Managing Power-over-Ethernet Devices
Defining PoE Settings
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•Priority — Indicates the PoE port priority. The possible values are:
Critical
,
High
and
Low
. The default is
Low
.
•Power Allocat ion (mW) — Indicates the power in milliwatts allocated to the
port. The range is 0 - 15,400.
•Power Consumption (mW) — Indicates the amount of power in milliwatts
assigned to the powered device connected to the selected interface. Devices
are classified by the powered device, and the classification information used.
STEP 2 Click the Edit button. The
Edit PoE Settings Page
opens:
Edit PoE Settings Page
The Edit PoE Settings Page contains the following fields:
•Port — Indicates the specific interface for which PoE parameters are defined,
and assigned to the powered interface connected to the selected port.
•Enable PoE — Enables or disables PoE on the port. The possible values are:
-
Checked
— Enables PoE on the port. This is the default setting.
-
Unchecked
— Disables PoE on the port.
•Power Priority Level — Determines the port priority if the power supply is low.
The field default is low. For example, if the power supply is running at 99%
usage, and port 1 is prioritized as high, but port 3 is prioritized as low, port 1 is
prioritized to receive power, and port 3 may be denied power. The possible
field values are: