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Chapter 10  PoE 
PoE (Power over Ethernet) technology describes a system to transmit electrical power along with 
data to remote devices over standard twisted-pair cable in an Ethernet network. It is especially 
useful for supplying power to IP telephones, wireless LAN access points, cameras and so on. 
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  Composition 
A PoE system usually consists of PSE and PD. 
PSE: Power sourcing equipment (PSE) is a device such as a switch that provides power on the 
Ethernet cable to the linked device.   
PD: A powered device (PD) is a device accepting power from the PSE and thus consumes energy. 
PDs falls into two types, standard PDs and nonstandard PDs. Standard PDs refer to the powered 
devices that comply with IEEE 802.3af and IEEE 802.3at. Examples include wireless LAN access 
points, IP Phones, IP cameras, network hubs, embedded computers etc. 
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  Advantage 
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Cheap cabling: The remote device such as cameras can be powered by PSE in no need 
of prolonging its power cord additionally and Ethernet cable is much cheaper than AC 
wire or power cord. 
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Easy to connect: PoE uses only one Ethernet cable with no need of external power 
supply. 
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Reliable: A powered device can be either powered by PSE using Ethernet cable or 
powered through the provided power adapter. It is very convenient to provide a backup 
power supply for the PDs. 
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Flexibility: In compliance with IEEE 802.3af and IEEE 802.3at, global organizations can 
deploy PoE everywhere without concern for any local variance in AC power standards, 
outlets, plugs, or reliability.   
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Wide use: It can be applied to wireless LAN access points, IP Phones, IP cameras, 
network hubs, embedded computers etc.   
TL-SG3424P JetStream L2 Managed PoE Switch is a Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE). All the 
Auto-Negotiation RJ45 ports on the switch support Power over Ethernet (PoE) function, which can 
automatically detect and supply power for those powered devices (PDs) complying with IEEE 
802.3af and IEEE 802.3at. The maximum power the TP-LINK PoE switch can supply is 320W and 
the maximum power each PoE port can supply is 30W.   
PoE function can be configured in the two sections, PoE Config and PoE Time-Range
10.1 PoE Config 
All the RJ45 ports on the switch can be configured to supply power for the powered devices that 
comply with IEEE 802.3af and IEEE 802.3at. As the power every port or the system can provide is 
limited, some attributes should be set to make full use of the power and guarantee the adequate 
power to the linked PDs. When the power exceeds the maximum power limit or the power is 
inadequate to power the device, the switch may disconnect the power supply to the PD linked to 
the port with lower priority. When detecting a PD is unplugged, the switch will stop supplying the 
power to the PD. 
PoE Config, mainly for PoE attributes configuration, is implemented on PoE Config and PoE 
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