Cisco 7961G Administration Guide

Chapter 2 Preparing to Install the Cisco IP Phone on Your Network
Providing Power to the Cisco IP Phone
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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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Table 2 Guidelines for Powering the Cisco IP Phone 7961G-GE and
7941G-GE
Power Type Guidelines
External power—
Provided through the
CP-PWR-CUBE-3
external power supply.
The Cisco IP Phone 7961G-GE and 7941G-GE use
the CP-PWR-CUBE-3 power supply.
PoE power—Provided by
a switch through the
Ethernet cable attached
to the phone.
• The gigabit Ethernet Cisco IP Phone
79161G-GE and 7941G-GE do not support
Cisco pre-standard PoE.
• The Cisco IP Phone 7961G-GE and 7941G-GE
support IEEE 802.3af power on signal pairs and
spare pairs. The Cisco IP Phone 79161G-GE and
7941G-GE are not compatible with Cisco
switches that are not IEEE-compliant.
• The inline power patch panel WS-PWR-PANEL
is not compatible with the Cisco IP Phone
7961G-GE and 7941G-GE.
• 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