one more thing - I have proof positive that in line power "can" work just fine over Cat 3
Chuck ""The Long and Winding Road"" wrote in message news:200210251844.SAA20015@;groupstudy.com... > Someone a lot smarter than I did the intelligent work - i.e. the call plan > and the server configuration. I was one of the warm bodies corralled to do > installation of the desk sets. > > Some idle thoughts. > ( Mr. RFC 1149 Compliant is free to laugh loudly at me and make denigrating > comments :-> ) > > 1) there is no glamour in deploying IP phones. About the only difference > between deploying a phone and deploying a computer is that phones are a LOT > lighter. However, when deploying phones it's still doubly difficult because > you end up having to string the PC cable over to the phone ( to get the in > line power ) and then the phone cable back to the PC. > > 2) I was too old for this kind of work 10 years ago, and I'm definitely too > old now. My knees hurt. My back huts. And my head hurts. You folks who crawl > around under desks and benches to set things up and cable them know exactly > how hard those upper surfaces can be ;-> > > 3) doing this kind of work during business hours is not a real good idea. It > was taking neighborhood 15 minutes per station to get a phone deployed. No I > did not have the luxury of setting up several phones in an area. Had to do > it one at a time because of the physical layouts and the user requirements. > > 4) I was overjoyed to finally figure out that it is a lot faster if some low > level ( me ) plugged lots of phones directly into a switch, let them go > through their download and upgrade shenanigans, then hand them out to a > couple of folks to deploy. If this is done in advance, the process takes > only a minute or two to register and go through TAPS > > In conclusion, IP telephony intelligence is all in the server, gateway, and > router configuration. The phone deployment itself is still monkeywork. > > > > > -- > > www.chuckslongroad.info Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=56310&t=56305 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
