On Catalyst 9300, the global command hw-module switch <n> upoe-plus enables 802.3bt mode and power-cycles the switch, and in that mode Cisco UPOE switches act as 802.3bt Type 3 devices supporting up to Class 6 on every port.

Checked 2026-09-24

Vendor
Cisco
Product
Catalyst 9300 Series Switches
Subsystem
IEEE 802.3bt mode
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
IOS XE 17.18.x
Checked
2026-09-24

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). Voice VLAN and LLDP-MED and CDP and PoE for IP phones: source note voice-vlan-lldp-poe-c9300-bt-mode-power-cycle. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/voice-vlan-lldp-poe-c9300-bt-mode-power-cycle

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@misc{warmtransfer-claim-voice-vlan-lldp-poe-c9300-bt-mode-power-cycle,
  title  = {Voice VLAN and LLDP-MED and CDP and PoE for IP phones: source note voice-vlan-lldp-poe-c9300-bt-mode-power-cycle},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/voice-vlan-lldp-poe-c9300-bt-mode-power-cycle},
  note   = {Source note voice-vlan-lldp-poe-c9300-bt-mode-power-cycle, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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