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== Power over LAN ==
 
== Power over LAN ==
  
==== Q: My optiPoint 410/420 phone only supports power class 0 (default). How to setup the corresponding PoE compliant switch to reserve lower power ? ====
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==== My optiPoint 410/420 phone only supports power class 0 (default). How to setup the corresponding PoE compliant switch to reserve lower power? ====
: A: Some earlier hardware models of the optiPoint 410/420 phones did not support power negotiation feature according to the IEEE 802.3af standard. For details refer to the tables available on the [[optiPoint power supply and PoE classes]] page (Refer to ''Device Version'' columns).<br/>
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: Some earlier hardware models of the optiPoint 410/420 phones did not support power negotiation feature according to the IEEE 802.3af standard. For details refer to the tables available on the [[optiPoint power supply and PoE classes]] page (Refer to ''Device Version'' columns).<br/>
 
: To avoid that the LAN switch reserves more power than necessary and thus can't be able to feed [[PoE]] to all powered devices connected on its ports, each LAN port should be configured with a specified [[PoE#IEEE 802.3af Power Classes|Power Class]].<br/>
 
: To avoid that the LAN switch reserves more power than necessary and thus can't be able to feed [[PoE]] to all powered devices connected on its ports, each LAN port should be configured with a specified [[PoE#IEEE 802.3af Power Classes|Power Class]].<br/>
: This is normally part of each Ethernet LAN Switch configuration / administration and should be specifically evaluated product by product.<br/>
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: This is normally part of each Ethernet LAN Switch configuration / administration and should be specifically evaluated product by product.
e.g. See also [http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps5528/prod_release_note09186a00804cc85f.html Release Notes for the CISCO Catalyst 3750/3560 and 2970 LAN Switches].<br/>
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: See also:
: Text search: ''Allocating Power to Devices Connected to a PoE Port''.<br/>
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:* [http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps5528/prod_release_note09186a00804cc85f.html Release Notes for the CISCO Catalyst 3750/3560 and 2970 LAN Switches] (search for ''Allocating Power to Devices Connected to a PoE Port'').
e.g. See also [http://support.huawei.com Huawei Technical Support and Documentation website] (Registration and Login are mandatory)<br/>
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:* [http://support.huawei.com Huawei Technical Support and Documentation website] (Registration and Login are mandatory) for Quidway S-series Ethernet LAN Switches PoE configurations and operations (search for: ''Remote Power Feeding Configurations'' or ''802.3af+Quidway'').
: for Quidway S-series Ethernet LAN Switches PoE configurations and operations.<br/>
 
: Text search: ''Remote Power Feeding Configurations'' or ''802.3af+Quidway''.
 
  
==== Q: Can I run an optiPoint 410/420 with both local and PoE Power Supply at the same time ? ====
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==== Can I run an optiPoint 410/420 with both local and PoE Power Supply at the same time? ====
: A: Although the phone will neiter break nor stop functioning, this practice is not recommended and so to avoid.<br/>
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: Although the phone will neiter break nor stop functioning, this practice is not recommended and so to avoid.<br/>
 
: With both the Local Power Supply and the [[PoE]] supply the [[PoE#IEEE 802.3af Power Classes|Power Class]] negotiation will not run properly, this happen because the IEEE802.3af standard requires a ''power-less'' state for correctly perform the class negotiation (So no Local Power Supply should be active during the negotiation phase).<br/>
 
: With both the Local Power Supply and the [[PoE]] supply the [[PoE#IEEE 802.3af Power Classes|Power Class]] negotiation will not run properly, this happen because the IEEE802.3af standard requires a ''power-less'' state for correctly perform the class negotiation (So no Local Power Supply should be active during the negotiation phase).<br/>
 
: Thus in this case the [[PoE#IEEE 802.3af Power Classes|Power Class]] will be set to 0 (default): If the power negotiation is done first and the Local Power Supply is then connected, the initial negotiated [[PoE#IEEE 802.3af Power Classes|Power Class]] will not be changed.
 
: Thus in this case the [[PoE#IEEE 802.3af Power Classes|Power Class]] will be set to 0 (default): If the power negotiation is done first and the Local Power Supply is then connected, the initial negotiated [[PoE#IEEE 802.3af Power Classes|Power Class]] will not be changed.

Revision as of 07:24, 26 September 2007

Power over LAN

My optiPoint 410/420 phone only supports power class 0 (default). How to setup the corresponding PoE compliant switch to reserve lower power?

Some earlier hardware models of the optiPoint 410/420 phones did not support power negotiation feature according to the IEEE 802.3af standard. For details refer to the tables available on the optiPoint power supply and PoE classes page (Refer to Device Version columns).
To avoid that the LAN switch reserves more power than necessary and thus can't be able to feed PoE to all powered devices connected on its ports, each LAN port should be configured with a specified Power Class.
This is normally part of each Ethernet LAN Switch configuration / administration and should be specifically evaluated product by product.
See also:

Can I run an optiPoint 410/420 with both local and PoE Power Supply at the same time?

Although the phone will neiter break nor stop functioning, this practice is not recommended and so to avoid.
With both the Local Power Supply and the PoE supply the Power Class negotiation will not run properly, this happen because the IEEE802.3af standard requires a power-less state for correctly perform the class negotiation (So no Local Power Supply should be active during the negotiation phase).
Thus in this case the Power Class will be set to 0 (default): If the power negotiation is done first and the Local Power Supply is then connected, the initial negotiated Power Class will not be changed.