PoE Ports in EDM

The front panel view of Enterprise Device Manager (EDM) provides additional information for Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports for switches that support PoE.

This additional information is in the form of a colored P that displays inside the graphical representation of the port. This colored P represents the current power aspect of the PoE port.

Table 1. Power Aspect color codes

Color

Description

Green

The port is currently delivering power.

Red

The power and detection mechanism for the port is disabled.

Orange

The power and detection mechanism for the port is enabled. The port is not currently delivering power.

White/Gray

The power and detection mechanism for the port is unknown.

Important

Important

The data and power aspect coloring schemes are independent of each other. You can view the initial status for both data and power aspect for the port. To refresh the power status, right-click the unit, and then select Refresh Port Tooltips from the shortcut menu.