To configure PoE ports on a 7705 SAR

Before you begin

You can configure PoE on a 7705 SAR-H, 7705 SAR-Hc, 7705 SAR-W, and 7705 SAR-Wx.

Note: You can view information about power consumption and availability on the PoE tab of the shelf properties form.

Steps
 
1 

On the equipment tree, navigate to the port object where you want to configure PoE. The path is Network→NE→Shelf→Card Slot→Daughter Card Slot→Port n/n/n.

2 

Right-click on the port on which you want to configure PoE and choose Properties. The Physical Port (Edit) form opens.

3 

Click on the PoE tab and configure the PoE Mode parameter.

4 

Save your changes and close the form.

5 

If you are configuring a 7705 SAR-H, perform the following steps to configure the PoE power supply source.

  1. On the equipment tree, right-click on the 7705 SAR-H device on which you want to configure PoE and choose Properties. The Network Element (Edit) form opens.

  2. On the Network Element (Edit) form navigation tree, expand the Shelf object and the Card Slot object.

  3. If you are configuring a 7705 SAR-H, Release 6.1 or later, right-click on the Daughter Card Slot object and choose Properties. The Daughter Card Slot (Edit) form opens.

    If you are configuring an earlier release 7705 SAR-H, right-click on the Shelf object and choose Properties. The Shelf (Edit) form opens.

  4. Configure the PoE Power Supply Source parameter in the PoE panel.

  5. Save your changes and close the form.

End of steps