02-21-2020 01:08 AM - edited 07-05-2021 11:44 AM
Hello,
I’m configuring a wireless bridge using two AP1562I-E-K9 in mesh with Mobility Express.
The AP are powered by catalyst C3650C-8PC-S switches.
During startup the AP is unable to connect to the controller and I see the messages “Radio1 not started, not enough POE power” and “Radio0 not started, not enough POE power”
If I power the AP1562I with a poe+ power injector (30W) the AP works correctly.
On the switch port, with the command “show power inline”, I see that the AP operate at 29.8W.
I tryed to configure the switch port with the commands “power inline static” and “power inline port 2x-mode” but it still doesn’t work.
From the datasheet the AP1562I works with POE+ (IEEE 802.3af).
How can I fix the problem?
02-21-2020 01:46 AM
03-02-2020 06:52 AM
Hi Leo,
the AP firmware is 15.3.3-JK1(release date 03-feb-2020).
03-02-2020 01:11 PM
03-03-2020 02:05 AM
When powered by poe+ switch the access point seems to retry continually and after 1 or 2 hours it connects and works.
With power injector (Microsemi 9001GR, 30 W) it works immediately.
Did you power the AP with Cisco poe+ switch?
03-03-2020 04:43 AM
Hi,
To fix your problem:
- make sure you run a stable OS version on your devices
- statically configure the port to allocate 32W, as for full power 3x3, this AP model takes up to 32W: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/aironet-1560-series/datasheet-c78-737416.html
You might also look int configuring Perpetual PoE, to speed up the AP coming up: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst3850/software/release/37e/consolidated_guide/b_37e_consolidated_3850_cg/b_37e_consolidated_3850_cg_chapter_01111111.pdf
Regards,
Cristian Matei.
03-12-2020 07:33 AM
Hi Cristian,
Thank you for the advice.
But I have a 3560C switch (802.3at, 30W PoE+).
In the AP1562 product specification there is this note:
Note: If 802.3at Power over Ethernet (PoE) is the source of power, the 1562I radios will shift from 3 x 3 to 2 x 2.
And Perpetual PoE work only with 3850 switches.
Regards
Mauro
03-12-2020 07:59 AM
- Is there anything in the switch logs concerning power when the AP starts up ?
M.
03-12-2020 08:35 AM
03-12-2020 11:44 AM
Hi,
Try the following:
- make sure the cable is good
- try setting speed/duplex manually on the port, see if it works
- disable cdp on the port, see if it works
Regards,
Cristian Matei.
03-12-2020 11:52 AM
What Cristian suggests, we tried and then did a TAC case. We were told it must be uPOE. When we connect to our uPOE switches everything works perfectly and comes up quick. On POE+, sometimes they come up and join the mesh, but can take up to an hour or more, and even then it has poor performance. TAC said we need the power injectors as POE+ does not work overall. We got the power injectors and all our 1562 come up and join very quickly and work as expected. It appears that the datasheet is not correct.
03-12-2020 02:40 PM - edited 03-12-2020 02:47 PM
1562i requires 39.0w. See below:
Gi2/0/6 auto on 39.0 AIR-AP1562I-Z-K9 4 60.0
But will power up on 30.0w.
03-13-2020 01:42 AM
Hi,
I am in exactly the same situation as jeffkushner.
I have already tried to change the port configuration, the PoE configuration and disable CDP.
After one or two hours the AP starts working.
With a 802.3at PoE power injector it works.
The AP1562 product specification says it works with 802.3at PoE+ (it shifts from 3 x 3 to 2 x 2) and I see it requires 29,8W to the switch port.
I think there is a bug in the AP1562 power management at startup.
In the meantime I opened a case with the TAC support.
03-13-2020 05:35 AM
mpasqualini, I did a TAC case and was basically told that this model AP really needs uPOE or the injector, it partially works on +POE, but not well. I ran into a lot of issues until I ran the injectors or connected to a uPOE switch. The TAC agent told me the documentation is not really correct about the power.
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