On 7/7/08, M B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anybody have ideas on how I can troubleshoot? From what I've read > cisco VoIP phones should be able to get PoE from these switches. I'm > using a straight-through cat5e cable. Plug the phone in and nothing. > Is there anyway I can test the PoE switch (it was a refurb unit from > CDW) w/out having a PoE device? Thanks- > > Matt >
The switch you're using supports IEEE 802.3af standard PoE. The phone (7940) supports pre-standard "Cisco in-line power". There are some various hacks for this situation scattered around the internet. -- Kristian Kielhofner NOT sent from my iPhone or Blackberry _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
