Achieve Better Power Efficiency with Insights into PoE Usage
Summary
TLDRIn this Cisco Catalyst Center training video, Krishna Diwakar explores Power over Ethernet (PoE), highlighting its ability to power devices like cameras and access points through standard Ethernet cables, enhancing flexibility and efficiency in network installations. The video delves into PoE's challenges, such as power budgeting and device compatibility, and introduces the Catalyst Center's intuitive PoE dashboard. This dashboard simplifies PoE management, aids in fault detection, and supports sustainability goals by estimating power savings from access points in power save mode. Viewers are guided through the dashboard's features, including monitoring power usage, identifying free PoE ports, and understanding PoE device distribution across the network.
Takeaways
- 🔌 PoE (Power over Ethernet) is a game-changing technology that powers devices like cameras and access points through the same Ethernet cables used for data transmission.
- 🔄 PoE offers flexibility and efficiency in network installations by eliminating the need for separate power sources and connections for each device.
- 🔋 The power budgeting in PoE is crucial as switches have a limited amount of power they can supply, and different devices require different power levels.
- 🔍 Device compatibility with PoE is essential to ensure that the switch can deliver the necessary power without exceeding its limits.
- 🚨 Fault detection in PoE is important for quickly identifying issues like power outages or devices drawing excess power, allowing for proactive measures.
- 📊 The Catalyst Center's PoE dashboard simplifies management by providing information on power usage, available PoE ports, power distribution, and operational state.
- 🌿 The Catalyst Center supports sustainability goals by estimating power savings when access points are run in power save mode.
- 🖥️ To access the PoE dashboard, log into the Catalyst Center, navigate through the Assurance menu, and select PoE.
- 📈 The dashboard includes various dashlets that provide insights into PoE devices and switches, including the number of devices, power allocation, and device status.
- 🔗 The dashboard allows for detailed device information, such as type, connected switch, and power allocation, with options to take action on specific ports.
- 📊 The power distribution dashlet shows how power is allocated across PoE devices, and the PoE Insights dashlet provides information on device types and their capabilities.
- 🔌 The dashboard helps administrators identify free PoE ports and switches capable of providing the required power for new devices.
- 💡 Dashlets also assist in tracking sustainability efforts, such as the number of APs that can run in power-saving mode and the power saved as a result.
Q & A
What is the main topic of the Cisco Catalyst Center training video?
-The main topic of the video is Power over Ethernet (PoE), focusing on how it simplifies PoE management and increases efficiency using the intuitive PoE dashboard.
What does PoE stand for and what is its significance in network installations?
-PoE stands for Power over Ethernet, a technology that delivers DC power over standard copper Ethernet cabling to power devices like cameras and access points, bringing flexibility and efficiency to network installations.
What is the key advantage of using PoE technology in network deployments?
-The key advantage of PoE is its ability to reduce the need for separate power sources and connections, allowing for easier deployment of devices without worrying about their proximity to power outlets.
What are some of the challenges associated with PoE?
-Challenges with PoE include power budgeting, where switches have a limited amount of power they can supply, and device compatibility, ensuring the PoE switch can deliver necessary power without exceeding limits.
What is the importance of fault detection in PoE monitoring?
-Fault detection in PoE monitoring is crucial for quickly identifying issues such as power outages or devices drawing excess power, making it easier for administrators to take proactive measures.
How does the Catalyst Center PoE dashboard help with sustainability goals?
-The Catalyst Center PoE dashboard helps with sustainability goals by providing estimated power savings when access points are run in power save mode, thus contributing to energy efficiency.
What information can be found on the PoE dashboard of the Catalyst Center?
-The PoE dashboard provides information such as power usage, the number of PoE ports available, power distribution, operational state, and insights on supported platforms and minimum IOS-XE versions.
How can the PoE dashboard help in identifying the number of PoE devices in a network?
-The first dashlet on the PoE dashboard provides information about the number of PoE devices in the network, allowing users to click for more details about connected devices, their types, connected switches, and allocated power.
What actions can be taken on a PoE port through the Catalyst Center device 360 page?
-On the device 360 page, users can click on the PoE option to find more information about the PoE status on the switch and use the port reset button to shut down or bring up the port.
How does the Catalyst Center help in identifying free PoE ports and their power capabilities?
-Administrators can easily identify free PoE ports and their power capabilities by clicking on the power usage dashlet, which shows the available power budget and current allocation, making it simple to find a switch that can provide the required power.
What information does the PoE Insights dashlet provide about the types of PoE devices in the network?
-The PoE Insights dashlet provides information about the types of PoE devices in the network, such as whether they are IEEE compliant, capable of Fast-PoE, and other relevant characteristics.
Outlines
🔌 Introduction to Power over Ethernet (PoE)
This paragraph introduces the Cisco Catalyst Center training series on industrial switching, presented by Krishna Diwakar. It outlines the main focus of the video: exploring Power over Ethernet (PoE), its benefits, challenges, and the PoE dashboard. PoE is described as a game-changing technology that allows devices like cameras and access points to be powered through Ethernet cables, enhancing network installation flexibility and efficiency. The paragraph also touches on the importance of power budgeting, device compatibility, and fault detection in PoE management.
📊 PoE Dashboard Features and Network Management
In this paragraph, the script delves into the features of the PoE dashboard within the Catalyst Center. It explains how the dashboard simplifies PoE management by providing insights into power usage, PoE port availability, power distribution, and operational states. The dashboard also supports sustainability goals by estimating power savings from access points in power save mode. The paragraph guides users through accessing the PoE dashboard, selecting sites and timeframes, and using various dashlets for detailed information on PoE devices and switches. It also discusses the ability to identify free PoE ports and the power allocation made to devices, as well as how the dashboard helps in achieving sustainability goals by displaying the number of APs in power-saving mode and the power saved.
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Keywords
💡Power over Ethernet (PoE)
💡Technical Marketing Engineer
💡Poe Dashboard
💡Power Budgeting
💡Device Compatibility
💡Fault Detection
💡Catalyst Center
💡Sustainability Goals
💡Dashlets
💡Power Save Mode
💡Device 360 Page
Highlights
Introduction to Power over Ethernet (PoE) as a game-changing technology for powering devices over Ethernet cables.
PoE's ability to reduce the need for separate power sources and connections, enhancing network installation flexibility.
The importance of power budgeting in PoE, given the limited power supply of PoE switches and varying power needs of devices.
Device compatibility as a fundamental challenge in PoE to ensure the switch can deliver necessary power without exceeding limits.
The necessity of fault detection in PoE monitoring to quickly identify issues like power outages or excessive power draw.
Catalyst Center's PoE dashboard as a tool for simplifying PoE management and increasing efficiency.
Dashboard features providing information on power usage, PoE port availability, power distribution, and operational state.
How Catalyst Center supports sustainability goals by estimating power savings from running access points in power save mode.
Guidance on accessing the PoE dashboard in the Catalyst Center through the Assurance menu.
Insights on supported platforms and minimum IOS-XE versions required for PoE dashboard functionality.
Dashlets on the PoE dashboard providing detailed information about PoE devices and switches in the network.
The ability to identify faulty or power denied devices and navigate to the device 360 page for more information.
Information on PoE interfaces, connected devices, types, and power allocation available on the device 360 page.
Power distribution insights and identification of IEEE compliant PoE devices with Fast-Poe capabilities.
Visualization of power usage and allocation across PoE devices to understand the current load.
Identification of free PoE ports in the network to connect new devices without manual switch checks.
Sustainability dashlets providing information on the number of APs capable of running in power saving mode and the power saved.
Categorized and displayed data for effective management of PoE in the network using the Catalyst Center.
Transcripts
Welcome to the Cisco Catalyst Center training series for
industrial switching.
My name is Krishna Diwakar, Technical Marketing Engineer for
Industrial Switching at Cisco.
In today's video, we will be diving into the world of Power
over Ethernet and will take a look at our intuitive Poe
dashboard.
We will also learn how the dashboard simplifies PoE
management and helps to increase efficiency.
Before we proceed, let's take a quick look at what PoE is all
about.
In recent times, PoE has been a game changer technology in how
we power our devices over the Ethernet cables.
This brings flexibility and efficiency to our network
installations.
This technology delivers DC power over standard copper
Ethernet cabling.
This means you could power your devices like cameras, access
points, etc, through the cable that transmits the data.
The key advantage here lies in its ability to reduce the need
for separate power sources and connections.
Imagine a scenario deploying an IP camera without having to
worry about the proximity to the power outlet.
Though PoE offer a lot of benefits, it's not free from
challenges.
One of the fundamental challenges in PoE is power
budgeting.
PoE switches have limited amount of power they can supply to its
connected devices and also different devices use different
power levels.
So the calculation becomes really important.
Next comes the device compatibility.
Understanding the device compatibility is essential to
make sure the PoE switch can deliver the necessary power
without exceeding its limits.
One of the major requirements in the PoE monitoring is fault
detection.
What we mean by fault detection is how quickly we identify
issues such as power outages or the devices drawing excess
power.
The quicker we identify the faults, it becomes easier for
the admins to take proactive measures.
PoE monitoring becomes easier with the Catalyst Center.
It has a rich dashboard that can provide you with information
such as power usage, the number of PoE ports available, Power
Distribution, and the operational state.
Every organization today has a sustainability goal.
Catalyst Center helps you in that aspect as well.
It can provide you the estimated power savings when you run the
access points in the power save mode.
Let's now login to the Catalyst Center and see these things in
action.
Once you are logged into the Catalyst Center, click on the
hamburger menu, choose Assurance and then PoE.
This will bring up the PoE dashboard page.
The first thing you would need to do is choose the site you are
interested in and the time frame.
The page also provides you with the insights on the supported
platforms and the minimum IOS-XE versions needed.
Down below you have various dashlets providing information
about the PoE in your network.
The top ones are specific to the PoE devices and the ones in the
bottom are specific to the switches powering them.
The first dashlet provides you the information about the number
of PoE devices in your network.
You could click here to find more information about the
connected devices like the device type, the switch they are
connected to, and the power allocated to them.
If there are any devices in your network which are either faulty
or in power denied state, that would show up here.
You could also click on the switch name here which would
take you to the device 360 page.
Once you are on the device 360 page, you could click on the PoE
option to find more information about the PoE status on the
switch.
There is a table below which would give you information about
the PoE interfaces, the connected devices, the type, and
the amount of power allocated to them.
You could also click on the port reset button here which would
take you to this page where you can take some action on the port
like shut them down or bring it up.
The next tile gives you the information about how the power
is distributed across the power devices.
There is also a tile for Poe Insights which gives you the
information about the type of PoE devices you have in your
network like the ones which are IEEE compliant, which are
capable of Fast-Poe and so on.
Down below you have the tiles providing you the information
about the switches powering these devices.
With the power usage dashlet you could find out the amount of
power budget available and the allocation that is currently
made.
The next tile talks about how the load is distributed among
the switches available in your site.
Traditionally, administrators found it difficult to identify
the free PoE ports available in your network.
You would have to login to each and every switch to find out the
power budget and the allocation available.
Consider a situation where you have a 60 Watt device to be
connected to your site.
You could just come in here, click on this chart and easily
identify the switch that is capable of providing the power.
As we discussed earlier, there are also dashlets that help you
out with the sustainability goals.
For instance, this dashlet here can give you the information
about the number of AP's you have in your network that can
run in power saving mode.
The next dashlet here gives you the information about the amount
of power that was saved by running those AP's in the power
saving mode.
The collected data is then categorized and displayed.
This is how you would manage the PoE in your network using the
Catalyst Center.
Hope you found this information useful and thank you for
watching.
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