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.<br><br>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/28/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Mike</b> <<a href="mailto:list@virtutel.ca">list@virtutel.ca</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span>Hi,</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span></span></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span>I'm not clear on how
to use Power--over-Ethernet, specifically with Polycom
phones.</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span></span></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span>What I understand,
is that by buying the Polycom 501 with the 802.3af cable bundle, I simply
connect my phone, through the Polycom provided "special" RJ-45 cable, into a PoE
capable switch, and voilą!</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span></span></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span>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?)</span></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span></span></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><span>Mike</span></font></div></div>
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