System and method of remote power/power over ethernet (POE) device controls

A method of power over Ethernet (POE) device control, the method comprising:

• modifying a digital video recorder (DVR) to automatically control an application programming interface (API) of a network switch;
• monitoring a plurality of POE devices with the DVR, wherein the plurality of POE devices and the DVR are connected to the network switch, wherein the network switch includes an application programming interface (API), wherein the POE devices and the DVR are wired or wirelessly connected to the network switch;
• detecting with the DVR all nonresponsive POE devices connected to the network switch;
• automatically determining, with the DVR, the number of POE devices that are nonresponsive;
• automatically utilizing the DVR to instruct the API of the network switch to power cycle the ports on the network switch corresponding to the nonresponsive POE devices when the number of nonresponsive POE devices is less than a predetermined number, wherein the predetermined number is greater than one;
• and
• automatically utilizing with the DVR to instruct the API of the network switch to power cycle the entire network switch when the number of nonresponsive POE devices is at least equal to the predetermined number.