Powering the Makerspace AP — PoE Budget & Priority

N10-007 · 1.3 AP NET · 2.2 / 2.3 assignmentId: netplus-poe-priority

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Scenario. You volunteer as the network steward for the Cedar Hollow Makerspace. A ceiling-mounted Wi-Fi access point (it broadcasts SSID HollowMakers) has just been cabled to port GigabitEthernet1/0/14 on the access switch MKR-ASW-01. The AP has no power brick — it must be powered over Ethernet. Configure the port to supply power with a sensible budget cap, mark it critical priority so it stays up if the switch's power budget runs short, verify it, then save the configuration so it survives a reboot.

MKR-ASW-01 · Console (CON 0)

Catalyst-class access switch · mgmt 10.42.10.2 PoE: 370 W budget · IEEE 802.3af/at

MKR-ASW-01>

Lab checklist

Questions

Q1. When a switch's total PoE budget is exceeded, ports set to which priority level keep their power while lower-priority ports are powered down first?

Q2. Which IEEE standard defines PoE+ (Type 2), delivering roughly 30 W at the source on each port? (give the 802.3 designation)

Command crib (simulated grammar):
enable → privileged mode (password is mkr-core)
configure terminal → interface GigabitEthernet1/0/14
power inline auto max <milliwatts> — supply power, capped to a budget
power inline static max <milliwatts> — fixed reservation, capped
power inline port priority {low|high|critical}
show power inline copy running-config startup-config
Type ? at any prompt for context help. A class-4 AP needs about 25–30 W, so a cap near 30000 mW is reasonable.

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