5.14 Monitor PoE

The Monitor Power over Ethernet page allows the user to inspect the current status for all PoE ports.

Figure 5-58. Monitor PoE

The Monitor Power over Ethernet page has the following parameters:

  • Local Ports: This is the logical port number for this row
  • PD Class: Each PD is classified according to a class that defines the maximum power used by the PD. The PD Class shows the PDs class. The following classes are defined:
    • Class 0: Max. power 15.4W
    • Class 1: Max. power 4.0W
    • Class 2: Max. power 7.0W
    • Class 3: Max. power 15.4W
    • Class 4: Max. power 30.0W
    • Class 5: Max. power 45.0W
    • Class 6: Max. power 60.0W
    • Class 7: Max. power 70.0W
    • Class 8: Max. power 90.0W
  • Power Requested: Shows the requested amount of power the PD wants to be reserved
  • Power Allocated: Shows the amount of power the switch has allocated for the PD
  • Power Used: Shows how much power the PD currently is using
  • Current Used: Shows how much current the PD currently is using
  • Priority: Shows the port's priority configured by the user
  • Port Status: The Port Status shows the port's status. The status can be one of the following values:
    • On: A PD is detected for the port
    • ---: No PD detected for the port
    • Not Supported: PoE not supported for the port
    • Budget Exceeded: The total requested or used power by the PDs exceeds the maximum power the Power Supply can deliver, and port(s) with the lowest priority is/are powered down.
    • Off: PD is off
    • Disabled: User has disabled PoE for the port
    • Shutdown: The port is shut down
    • Overload: The PD has requested or used more power than the port can deliver and is powered down
    • Unknown: PD detected but is not working correctly