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That's very odd. The answer to your question should very much be no, unless you have an injector of some sort between the non-POE switch and the phone. Are you sure there isn't some sort of other POE switch in the middle?
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None. Phone-&gt;CAT5&gt;Switch....no adapter or anything in between
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HP 2920-48G-POE+ Switch (J9729A) and HP 2920-48G Switch (J9728A) - phone is connected to the J9728A
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Wow, I checked online and read they were NOT poe. Strange...but explains why we are getting power<br />
thanks!
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We have an HP 2920-48 port POE switch. We also have 2x HP 2920-48 port NON-POE switches. I was surprised to find today that our new VOIP phones are actually get power when plugged into the NON-POE switch?! Is this possible?? If so, are there possible issues I should consider when configured in this manner. I know we are having issues with the phones losing calls before they can be answered...wondering if related.
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We have an HP 2920-48 port POE switch. We also have 2x HP 2920-48 port NON-POE switches. I was surprised to find today that our new VOIP phones are actually get power when plugged into the NON-POE switch?! Is this possible?? If so, are there possible issues I should consider when configured in this manner. I know we are having issues with the phones losing calls before they can be answered...wondering if related.

Is it possible for POE switch to provide power to ports on NON-POE switch?

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