s about VoIP phone systems
s about VoIP phone systems
This inquiry relates to VOIP phones. You operate a municipal office that currently uses POE phones. Your setup involves a computer connected via an Ethernet cable from a POE phone in another area. The existing cable isn’t POE-compatible. The IT team is considering adding a POE phone, and you’re asking about using a personal POE-capable device with a power adapter on your current Ethernet line. You also wonder if a Cat 6 splitter could work, especially since the POE cable might be split at the first phone. You referenced a specific model from eBay.
Provisioning tends to be limited, and only certain models function properly. Simply connecting a phone won’t work. Splitting Cat 6 isn’t possible—you need a switch, which is usually turned off in corporate networks. Wait for IT support instead of trying to bypass them; otherwise things can quickly become problematic.