Chapter 10: Managing Power Over Ethernet (Poe); Configuring Poe Switch Parameters; Setting The Method To Detect Power Devices - Avaya 3500 series Getting Started

Chapter 10: Managing Power Over Ethernet

Configuring PoE switch parameters

You configure power parameters for each Ethernet Routing Switch 3500–PWR+ with ACLI.
You can configure the DC power source and the power usage with this management
system.

Setting the method to detect power devices

Set the method the Ethernet Routing Switch 3500–PWR+ uses to detect the power devices
connected to the front ports.
You must ensure that this setting is the correct one for the IP appliance you use with the switch.
Please note this setting applies to the entire switch, not port-by-port. So, you must ensure that
this setting is configured correctly for all the IP appliances on a specified switch.
Procedure
1. Log on to ACLI in Global Configuration command mode.
2. At the command prompt, enter the following command:
Variable definitions
The following table describes the parameters for the poe poe-pd-detect-type
command.
802dot3af | 802dot3af_and_legacy |
802dot3at | 802dot3at_and_legacy
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(PoE)
poe poe-pd-detect-type {802dot3af | 802dot3af_and_legacy |
802dot3at | 802dot3at_and_legacy}
Variable Value
Sets the detection method the switch uses to
detect power needs of devices connected to
the front ports:
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