Configuring Power Over Ethernet; Power Over Ethernet Overview - Foundry Networks FESX Manual

This chapter provides an overview of Power over Ethernet (POE) and describes how to enable or disable POE and
how to configure POE parameters using CLI commands.
NOTE: This chapter applies to POE devices only.
This chapter contains the topics listed in Table 6.1.
Description
Overview of Power over Ethernet
Enabling or disabling Power over Ethernet
Enabling the detection of POE power requirements
advertised via CDP
Setting the maximum power level for a POE power
consuming device
Specifying the power class for a POE power consuming
device
Setting the in-line power priority for a POE port
Resetting POE parameters
Displaying Power over Ethernet information

Power over Ethernet Overview

This section provides an overview of the requirements for delivering power over the LAN, as defined by the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) in the 802.3af specification.
December 2005

Configuring Power Over Ethernet

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