Managing Power-over-Ethernet Devices
Defining PoE Settings
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• Priority — Indicates the PoE port priority. The possible values are: 
Critical
, 
High
 
and 
Low
. The default is 
Low
. 
• Power Allocation (mW) — Indicates the power in milliwatts allocated to the 
port. The range is 0 - 15,400.
• Power Consumption (mW) — Indicates the amount of power in milliwatts 
assigned to the powered device connected to the selected interface. Devices 
are classified by the powered device, and the classification information used.
STEP 2 Click the Edit button. The 
Edit PoE Settings Page 
opens:
Edit PoE Settings Page
The Edit PoE Settings Page contains the following fields:
• Port — Indicates the specific interface for which PoE parameters are defined, 
and assigned to the powered interface connected to the selected port.
• Enable PoE — Enables or disables PoE on the port. The possible values are:
-
Checked 
— Enables PoE on the port. This is the default setting.
-
Unchecked 
— Disables PoE on the port.
• Power Priority Level — Determines the port priority if the power supply is low. 
The field default is low. For example, if the power supply is running at 99% 
usage, and port 1 is prioritized as high, but port 3 is prioritized as low, port 1 is 
prioritized to receive power, and port 3 may be denied power. The possible 
field values are: