Intelligent Power Management; Inline Power Status Messages - Cisco 1130AG - Aironet - Wireless Access Point Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Autonomous Access Points

Intelligent Power Management

The access point requires 12.95 W of power for full power operation with both radios, but only needs
6.3 W of power when operating in low power mode with both radios disabled. To help avoid an
over-current condition with low power sources and to optimize power usage on Cisco switches, Cisco
developed Intelligent Power Management, which uses Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) to allow
powered devices (such as your access point) to negotiate with a Cisco switch for sufficient power.
The access point supports Intelligent Power Management and as a result of the power negotiations, the
access point will either enter full power mode or remain in low power mode with the radios disabled.
Independent of the power negotiations, the access point hardware also uses the 802.3af classification
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scheme to indicate the power required from the power source. However, the power source cannot report
the power available to the access point unless the power source also supports Intelligent Power
Management.
Some Cisco switches that are capable of supplying sufficient power require a software upgrade to
support Intelligent Power Management. If the software upgrade is not desired, you can configure the
access point to operate in pre-standard compatibility mode and the access point automatically enters full
power mode if these Cisco switches are detected in the received CDP ID field.
When the access point determines that sufficient power is not available for full power operation, an error
message is logged and the Status LED turns amber to indicate low power mode (see the
Autonomous Access Point LEDs" section on page 3-2
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If your switch is capable of supplying sufficient power for full operation but the access point remains in
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low-power mode, your access point or your switch (or both) might be misconfigured (see
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If your inline power source is not able to supply sufficient power for full operation, you should consider
these options:
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Inline Power Status Messages

These messages are logged on the console port by the access point to report the power condition:
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3-3).
Upgrade to a higher-powered switch
Use a Cisco Aironet power injector on the switch port
Use the 48-VDC power module to locally power the access point
%CDP_PD-4-POWER_OK: Full Power - AC_ADAPTOR inline power source—This message
indicates the access point is using the power module and can support full-power operation.
%CDP_PD-4-POWER_OK: Full Power - NEGOTIATED inline power source—This message
indicates the access point is operating at full power and has successfully negotiated for 12.95 W of
power from a Cisco switch supporting Cisco Intelligent Power Management.
%CDP_PD-4-POWER_OK: Full Power - HIGH_POWER_CLASSIC inline power source—This
message indicates the access point is operating at full power because it has been configured for
pre-standard compatibility mode and has detected a Cisco switch that does not support Intelligent
Power Management but is able to supply sufficient power to the access point.
Low Power Condition for Autonomous Access Points
and the
Cisco Aironet 1130AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
"Checking the
"Inline Power Status Messages" section
Table 3-2 and
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