Managing General System Settings 273
Configuring PoE Settings (7024P/7048P Only)
Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to 
configure PoE information.
Command Purpose
configure Enter Global Configuration mode.
power inline usage-
threshold 
threshold
Specify the maximum usage for PoE power on the system. 
The 
threshold 
variable (range: 12–99%) is a percentage of 
total system power.
power inline priority 
enable
Enable the port priority feature on the switch.
power inline 
management {static | 
dynamic}
Set the power-management mode for the switch.
power inline detection 
{dot3af | dot3af+legacy 
| legacy-only}
Set the power-management mode for the switch.
•
802.3af-only
—IEEE 802.3af detection scheme is used. 
•
802.3af+legacy
—IEEE 802.3af 4point detection scheme 
is used and when it fails to detect a connected PD, legacy 
capacitive detection is used. 
•
legacy-only
—only legacy capacitive detection scheme is 
used. 
interface 
interface
Enter interface configuration mode for the specified port. 
The 
interface
 variable includes the interface type and 
number, for example gigabitethernet 1/0/3.
power inline {auto | 
never}
Set the PoE device discovery admin mode.
•
auto
 — Enables the device discovery protocol and, if 
found, supplies power to the device.
•
never
 — Disables the device discovery protocol and stops 
supplying power to the device.
power inline priority 
{critical | high | 
medium | low}
Configures the port priority level for the delivery of power 
to an attached device.