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Prosafe Plus Switches/VLAN Config
I am running a using a JGS516PE - 16-Port Gigabit ProSAFE Plus Switch with POE. I have it set up at a satellite office. The setup consists of a internet modem to watchguard router to the switch. ...
There should be no problem using VLAN 20 for phone traffic.
If your phones and computers can tag their own traffic, then you'll simply set up each switch as a trunk. If they can't tag their traffic, then you'll need to put the phones and computers on separate cables, then use the switch to tag each port.
You could add a small managed switch for each phone/computer pair, then trunk it up to the main switch. But this would be expensive and not very practical.
If your phones and computers can tag their own traffic, then you'll simply set up each switch as a trunk. If they can't tag their traffic, then you'll need to put the phones and computers on separate cables, then use the switch to tag each port.
You could add a small managed switch for each phone/computer pair, then trunk it up to the main switch. But this would be expensive and not very practical.