Providing Power to the Cisco Unified IP Phone
Power Guidelines
Table 2-1
Table 2-1
Guidelines for Powering the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962G and 7942G
Power Type
External power—
Provided through the
CP-PWR-CUBE-3
external power supply.
External power—
Provided through the
Cisco Unified IP Phone
Power Injector.
PoE power—Provided by
a switch through the
Ethernet cable attached
to the phone.
External power—
Provided through inline
power patch panel
WS-PWR-PANEL
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 7962G and 7942G Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.0
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provides guidelines for powering the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962G and 7942G.
Guidelines
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The Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962G and 7942G use the
CP-PWR-CUBE-3 power supply.
The Cisco Unified IP Phone Power Injector may be used with any Cisco
Unified IP Phone. Functioning as a midspan device, the injector delivers
inline power to the attached phone. The Cisco Unified IP Phone Power
Injector is connected between a switch port and the IP Phone, and supports
a maximum cable length of 100m between the unpowered switch and the IP
Phone.
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The Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962G and 7942G support Cisco inline
PoE.
The Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962G and 7942G support IEEE 802.3af
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Class 2 power on signal pairs and spare pairs.
To ensure uninterruptible operation of the phone, make sure that the
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switch has a backup power supply.
Make sure that the CatOS or IOS version running on your switch
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supports your intended phone deployment. Refer to the documentation
for your switch for operating system version information.
The inline power patch panel WS-PWR-PANEL is compatible with the
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962G and 7942G.
Chapter 2
Preparing to Install the Cisco Unified IP Phone on Your Network
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