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PWVIA RM P12 Ethernet Switches - Manual
Menu Item
Description
PoE Allocated: <x>
Reports the maximum draw allowed by the PoE class, or the limit set by the user, whichever
is the lower amount. Read-only.
Max PoE Allocation:
<x>
Sets the PoE allocation for the port. Default is
15.4W
.
Allocation options range from
0.9W
to
15.4W
, in 900mW increments.
<Back>
Return to previous menu.
Except for Maximum Allocation, the PoE settings are not user-editable. The Maximum PoE Allocation allows you to set an
upper limit to the power available to a connected device, such as a gateway. Use Maximum Allocation to ensure critical
devices will have power. Also use Maximum Allocation to compensate for Class 0 device power allocation. Many older PoE
devices cannot report their class. The switch automatically treats these devices as Class 0 and allocates the full, default
15.4W to their ports.
If Maximum Allocation for every port is left at 15.4W, PoE is allocated by the switch: a) when the switch is powered up, PoE
is allocated starting with Port 1, then port-by-port through port 12; or b) PoE is allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis,
dependent on the order devices are plugged into the switch.
IMPORTANT NOTE: VIA model PWVIA RM P12 RJ45EC [xxxx] NONPOE does not have hardware to support IEEE
802.3af Power-over-Ethernet. Any PoE-enabled devices connected to a this model switch will not be powered
.
Models PWVIA RM P12 RJ45EC [xxxx] POE have 100W of on-board PoE to power external devices.
NETWORK PARTNER (LLDP)
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) is an industry-standard method for device announcement and reporting described
in the IEEE 802.1AB standard. Any Ethernet-aware device may announce itself using LLDP, not just switches. The latest
Pathport, Vignette and VIA firmware enables this protocol.
The information shown in the chart may be retrieved and shown on the VIA RM P12’s LCD, for each Pathport LLDP-enabled
device connected to the switch, on a port-by-port basis. It can take up to 30 seconds for this menu item to appear once
a link goes active. Other LLDP-enabled devices may return different information.
This property is only shown when a
LLDP-compliant device is connected to the port in question.
Menu Item
Description
Product Name
Device Name. For example, “Stage Left U1-8”
IP Address
Device IP Address
Subnet Mask
Device Subnet Mask
Gateway
Device Default Gateway
Manufacturer
Device Manufacturer. For example, “Pathway Connectivity”
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