Create or modify a switch template.
Tip
These settings
appear in the
PSE
Settings section of the
Summary
tab.
Use this task to configure PSE settings, which define how ports manage the power that
they supply to devices.
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Select an existing PSE profile
from the
menu, or select 
.
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Type a
Name.
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For Power Mode,
select 802.3af or 802.3at.
802.3af (PoE) can
deliver 15.4 watts over Cat5 cables. 802.3at (PoE+)
can deliver up to 30 watts over Cat 5 cables with 25.5 watts available to
devices.
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For Power Limit,
limit the available PoE power to a level lower than the maximum allowed by the
power mode.
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Select a Priority from the drop-down list:
Low: If the total powered device (PD) power
consumption exceeds the PSE power budget, power output is modified to bring
the total consumption back to within the PSE power budget.
High: When the total PD power consumption exceeds the
PSE power budget, power output is modified only after ports with low
priority PSE profiles are regulated.
Critical: When the total PD power consumption exceeds
the PSE power budget, power output is shut down last.
- Optional:
Type a description.
Although optional, descriptions can be helpful when you are troubleshooting your network.
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Select SAVE.
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Toggle POE Status to ON or
OFF.
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Select NEXT, or select the Summary tab, and
review the settings for the port.
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Select SAVE.
