Avaya 4600, 5600 Service Guide

Avaya Solution & Interoperability Test Lab

Application Notes for Foundry Networks FastIron Super X
Power over Ethernet (PoE) Switch with Avaya IP
Telephones and Avaya Wireless Access Points - Issue 1.0

Abstract

These Application Notes describe the procedures for configuring the Foundry Networks
FastIron Super X switch to provide inline Power over Ethernet (PoE) to Avaya IP Telephones
and Avaya Wireless Access Points. During compliance testing, Avaya IP Telephones and
Wireless Access Points successfully obtained power and transferred data over standard
Ethernet cables from a Foundry Networks FastIron Super X switch. Information in these
Application Notes has been obtained through compliance testing and additional technical
discussions. Testing was conducted via the DeveloperConnection Program at the Avaya
Solution and Interoperability Test Lab.

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1. Introduction

Power over Ethernet (PoE) allows both power and data to be simultaneously carried over
standard Ethernet cables. PoE-enabled Ethernet switches can supply power directly to Ethernet
devices, thereby simplifying installation and removing the need for separate power supplies for
those devices. The IEEE 802.3af standard defines the mechanisms for Power Sourcing
Equipment (PSE), such as PoE-enabled Ethernet switches, to detect, classify, and supply power
to Powered Devices (PDs), such as PoE-enabled IP telephones and wireless access points. In the
compliance-tested configuration described in these Application Notes, a Foundry Networks
FastIron Super X Switch has a PSE configured to supply inline PoE to Avaya PDs, specifically
Avaya IP Telephones and an Avaya AP-8 Wireless Access Points.

As illustrated in Figure 1, the Avaya PDs covered in these Application Notes include the
following:

• 4601 IP Telephone

• 4602 IP Telephone

• 4602SW IP Telephones

• 4610SW IP Telephone

• 4620 IP Telephone

• 4620SW IP Telephone

• 4621SW IP Telephone

• 4622SW IP Telephone

• 4625SW IP Telephone

• 4630SW IP Telephone

• 5601 IP Telephone

• 5602SW IP Telephone

• 5610SW IP Telephone

• 5620SW IP Telephone

• Avaya Gen-2 4606, 4612, and 4624 IP Telephones

• Avaya Wireless AP-8 802.11a/b/g Access Point

The Avaya 4612 and 4624 IP Telephones can be identified as Gen-2 by inspecting the model
number. “2A” in the model number indicates Gen-2. The model number can be found by:

• Inspecting the label attached to the bottom of the telephone.
OR

• Pressing Mute, V, I, E, W, # on the keypad and then pressing * until the model number
appears. Press # to exit.

An example of a model number is 4612D02A-003 (Gen-2).

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The Avaya 4620SW Class 2 and Class 3 IP Telephones can be differentiated by the microphone
at the bottom right side of the telephone. If the microphone has one hole, it is Class 2, and if it
has two holes, it is Class 3.

Powered device classifications of the phones are defined by the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.3af. Each Powered Device is classified into one of the IEEE’s
five classes. (The IEEE 802.3af PSE and Powered-Device Power Classifications chart can be
seen in Table 2).

The powering tests included verification of the following after the product was connected to the
switch:

• Successful boot operation.

• For Avaya IP Telephones, successful registration with Avaya Communication Manager

or Avaya IP Office (for the Avaya 5600-Series IP Telephones), completion of a test call,
and raising speakerphone volume to maximum value.

• For the Wireless Access Point, successful registration of a wireless enabled Avaya IP
Softphone with Avaya Communication Manager and completion of a test call.

• Connecting a mix of 22 Avaya IP Telephones and an Avaya AP-8 Wireless Access Point
to the switch, power cycling the switch and verifying successful boot operation and
registration of the devices to Avaya Communication Manager and Avaya IP Office Small
Office Edition.

Figure 1: PoE Interoperability Between Foundry Networks FastIron Super X Switch and

Avaya IP Telephones and Avaya Wireless Access Points

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2. Equipment and Software Validated

The following equipment and software/firmware were used for the sample configuration
provided:

Equipment Software/Firmware

Avaya S8300 Media Server in a G350 Media Gateway 3.0.1 (load 346)
Avaya IP Office – Small Office Edition 3.0(55)
Avaya 4601 IP Telephone 1.8.0
Avaya 4602 IP Telephone 1.8.2
Avaya 4602SW IP Telephone 2.3
Avaya 4610SW IP Telephone 2.3
Avaya 4620 IP Telephone 2.3
Avaya 4620SW IP Telephone 2.3
Avaya 4621SW IP Telephone 2.3
Avaya 4622SW IP Telephone 2.3
Avaya 4625SW IP Telephone 2.5
Avaya 4630SW IP Telephone 1.810
Avaya 5601 IP Telephone (IP Office specific) 1.806
Avaya 5602SW IP Telephone (IP Office specific) 2.2.3
Avaya 5610SW IP Telephone (IP Office specific) 2.2.3
Avaya 5620SW IP Telephone (IP Office specific) 2.2.3
Avaya Gen-2 4606 IP Telephone 1.8.3
Avaya Gen-2 4612 IP Telephone 1.8.3
Avaya Gen-2 4624 IP Telephone 1.8.3
Avaya AP-8 Wireless Access Point 2.6.0(914)
Avaya IP Softphone 5.2.3.6
Foundry Networks FastIron Super X Switch 2.4.00

Table 1: Equipment and Software/Firmware

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