# Switch Power over Ethernet (PoE) Monitoring

ManageEngine OpUtils enables Power over Ethernet (PoE) monitoring for PoE-enabled network devices using SNMP. The PoE Monitoring feature provides real-time visibility into power availability, power consumption, and maximum power capacity at the switch and port levels.

With this feature, you can monitor the power consumption of switches and ports to assess power usage and optimize your network infrastructure.

- [How to discover PoE-enabled switches](https://www.manageengine.com/products/oputils/help/poe-monitoring.html#discover)
- [PoE monitoring for switches](https://www.manageengine.com/products/oputils/help/poe-monitoring.html#monitoring)
- [Viewing PoE-enabled switches in the dashboard](https://www.manageengine.com/products/oputils/help/poe-monitoring.html#dashboard)

## How to discover PoE-enabled switches

In OpUtils, once the switches are discovered using their OIDs, their PoE status is automatically retrieved and displayed as **Active** or **Inactive**.

To view the PoE status, go to **Switch Port Mapper**. In the **Switch Tree View**, all discovered devices are displayed. In the **PoE Status** column, you can view whether a switch is PoE-enabled.

[![PoE Monitoring - ManageEngine OpUtils](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/oputils/help/poe-1.png)](https://www.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/oputils/help/poe-1.png)

## PoE monitoring for switches

Once the switches are discovered and their PoE status is available, you can view the **Available Power, Consumed Power, and Maximum Power** for the PoE-enabled switches from the OpUtils interface.

- Click on a **switch** and you will be directed to the **Device Snapshot page**.
- Under **Device Summary**, you can view the **Consumed Power, Available Power, and Maximum Power** of the switch in watts.
- The power distribution can also be seen in the **donut view**.

[![PoE Monitoring - ManageEngine OpUtils](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/oputils/help/poe-2.png)](https://www.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/oputils/help/poe-2.png)

### To view power consumption at the port level:

- Click on **Ports** and in the **Ports List page**, along with other metrics, you can view the **maximum power, consumed power and available power**.

[![PoE Monitoring - ManageEngine OpUtils](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/oputils/help/poe-3.png)](https://www.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/oputils/help/poe-3.png)

- In the **Port Snapshot page**, you can view the power usage under **Port Details**

[![PoE Monitoring - ManageEngine OpUtils](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/oputils/help/poe-4.png)](https://www.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/oputils/help/poe-4.png)

## Viewing PoE-enabled switches in the dashboard

In the OpUtils **Dashboard**, you can add the **Top 10 Power-Consuming Switches** widget to get an overview of the power consumed by switches.

[![PoE Monitoring - ManageEngine OpUtils](https://cdn.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/oputils/help/poe-5.png)](https://www.manageengine.com/sites/meweb/images/oputils/help/poe-5.png)