User`s guide

Chapter 6 Basic Setting
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Note: The PoE devices that supply or receive power and their connected Ethernet cables
must all be completely indoors.
To view the current amount of power that PDs are receiving from the Switch, click Basic Setting >
PoE Setup.
Figure 27 Basic Setting > PoE Status
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 13 Basic Setting > PoE Status
LABEL DESCRIPTION
PoE Status
PoE Mode This field displays the power management mode used by the Switch, whether it is in
Classification or Consumption mode.
Total Power This field displays the total power the Switch can provide to the connected PoE-enabled
devices on the PoE ports.
Consuming Power
(W)
This field displays the total amount of power the Switch is currently supplying to the
connected PoE-enabled devices.
Allocated Power (W) This field displays the total amount of power the Switch has reserved for PoE after
negotiating with the connected PoE device(s).
Consuming Power (W) can be less than or equal but not more than the Allocated
Power (W).
Remaining Power
(W)
This field displays the amount of power the Switch can still provide for PoE.
Note: The Switch must have at least 16 W of remaining power in order to supply power
to a PoE device, even if the PoE device needs less than 16 W.
Port This is the port index number.