Cisco Systems 8.6 manual Providing Power to the Cisco Unified IP Phones, Related Topics

Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phones on Your Network

Providing Power to the Cisco Unified IP Phones

•Voice traffic to and from the phone (auxiliary VLAN on the Cisco Catalyst 6000 series, for example)

•Data traffic to and from the PC connected to the switch through the access port of the phone (native VLAN)

Isolating the phones on a separate, auxiliary VLAN increases the quality of the voice traffic and allows a large number of phones to be added to an existing network where there are not enough IP addresses for each phone.

For more information, refer to the documentation included with a Cisco switch. You can also access switch information at this URL:

http://cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/index.html

Related Topics

•Understanding the Phone Startup Process, page 2-7

•Network Configuration Menu, page 4-5

Providing Power to the Cisco Unified IP Phones

The Cisco Unified IP Phones can be powered with external power or with Power over Ethernet (PoE). External power is provided through a separate power supply. PoE is provided by a switch through the Ethernet cable attached to a phone.

Note When you install a phone that is powered with external power, connect the power supply to the phone and to a power outlet before you connect the Ethernet cable to the phone. When you remove a phone that is powered with external power, disconnect the Ethernet cable from the phone before you disconnect the power supply.

The following sections provide more information about powering a phone:

•Power Guidelines, page 2-4

•Power Outage, page 2-4

•Obtaining Additional Information about Power, page 2-5

Cisco Unified IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.6 (SCCP and SIP)

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