[cisco-voip] poe tester

[Tim Reimers]

I think one quick way to tell is that the older switches use
'PWR' in their model- the newer ones do not.




Tim Reimers
Asheville City Schools ITT
85 Mountain Street
Asheville, NC 28802
 
tim.reimers(at)asheville(dot)k12(dot)nc(dot)us
828-350-6180



> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net 
> [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Voll, Scott
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 10:12 AM
> To: Tim Frazee; cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> Subject: RE: [cisco-voip] poe tester
> 
> 
> Depends on when you bought your switch.  Before PoE was 
> standardized it was Cisco's implementation.  But since the 
> standard was ratified Cisco has changed.
> 
> Scott
> 
> Ps. I don't have any documentation but that was what my SE told us.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Tim Frazee
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 2:33 PM
> To: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] poe tester
> 
> will any poe device work off of a cisco inline power switch? 
> I thought cisco had done poe they're own way. Sended power 
> over data pairs, not sended power over unused pairs.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Blackberry Wireless E-Mail From:
> Tim Frazee
> Global Solutions Group, Inc.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
> <cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net>
> To: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net <cisco-voip at puck.nether.net>
> Sent: Tue Oct 19 15:33:50 2004
> Subject: RE: [cisco-voip] poe tester
> 
> 
> I'd buy a cheap POE device off Ebay (broken camera might 
> work, as long as it had an LED that would still light if POE 
> was present)
> 
> As far as someone mentioned for voltage drop testing, I'd 
> think that if the cable was bad enough to drop a fairly high 
> current 48vDC - I would think that the cable _really_ sucked 
> for carrying Ethernet signals which are much lower voltages 
> and currents, and more suceptible to interference (ever had 
> your maintenance guys run your new drop over a tube light ballast? ;-)
> 
> 
> Tim Reimers
> Asheville City Schools ITT
> 85 Mountain Street
> Asheville, NC 28802
>  
> tim.reimers(at)asheville(dot)k12(dot)nc(dot)us
> 828-350-6180
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
> > [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Tim Frazee
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 12:40 PM
> > To: Scott.Voll at wesd.org; cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> > Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] poe tester
> > 
> > 
> > Often I find the need that when I am replacing an existing
> > phone system with cisco ipt, I an using existing data system. 
> > Also, the switching "fabric" is a mix of powered and non 
> > powered drops. When I am setting up a phone inline of an 
> > existing computer connection, the pc will work fine, but no phone.
> > 
> > I have seen the need for such a tester many times. The
> > indicator light on the switch is also very handy. We can move 
> > non-powered devices from a poe switch to a regular switch, 
> > cisco or not, just to free up a port to hang a phone from.
> > 
> > If anybody has seen such a device, please let me know.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Blackberry Wireless E-Mail From:
> > Tim Frazee
> > Global Solutions Group, Inc.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Voll, Scott <Scott.Voll at wesd.org>
> > To: Tim Frazee <tfrazee at gsgi.com>; cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> > <cisco-voip at puck.nether.net>
> > Sent: Tue Oct 19 11:33:53 2004
> > Subject: RE: [cisco-voip] poe tester
> > 
> > I don't think I understand your need.
> > 
> > Why do you need to test?  Shouldn't the switch say inline power?
> > 
> > Scott
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net
> > [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Tim Frazee
> > Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 5:41 PM
> > To: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> > Subject: [cisco-voip] poe tester
> > 
> > all,
> > 
> > has anybody ever seen some kind of tool to test each drop to
> > see if it is able to run a phone? besides of course running 
> > around with a phone. i do that now, but am surprised i cant 
> > find anything on the web.
> > 
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