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Power tab items

The following table describes the Power tab items for a single unit.


Item Description
Power
Displays the total power available to the switch.
OperStatus
Displays the power state of the switch:
  • on
  • off
  • faulty
Consumption
Power

Displays the power being used by the switch.
UsageThreshold
Allows you to set a percentage of the total power usage of the switch above which the system sends a trap.

Note: You must have the traps enabled (refer to TrapsControlEnable, below) in order to receive a power usage trap.

TrapsControl
Enable

Allows you to enable or disable sending traps if the switch's power usage exceed the percentage set in the UsageThreshold field.
PowerPairs
Allows you to set the RJ-45 pin pairs that the switch uses to send power to the ports on the switch:
  • signal
  • spare

Note: The default setting is spare. Ensure that this setting matches the setting for the power pairs on the powered devices you are using on this switch.
PowerDetection
Method

Allows you to set the power detection method that the switch uses to detect a request for power from a device connected to all ports on the switch:
  • 802.3af
  • 802.3af and legacy

Note: The default setting is 802.3af. Ensure that this setting matches the setting for the detection method used by the powered devices on this switch.

See also


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