H3C S5500-SI Series, Operation Manual

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Spare cables modes: PSE uses the twisted pairs (4, 5, 7 and 8) of category-3/5 cables, which are
spare during data transmission, to power the PD.
S5500-SI series switches only support for signal mode.
Configuring a PoE Interface through the Command Line
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Enter PoE interface view
interface interface-type
interface-number
—
Enable PoE poe enable
Required
Disabled by default.
Configure the maximum power
for the PoE interface
poe max-power max-power
Optional
15,400 milliwatts by default.
Configure the PoE mode for the
PoE interface
poe mode signal
Optional
signal (power over signal
cables) by default.
Configure a description for the
PD connected to the PoE
interface
poe pd-description string
Optional
By default, no description for
the PD connected to the PoE
interface is available.
Configuring PoE Interfaces Through a PoE Configuration File
A PoE configuration file is used to configure at the same time multiple PoE interfaces with the same
attributes to simplify operations. This configuration method is a supplement to the command line
configuration.
The PoE configuration file features:
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You can create multiple PoE configuration files for different user group and apply the specific PoE
configuration file to the port a user group uses.
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When you use a PD on a port with PoE configuration file being applied, the configuration in the PoE
configuration file will be enabled.
Commands in a PoE configuration file are called configurations.