ports	370W	Larger rooms, multi-room racks, higher endpoint count and fibre-linked AV systems

If eight network ports cover the complete system with sensible spare capacity, there’s little point filling the rack with a 24-port unit just because the room has twelve chairs. If the design already has 15 or 18 endpoints before future expansion is considered, the RCH240 makes far more sense.

What We Normally Specify Around an RCH240

The switch makes more sense when you see the equipment around it. These aren’t compulsory bundle items. They’re the products that commonly sit in the same Yealink Pro AV design, depending on what the room needs.

A Practical Dubai Use Case — Divisible Meeting Rooms

Divisible rooms are where AV networking stops being an invisible detail. A hotel or training centre may have one large room at 9AM, split it into two independent rooms at 11AM, then open the partition again for an afternoon event. Microphones, speakers, displays and source routing all have to follow the room state.

Now add glass partitions, permanent HVAC noise and an equipment rack outside the meeting space — normal conditions in many Dubai fit-outs. Ceiling audio keeps tables clear. Fibre can carry the uplink back to a central rack. Dante or AES67 handles networked audio. Multicast controls keep streams from being sprayed across ports that don’t need them.

That’s a more natural RCH240 project than a six-seat huddle room with two endpoints. We start with a rack drawing and endpoint schedule, calculate PoE consumption, decide where copper ends and fibre begins, then configure the network around the actual room behaviour.

Yealink RCH240 UAE Supply and Installation

Yealink RCH240 UAE projects aren’t limited to Dubai. We supply and install AV infrastructure in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain as well. For Abu Dhabi boardrooms and training centres, the same process applies: endpoint count first, PoE calculation second, then VLAN, multicast and uplink design.

Installation is included with Yealink Dubai projects. For a new room, send the rack location, floor plan and proposed equipment list. For an existing system, send the current switch model and connected-device schedule. That usually tells us far more than a photograph of the meeting table.

RCH240 Export from Dubai — Africa and MEA Projects

Project quantities of the RCH240 can ship FOB Dubai for AV installers and system integrators working across South Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Tanzania and Kenya. For switch orders, send the number of racks as well as the number of rooms — one large AV rack can serve several spaces, so room count alone isn’t enough for a useful quotation.

We can prepare RCH240 units alongside the Yealink room-audio and AVoIP hardware specified for the project. That helps integrators keep the switch, encoders, decoders and room-audio devices on one equipment schedule rather than sourcing each component separately.

FOB Dubai pricing is available for project quantities. Send the destination, quantity and required Yealink device list on WhatsApp +971 55 986 3697.

For larger MEA rollouts, include the proposed deployment sequence as well. We can split project quantities by site or shipment where the installation programme requires hardware to land in stages.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need an RCH240 just because the boardroom has 20 seats?

Not necessarily. The switch is sized from the number of networked AV endpoints and their total PoE requirement, not the chair count. A 20-seat room with a simple device list may need less switching capacity than a 10-seat room with ceiling audio, multiple AVoIP endpoints and room-control hardware.

Can all 24 ports power devices at the same time?

The RCH240 has a 370W total PoE+ budget. Whether all 24 ports can power connected devices simultaneously depends on what each endpoint draws. We calculate the combined wattage from the actual device list and leave sensible headroom rather than assuming 24 ports equals 24 unrestricted PoE loads.

Why would our Dubai AV room need Dante or AES67 support?

Dante and AES67 are used to move digital audio across an IP network. They’re relevant when the room uses compatible network microphones, speakers, DSP equipment or other professional audio endpoints. If your room has no networked audio, that capability may not be the reason to choose the switch.

Does the RCH240 connect directly to our Etisalat or du PABX service?

No. The RCH240 is an Ethernet AV switch, not a SIP gateway or telephone endpoint. Etisalat or du voice connectivity is handled by the PABX, SBC or conferencing equipment elsewhere in the system. The switch can provide network connectivity to supported devices, but it doesn’t register a phone extension itself.

Can we use the RCH240 across more than one meeting room?

Yes, where the network design supports it. Yealink documents cascaded RCH240 setups, and the 4 SFP interfaces provide fibre-uplink options for larger AV deployments. Multi-room designs should still be checked for port count, PoE load, multicast configuration and uplink requirements before installation.

Is the Yealink RCH240 available in Dubai and Abu Dhabi?

Yes. Yealink RCH240 supply and installation is available in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and all 7 UAE emirates. Same-day project quotes are available on WhatsApp +971 55 986 3697. For larger installations, send the endpoint list and number of rooms so the switch quantity and PoE requirement can be checked before quotation.