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8.3 PoE
Not e: The PoE funct ion and t he following screens are available for m odels ending in " HP"
only.
The Swit ch support s bot h t he I EEE 802.3af Power over Et hernet ( PoE) and I EEE 802.3at High Power
over Et hernet ( PoE) st andards. The Swit ch is Power Sourcing Equipm ent ( PSE) because it provides
a source of power via it s Et hernet port s, and each device t hat receives power t hrough an Et hernet
port is a Powered Device ( PD) .
I n t he figure below, t he I P cam era and I P phone get t heir power direct ly from t he Swit ch. Aside
from m inim izing t he need for cables and wires, PoE rem oves t he hassle of t rying t o find a nearby
elect ric out let t o power up devices.
Figure 53 Powered Device Exam ples
PD
You can also set priorit ies so t hat t he Swit ch is able t o reserve and allocat e power t o cert ain PDs.
Not e: The PoE devices t hat supply or receive power and t heir connect ed Et hernet cables
m ust all be com plet ely indoors.
To view t he current am ount of power t hat PDs are receiving from t he Swit ch, click M onit or > Por t
> PoE.
Figure 54 Monit or > Port > PoE
Each field is described in t he following t able.
Table 27 Monit or > Port > PoE
LABEL
PoE Mode
Tot al Power( W)
Consum ing
Power( W)
Chapter 8 Monitor: Port
PSE
PD
DESCRIPTION
This field displays t he power m anagem ent m ode used by t he Swit ch, whet her it is in
Cla ssifica t ion or Consu m pt ion m ode.
This field displays t he t ot al power t he Swit ch can provide t o t he connect ed PoE- enabled
devices on t he PoE port s. The t ot al power of GS1900- 10HP is 77W and GS1900- 8HP is
70W.
This field displays t he t ot al am ount of power t he Swit ch is current ly supplying t o t he
connect ed PoE- enabled devices.
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