Switch(config)# interface gi1 Switch(config-if)# power inline auto time-range workhour Use the following command to verify your configuration. auto—Turns on the device discovery protocol and applies power to the device. NAME—Specify the name of time-range settings. When the time range is not in effect the power is. Show power inline: This command will display the PoE status for each interface on the switch, including the power allocated and power consumed by connected devices. However, when PoE fails, it can disable critical infrastructure like IP phones, wireless access points, and security cameras. This guide provides a step-by-step troubleshooting. If your Cisco switch PoE is not working, the most common causes are an exhausted PoE power budget, a disabled inline power configuration, physical cable faults, incompatible powered devices (PD), or a crashed PoE controller.