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jbweld
Jan 22, 2024Aspirant
GS316EP PoE schedule not working
Hello! I have GS316EP mit firmware version 1.0.2.6. I wanted to set up PoE schedule in order to powercycle my access points every day at 3am for 1 minute. It looks very simple and I think I did it r...
- Jan 24, 2024
Not convinced a scheduled downtime of about one minute is sufficient. The aim of the PoE schedule is to have a scheduled uptime, for typically some hours each.
schumaku
Jan 24, 2024Guru - Experienced User
Not convinced a scheduled downtime of about one minute is sufficient. The aim of the PoE schedule is to have a scheduled uptime, for typically some hours each.
- jbweldJan 25, 2024Aspirant
Thank you for your reply! So it is not intended to be used as a method of powercycling the access points, then. But if that's the case, it should be written so.... I tried it with 2 min of down time to see if it makes difference: it didn't do it either. I would not like to have it off for longer time. I will then just scheduled reboot on the controller of the AP. I meant that it would be better to cut the power off than just let them reboot.
Or, is there any other way of powercycling the AP's every day at 3am?
- schumakuJan 25, 2024Guru - Experienced User
This is based on experimentation and own experience only, nothing "official".
jbweld wrote:
Or, is there any other way of powercycling the AP's every day at 3am?
I would like to see a dedicated control for scheduled PoE-power restart, similar to the pure manual operations control we know from Netgear Insight - PoE Management - Select the ports you want to power cycle, and then select START POWER CYCLE begin.
- jbweldJan 25, 2024Aspirant
Yeah, that would be the best. And PoE scheduling is misleading in the sense that it will not let you powercycle, if the "off" time is short. If that's the case, it should say so!
Thanks again for your replies!
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