How to switch off and on POE on a device

[Entrust Dave]

Dear Sirs

I would like to switch off and back on again the POE function on one channel of my Cisco 2960 Catalyst switch.

I have a number of Latte Panda PCs attached and sometimes one may need to be powered down and powered up again without switching the entire switch off and back on. I can access the Management port and should be able to do this via this port.

I have trawled through some YouTube stuff but to no avail. I was wondering if I could limit the power going to a particular port and set it to zero watts and then switch it back to "auto". This, I think, could have the desired effect.

Is there a written procedure I could follow?

Many thanks in advance for your help.

Kindest Regards

Dave Berry

[Leo Laohoo]

conf t
 interface <PORT>
 power inline NEVER
end

[Entrust Dave]

Sorry to ask but I have tried this but need more text to explain as it doesn't seem to work for me at the moment.



conf t

interface

power inline NEVER

end



Need a bit more info on how to switch back on as well

[Flavio Miranda]

Do you have access to the switch, don´t you? 

If does, them, open up the cli with Putty on any other appropriate program and run this command. You can replace the "fastethernet0/2" for any interface on the switch.

Switch(config)#conf t

Switch(config)# interface fastethernet0/2

Switch(config-if)# power inline never

[Entrust Dave]

OK I'm getting slightly further...



Switch(config)#conf t this works

Switch(config)#interface port-channel9

Gets me to this

Switch(config-if)#

But this doesn't work

Switch(config-if)# power inline never



The switch is a 2960 Catalyst (not sure if this makes a difference)

Sorry to be a pain!

[Leo Laohoo]

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@Entrust Dave wrote:
Switch(config)#interface port-channel9
Switch(config-if)# power inline never

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WTF. 

Disable PoE.  On a Port Channel?  

Read. Understand. Is that too much to ask?

[Leo Laohoo]

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@Entrust Dave wrote:
Sorry to ask but I have tried this but need more text to explain as it doesn't seem to work for me at the moment.

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Go HERE.

[paul driver]

Hello

Is that 2960 POE capable?
show power inline

[Leo Laohoo]

Ok, let's make this very, very simple:  

• Turn OFF PoE:  SHUT the port
• Turn ON PoE:  Enable (no shutdown) the port

[carstenlymann1]

What Leo says.

Just shut down the port it is connected to, and wait 5sec and turn on again..

[qjahangir@shakopee.k12.mn.us]

Just so we are confusing folks - We don't turn off switch port just to turn off PoE. When you use "shut" you are turning off the port transmit/receive and PoE. To disable PoE only for an interface, go into interface config mode and use "power inline never" and then to enable PoE use "power inline auto"

[Leszek Lozicki]

I would like to reactivate the topic. I, in turn, need to perform this task from a third-party control system such as extron or crestron.
Is there a command that will disable and enable an individual port?
can be ASCI or HEX

[DanielP211]

Hello,

The command in question would be:
Int gigX/X/X

power inline never / power inline auto

or

shutdown/ no shutdown

BR

[Leszek Lozicki]

but what would the command actually look like?
e.g. in projectors, turning on is usually a command
POWER ON <CR>
<CR> means enter
in HEX it is 50 4F 57 45 52 20 4F 4E 0A

[Leszek Lozicki]

and does the switch accept commands over port 23?
i.e. telnet or other parameters?