Configuring Power over Ethernet (PoE)

Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a standard that allows Ethernet cables to transmit data and power simultaneously using a single network cable. 

Here is a guide on how to configure PoE on AMG510 & AMG570 Switches: 

Step 1: On the left-hand side of the Web GUI, select Configuration > PoE > PoE

Step 2: Navigate to Configuration > PoE > Schedule Scheme and amend your schedules for when you would like the PD to be activated during the scheduled time

Step 3: Select if you would like to choose Actual Consumption or Reserved power management. You can determine the reserved power by PD Class, Allocation or LLDP-MED 

Step 4: Select the port you would like to configure PoE on. In the example below, we will configure Port 1. Select the ‘PoE Mode’ you would like to configure, the ‘Priority’, the ‘Maximum Power [W]’, the ‘Schedule’, enable ‘PD Alive Enable’ if you would like the ping watchdog function enabled and enter the ‘PD IP Address’ with the Interval of Pings, the retry count and the PD Boot Time. Select the ‘Save’ button at the bottom of the page once you have completed this 

Step 5: To verify your configuration, navigate to Monitor > PoE  

Step 6: To save your configuration, navigate to Maintenance > Configuration > Save startup config 

Step 1: On the left-hand side of the Web GUI, select Configuration > PoE > PoE 

Step 2: Select the port you would like to configure; in this example we will configure ‘Port 1’. Select the ‘Mode’, ‘Priority’ and enable ‘LLDP’ for monitoring purposes and press the ‘save’ button 

Step 3: To verify your configuration, navigate on the left-hand side of the Web GUI to Monitor > PoE 

Step 4: To save your configuration, navigate to Maintenance > Configuration > Save startup config 

Step 1: Start by entering configuration mode by typing the command “configure terminal” on the command line interface 

configure terminal

Step 2: To configure the specified port with PoE configuration you must enter the configuration interface of that port by entering the command “interface GigabitEthernet [Port-Number]” 

interface GigaBitEthernet [Port-Number]

Step 3: Enter the command “poe priority [critical-high-low]” and exit the configuration mode by entering the command “exit” 

poe priority [critical-high-low]

exit

Step 4: To verify your configuration, enter the command “show running-config" 

show running-config

Step 5: To save your configuration to your startup configuration, enter the command “copy running-config startup-config"

copy running-config startup-config

Example of a PoE configuration via CLI: