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Task Remarks
Enabling the PoE Feature on a Port Required
Setting the Maximum Output Power on a Port Optional
Setting PoE Management Mode and PoE Priority of a Port Optional
Setting the PoE Mode on a Port Optional
Configuring the PD Compatibility Detection Function Optional
Upgrading the PSE Processing Software Online Optional
Displaying and Maintaining PoE Configuration Optional
Follow these steps to enable the PoE feature on a port:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Enter Ethernet port view interface interface-type
interface-number —
Enable the PoE feature on a port poe enable Required
z By default, the PoE function on a port is enabled by the default configuration file when the device is
delivered.
z If you delete the default configuration file without specifying another one, the PoE function on a port
will be disabled after you restart the device.
The maximum power that can be supplied by each Ethernet electrical port of a PoE-enabled device to
its PD is 25,000 mW. In practice, you can set the maximum power on a port depending on the actual
power of the PD, in the range of 1,000 to 25,000 mW and in the granularity of 1 mW.
Follow these steps to set the maximum output power on a port:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Enter Ethernet port view interface interface-type
interface-number —
Set the maximum output power
on the port poe max-power max-power Required
25,000 mW by default.