User guide

In This Chapter Installing and Managing Power over Ethernet (PoE)
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In This Chapter
This chapter provides specifications and descriptions of hardware and software used to provide PoE for
attached devices.
The chapter also provides information on configuring PoE settings on the switch through the Command
Line Interface (CLI). CLI commands are used in the configuration examples; for more details about the
syntax of commands, see the CLI Reference Guide. Topics and configuration procedures described in this
chapter include:
• Power over Ethernet Specifications on page 3-3
• Power over Ethernet Overview on page 3-4
• Power over Ethernet Components on page 3-6
• Power Shelf and PoE Port Guidelines on page 3-8
• Setting Up Power over Ethernet Hardware on page 3-10
• Power Shelf Slot Numbering on page 3-18
• Viewing Power Shelf Status on page 3-19
• Configuring Power over Ethernet Parameters on page 3-21
• Understanding Priority Disconnect on page 3-25
• Monitoring Power over Ethernet via the CLI on page 3-30
• Power over Ethernet Tutorial on page 3-32
Note. You can also monitor all chassis components and manage many chassis features, including Power
over Ethernet, with WebView, Alcatel’s embedded web-based device management application. WebView
is an interactive and easy-to-use GUI that can be launched from OmniVista or a web browser. Please refer
to WebView’s online documentation for more information.