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tonynsx
Luminary
Dec 22, 2022
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Dummy (unmanaged) switch for VoIP phone and computer

Just to make sure, if I want to connect a VoIP phone and computer, I need a PoE Manged switch correct?  Because dummy (unmanaged) switch wouldn't be able to do both voice VLAN and computer VLAN?   ...
  • schumaku's avatar
    Dec 22, 2022

    PoE is required if the test VoIP device needs to be PoE powered and has no power input connection available.

     

    To configure a simple VLAN deployment with two VLANs you need at least a switch with the ability to define two VLANs, and define the required port config in tagged or untagged form for your test set-up. An unmanaged switch isn't sufficient.

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