In This Chapter
Managing Power over Ethernet (PoE)
page 5-2
OmniSwitch 6850/6850E Series Hardware Users Guide
June 2011
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
OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide
. Topics and configuration procedures
described in this chapter include:
•
Power over Ethernet Specifications on
page 5-3
•
Viewing Power Status on
page 5-4
•
Configuring Power over Ethernet Parameters on
page 5-5
•
Understanding Priority Disconnect on
page 5-9
•
Monitoring Power over Ethernet via the CLI on
page 5-12
Note.
You can also monitor all chassis components and manage many chassis features, including Power
over Ethernet, with WebView, Alcatel-Lucent’s embedded web-based device management application.
WebView is an interactive and easy-to-use GUI that can be launched from the OmniVista or a web
browser. Please refer to
WebView’s Online Documentation
for more information.
