Cisco 7961G Administration Guide - Page 67

Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network Providing Power to the Cisco Unified IP Phone Table 2-2 Guidelines for Powering the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G-GE and 7941G-GE Power Type Guidelines PoE power-Provided by a switch through the Ethernet cable attached to the phone. • The gigabit Ethernet Cisco Unified IP Phone 79161G-GE and 7941G-GE do not support Cisco inline PoE. • The Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G-GE and 7941G-GE support IEEE 802.3af power on signal pairs and spare pairs. The Cisco Unified IP Phone 79161G-GE and 7941G-GE are not compatible with Cisco switches that are not IEEE-compliant. • To ensure uninterruptible operation of the phone, make sure that the switch has a backup power supply. • Make sure that the CatOS or IOS version running on your switch supports your intended phone deployment. Refer to the documentation for your switch for operating system version information. External power- Provided through inline power patch panel WS-PWR-PANEL The inline power patch panel WS-PWR-PANEL is compatible with the Cisco Unified IP Phones 7961G-GE and 7941G-GE. Power Outage Your accessibility to emergency service through the phone is dependent on the phone being powered. If there is an interruption in the power supply, Service and Emergency Calling Service dialing will not function until power is restored. In the case of a power failure or disruption, you may need to reset or reconfigure equipment before using the Service or Emergency Calling Service dialing. Cisco Unified IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE Administration Guide for Cisco Unified CallManager OL-11528-01 2-7