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Task Remarks
Enabling the PoE Feature on a Port Required
Setting the Maximum Output Power on a Port Optional
Setting PoE Management Mode and PoE Priority of a Port Optional
Setting the PoE Mode on a Port Optional
Configuring the PD Compatibility Detection
Function
Optional
Upgrading the PSE Processing Software Online Optional
Displaying and Maintaining PoE Configuration Optional
Enabling the PoE Feature on a Port
Follow these steps to enable the PoE feature on a port:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter Ethernet port view
interface interface-type
interface-number
—
Enable the PoE feature on a port
poe enable
Required
z By default, the PoE function on a port is enabled by the default configuration file when the device is
delivered.
z 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-enabled device to
its PD is 25,000 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 25,000 mW and in the granularity of 1 mW.
Follow these steps to set the maximum output power on a port:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter Ethernet port view
interface interface-type
interface-number
—
Set the maximum output power
on the port
poe max-power max-power
Required
25,000 mW by default.
