Cisco 7961G Administration Guide

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Cisco IP Phone Administration Guide for Cisco CallManager, Cisco IP Phone 7961G/7961G-GE and 7941G/7941G-GE
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Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco IP Phone on Your Network
Providing Power to the Cisco IP Phone
Table 2 provides guidelines for powering the Cisco IP Phone 7961G-GE and
7941G-GE.
Table 1 Guidelines for Powering the Cisco IP Phone 7961G and 7941G
Power Type Guidelines
External power—
Provided through the
CP-PWR-CUBE-3 or
CP-PWR-CUBE-2
external power supply.
The Cisco IP Phone 7961G and 7941G use the
CP-PWR-CUBE-3 or CP-PWR-CUBE-2 power
supply.
PoE power—Provided by
a switch through the
Ethernet cable attached
to the phone.
• The Cisco IP Phone 7961G and 7941G support
PoE.
• The Cisco IP Phone 7961G and 7941G support
IEEE 802.3af power on signal pairs and spare
pairs.
• The inline power patch panel WS-PWR-PANEL
is compatible with the Cisco IP Phone 7961G
and 7941G.
• 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.

Cisco 7961G Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	7961G
Category	IP Phone
Language	English