The PoE watchdog function on a PoE network switch is a "self-healing" network feature designed to monitor the status of connected PoE-enabled devices and provide a method to reset them if they become unresponsive or malfunction. It also monitors the power summary of switches supplying PoE, which provides information such as a switch's power budget, used power, remaining power, and power usage. Generates analytics about PoE usage at switch-level to help you. Install, maintain and troubleshoot PoE devices and data cabling The PoE Tester is a multifunction tool that identifies the Class of the PoE source, injector type and power available to a PoE device regardless of cable length, cable quality or other factors. Save on. Network switches form the backbone of any Local Area Network, or "LAN" (pronounced "lan") for short.