[asterisk-users] PoE - IEEE 802.3af

[Bruce Reeves]

A POE switch will put power on what ever line is connected to it, so if your
polycom plugs into a wall plate with cat 5 cable that runs back to a port on
the POE switch then you have power all the way to the phone.

On 3/28/07, Mike <list at virtutel.ca> wrote:
>
>  Hi,
>
> I'm not clear on how to use Power--over-Ethernet, specifically with
> Polycom phones.
>
> What I understand, is that by buying the Polycom 501 with the 802.3afcable bundle, I simply connect my phone, through the Polycom provided
> "special" RJ-45 cable, into a PoE capable switch, and voilà!
>
> Is this true?  And if so, what happens when the Phone doesn't
> connect directly to the switch? (let`s say there is wiring in the wall that
> goes to a patch panel, for example.  Do I need to change all the wiring in
> the office?)
>
> Mike
>
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Bruce Reeves
Nortex Networks
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