Configure a PoE Port
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Configure a PoE Port
Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) is a technology that sends electrical power over twisted-pair
ethernet cable to powered devices. In Prisma SD-WAN, you can configure at Interface and
System level PoEs.
Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) is a technology that sends electrical power over
twisted-pair ethernet cable to powered devices (PD), such as wireless access points,
IP phones or cameras along with the data traffic on the same cable.
PoE ports support a maximum system PoE power of 90W that is dynamically distributed
on the four PoE ports—port 7, 8, 9, 10—on a first-come-first-serve basis. Each PoE
ports support up to 60W 802.3bt PoE power (4-Pair or 2-channel PoE).
The following new platforms support 4x1Gbps RJ45 PoE capable ports, with maximum of
power per port of 60W, maximum power per system of 90W, and supported classes of
0-6:
- ION 1200-S
- ION 1200-S-C-NA
- ION 1200-S-C-ROW
- ION 1200-S-C5G-WW
- ION 3200
You can configure PoE at:
You can Monitor PoE Activity and Stats.
Configure Interface level PoE Ports
Enable or disable PoE and the usage threshold on a port at the interface level.
PoE is disabled by default.
- Select , select the device you want to configure.
- SelectInterfacetab of the device you want to configure.
- SelectConfigure the device.
- Select the port to enable PoE.Only ports 7, 8, 9, 10 are PoE capable and can be enabled.
- Enable PoE.
- SetPort Power Usage Alarm Thresholdvalue between 50 - 100%.The default threshold is 100% (60W). If the usage threshold exceeds the configured value for the port, an alarm is generated.
Configure System Level PoE Ports
Set the system-level power usage threshold for the PoE ports.
- Select .
- Select the device to configure and then selectSystemtab to set the power usage threshold for the PoE ports.
- On the PoE table, edit theMain Power Usage Thresholdvalue between 50-100%The default value is 100%. If the usage threshold exceeds the configured value for the entire system, an alarm is generated.
- Saveyour changes.
Monitor PoE Activity and Stats
Monitor the activity and statistics of the PoE ports by selecting
the Activity icon and the Stats icon on the System Tab.
- Select to view the PoE ports statistics and status.
- SelectView Activityto view the PoE ports activity.The dashboard displays reports on PoE Power Consumption and Interface PoE Stats.
