[biz] PoE cable for a Polycom IP501

2012-06-15 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
I bought a Polycom SoundPoint IP501 from Value Village. But it didn't come with a PoE cable (power supply). Does anyone have a suggestion for a cheap solution? By cheap, I mean Value Village cheap :-) - To unsubscribe, e-mail

RE: [biz] PoE cable for a Polycom IP501

2012-06-15 Thread Christopher Allsop
Would plugging it into a PoE enabled switch with a standard Ethernet cable get it up and running? Chris -Original Message- From: D. Hugh Redelmeier [mailto:h...@mimosa.com] Sent: June-15-12 11:23 AM To: biz@taug.ca Subject: [biz] PoE cable for a Polycom IP501 I bought a Polycom SoundPoin

Re: [biz] PoE cable for a Polycom IP501

2012-06-15 Thread Philip Mullis
The 501 phones don't support POE unless you purchase one of the optional cables, its not standard poe on that unit from what I recall. Williams Global might have one cheap, else youll have to look up the wiring and make a 24v splice on the right pair. Phil. On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 11:23 AM, D.

Re: [biz] PoE cable for a Polycom IP501

2012-06-15 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
| From: Philip Mullis | The 501 phones don't support POE unless you purchase one of the optional | cables, its not standard poe on that unit from what I recall. Oh my. I've never done anything with PoE. I had no idea that it wasn't dead simple. I mean, wasn't that the point? :-) Polycom's su

RE: [biz] PoE cable for a Polycom IP501

2012-06-15 Thread Chad Osmond
No... 501s require a $45 cable to.do poe... If you find them cheap I'll take 16 :-) On Jun 15, 2012 11:29 AM, "Christopher Allsop" wrote: > Would plugging it into a PoE enabled switch with a standard Ethernet cable > get it up and running? > > Chris > > -Original Message- > From: D. Hugh