Providing power to the phone – Cisco OL-14587-01 User Manual
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Providing Power to the Phone
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Cisco Unified IP Phone 7931G Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.1
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You can resolve these issues by isolating the voice traffic onto a separate VLAN.
The switch port that the phone is connected to would be configured to have
separate VLANs for carrying:
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Voice traffic to and from the IP phone (auxiliary VLAN, on the Cisco Catalyst
6000 series, for example)
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Data traffic to and from the PC connected to the switch through the access
port of the IP phone (native VLAN)
Isolating the phones on a separate, auxiliary VLAN improves 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 related documentation at this URL:
Related Topics
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Understanding the Phone Startup Process, page 2-8
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Network Configuration Menu, page 4-7
Providing Power to the Phone
The Cisco Unified IP Phones 7931G 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.
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