Enabling The Poe Feature On A Port; Setting The Maximum Output Power On A Port; Setting Poe Management Mode And Poe Priority Of A Port - 3Com 4500 Configuration Manual

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Enabling the PoE Feature on a Port

Follow these steps to enable the PoE feature on a port:
To do...
Enter system view
Enter Ethernet port view
Enable the PoE feature on a
port
By default, the PoE function on a port is enabled by the default configuration file (config.def) when
the device is delivered.
If you delete the default configuration file without specifying another one, the PoE function on a port
will be disabled after you restart the device.

Setting the Maximum Output Power on a Port

The maximum power that can be supplied by each Ethernet electrical port of a PoE-capable Switch
4500 to its PD is 15,400 mW. In practice, you can set the maximum power on a port depending on the
actual power of the PD, in the range of 1,000 to 15,400 mW and in the granularity of 100 mW.
Follow these steps to set the maximum output power on a port:
To do...
Enter system view
Enter Ethernet port view
Set the maximum output power
on the port

Setting PoE Management Mode and PoE Priority of a Port

When a switch is close to its full load in supplying power, you can adjust the power supply of the switch
through the cooperation of the PoE management mode and the port PoE priority settings. Switch 4500
supports two PoE management modes, auto and manual. The auto mode is adopted by default.
Task
Use the command...
system-view
interface interface-type
interface-number
poe enable
Use the command...
system-view
interface interface-type
interface-number
poe max-power max-power
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Remarks
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Optional
Optional
Remarks
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Required
Remarks
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Required
15,400 mW by default.