174Power over Ethernet for the Ethernet Routing Switch 2526T-PWR and 2550T-PWR

Item

Description

Notification

Lets you enable or disable sending traps if the switch power

ControlEnable

usage exceeds the percentage set in the UsageThreshold

 

field.

 

 

PowerDevice

Lets you set the power detection type that the switch uses

DetectType

to detect a request for power from a device connected to

 

 

all ports on the switch:

 

• 802.3af

 

• 802.3af and legacy

ATTENTION

The default setting is 802.3af. Ensure that this setting matches the setting for the detection type used by the powered devices on this switch.

Device Manager display for PoE ports

The Device Manager displays PoE ports differently than non-PoE port.

ERS 2550T-PWR with PoE ports

The port coloring scheme for the data aspect is the same for PoE ports as for all other ports. The difference for the PoE ports is the addition of the power aspect (colored p).

Table 45 "Port power color codes" (page 174) shows the status assigned to each color.

Table 45

Port power color codes

Color

Description

 

 

Green P

Specifies that the port is currently delivering power.

 

 

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series

Overview — System Configuration

NN47215-500 (323162-B) 02.02 Standard

4.1 19 November 2007

Copyright © 2007, Nortel Networks

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Nortel Networks 2500 Series manual Device Manager display for PoE ports, ERS 2550T-PWR with PoE ports