Setting the Power Class

To configure the power class for a PoE power-consuming device, enter commands such as the following example.

device# configure terminal
device(config)# interface ethernet 1/1/1
device(config-if-e1000-1/1/1)# inline power power-by-class 4
Warning: Inline power configuration on port 1/1/1 has been modified.
device(config-if-e1000-1/1/1)# show inline power 1

Power Capacity:         Total is 720000 mWatts. Current Free is 690000 mWatts.

Power Allocations:      Requests Honored 3 times


Port   Admin   Oper    ---Power(mWatts)---  PD Type  PD Class  Pri  Fault/
        State   State   Consumed  Allocated                          Error
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1/1/1 On      On         14400      30000  802.3af  Class 3     3  n/a

These commands enable inline power on interface Ethernet 1 in slot 1 of unit 1 and set the power class to 4.

For information about resetting the power class, refer to Resetting PoE parameters.