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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
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