Applies To: Locally-managed Fireboxes
Some Firebox models include PoE (Power over Ethernet) interfaces, compliant with the IEEE 802.3 standard. These interfaces can supply power to connected PoE devices. There are no configuration settings to enable or disable PoE power on these interfaces.
Firebox hardware models that have PoE interfaces:
- T35
Note: The ability to view the PoE status on the T35 with Firebox System Manager or the CLI is not supported. - T40
- T45-PoE
- T55
- T70
- T80
- T85
- T185
- M590 and M690 with PoE interface module
View PoE Status
You can use Firebox System Manager or the command line interface (CLI) to view the power status of these interfaces.
In Firebox System Manager, the Status Report tab shows status information for the PoE interfaces. You can also use the CLI command diagnose hardware poe to view the same status information.
To view the PoE interface status in Firebox System Manager:
- Start WatchGuard System Manager and connect to your Firebox.
- Launch Firebox System Manager.
- Select the Status Report tab.
- Find the Status of PoE Ports section.
For each interface, the report shows
Port
The interface number
Power State
The power state of each interface. The state is on if the interface supplies power to a connected device.
PD Class
Indicates the powered device class of a connected device powered by the PoE interface.
Here is an example of this section of the Status Report for a Firebox with PoE devices connected to two interfaces:
Status of PoE ports
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Port Power PD
State Class
eth9 off n/a
eth10 on class 4
eth11 off n/a
eth12 on class 4
eth13 off n/a
eth14 off n/a
eth15 off n/a
eth16 off n/a
For more information about how to use the command line interface for hardware diagnostics, go to the Fireware Command Line Interface Reference.