14 POWER OVER ETHERNET
COMMANDS
power inline The power inline Interface Configuration mode command configures
the administrative mode of the inline power on an interface.
Syntax
power inline {auto | never}
Parameters
■auto — Turns on the device discovery protocol and applies power to
the device.
■never — Turns off the device discovery protocol and stops supplying
power to the device.
Default Configuration
Auto
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet) mode
User Guidelines
There are no user guidelines for this command.
Example
The following example turns on the device discovery protocol on port 4.
Console(config)#
interface ethernet
4
Console(config-if)#
power inline auto