[Asterisk-Users] Cisco 79xx series IP phones

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Shawn

If you can pick up say a 3com or HP POE (proper 802.3af switch NOT an injector) switch together with 3cnjvoip-cpod POE adaptors for the Cisco 7940/7960 phones you won't need a power brick for each phone and you also get a L3 switch thrown in (If you want to get funky also look out for 3com NJ200/NJ220(US) or NJ205/NJ225(EU) wall switches).

You'll get cost savings and better network management if implemented properly.

Paul

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shawn Parker [mailto:shawn.parker at cumulus.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004, 10:58 AM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Cisco 79xx series IP phones
> 
> Thanks for the responses, everyone.
> 
> One problem a colleague and I discussed moments ago is the system may 
> preform "better" if we're using a Layer 3 switch.  Which I would like 
> anyway, but isn't very cost effective for an office with 10 phones and 5 
> workstations.  A L3 switch would be almost half, if not more, the total 
> cost of the project build.  I guess it also depends on the amount of 
> traffic and calls made from the office.  But, other than the 4 sales 
> people, I don't imagine the office having a high volume of traffic in 
> and out.  It is a small publishing house not a call center or support 
> company.  The most they use the phone system for, other than selling 
> ads, is talking to each other and calling writers.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> 
> 
> Joshua M. Thompson wrote:
> 
> >On Fri, 2004-08-13 at 11:31 -0500, Shawn Parker wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>Does anyone have any knowledge or experience to give me dealing with 
> >>Cisco 7902G and 7905G IP phones and getting them to work on a lan with 
> >>Asterisk when *not* using other Cisco hardware?
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >The sales guy is just trying to sell you more Cisco hardware. I have
> >7910s, 7940s and 7960s at my house all running just fine on a Linksys
> >24-port fast ethernet switch with zero problems.
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> -- 
> Shawn Parker
> Network Administrator
> Cumulus Broadcasting, LLC.
> Columbia-Jefferson City, Missouri
> 1.573.449.4141
> shawn.parker at cumulus.com
> 
> 
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