H3C S5120-EI Series Operation Manual page 1024

Signal cables modes: For a device with only signal cables, power is supplied over signal cables.
Spare cables modes: For a device with spare cables and signal cables, power can be supplied
over spare cables or signal cables.
S5120-EI series switches only support for signal mode.
Configuring a PoE Interface through the Command Line
To do...
Enter system view
Enter PoE interface view
Enable PoE
Configure the maximum power
for the PoE interface
Configure the PoE mode for
the PoE interface
Configure a description for the
PD connected to the PoE
interface
Configuring PoE Interfaces Through a PoE Configuration File
A PoE configuration file is used to configure at the same time multiple PoE interfaces with the same
attributes to simplify operations. This configuration method is a supplement to the command line
configuration.
Commands in a PoE configuration file are called configurations.
Follow these steps to configure PoE interfaces through a PoE configuration file:
To do...
Enter system view
Create a PoE configuration file and
enter PoE configuration file view
Use the command...
system-view
interface interface-type
interface-number
poe enable
poe max-power
max-power
poe mode signal
poe pd-description
string
Use the command...
system-view
poe-profile profile-name [ index ]
1-3
Remarks
—
—
Required
Disabled by default.
Optional
15,400 milliwatts by default.
Optional
signal (power over signal cables) by
default.
Optional
By default, no description for the PD
connected to the PoE interface is
available.
Remarks
—
Required