[Asterisk-Users] Netgear FS116P and Cisco 79XX phones

[Cory Andrews]

Pavel / Joseph - I think I have something that will solve your dilemma. 
Powersense make an IEEE 802.3af to Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) converter 
which should work with your Netgear switch.  You need (1) for each Cisco 
phone.  You run RJ45 out of your Netgear PoE Switch, into the PowerSense 
module, and then RJ45 out of the module, to your Cisco phone.  The converter 
modules run around $20/ea.

a.. BL-8858-01 PoE Connector allows a Cisco 7900 series IP phone to take 
Power over Ethernet from an IEEE 802.3af style Ethernet switch or mid-span 
power injector.


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pavel Jezek" <pavel.jezek at i.cz>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" 
<asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 5:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Netgear FS116P and Cisco 79XX phones


> Hi Joseph,
> I think, that old ci$co phones using not only different pins, but also 
> different power detection,
> so, you are probably out of luck, if you trying to use old ci$co phones 
> with 802.3af (only) compliant power device,
> seems, that powerdsine midspans provide power detection compatible with 
> ci$co pre-standard phones....
> look at 7905/7912 (on powerdsine web site) that even not require poe 
> polarity dongle and works with powerdsine, even that this phone are not 
> 802.3af compliant
> if you use 802.3af switches, best way is to stay away completely from not 
> compatible devices, or if you "must" use old ci$co phones, you must buy 
> quite expensive ci$co power switches ... ;-)
> PJ
>
>
>
> Joseph Rothstein wrote:
>> I am hoping that someone has had better luck with this than I have.
>>
>> I would like to connect Cisco 7940s and 7960s to the Netgear FS116P, and
>> take advantage of its POE. I know that the Cisco phones use Cisco's
>> "pre-standard" POE implementation, but as I understand it the difference 
>> is
>> really only two pins.
>>
>> I bought a bunch of PowerDsine inline power adapters which supposedly 
>> change
>> the right pins so that standard POE will work with Cisco POE, but it does
>> not (other POE devces work fine on the Netgear such as SNOMs), at least 
>> not
>> on the Netgear. I have tried several different settings on the phone as
>> well, changing the media type, but the FS116P just does not recognise 
>> that
>> there is a POE devices attached to it.
>>
>> If anyone has any experience gettings these phones to work on this switch 
>> I
>> would appreciate any help.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Joe
>>
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