How do we know the switch can power all our phones?

By listing every powered device on that switch by its stated maximum draw, including access points, cameras and controllers as well as phones, comparing the total against the switch PoE budget and leaving headroom for startup demand and future devices. Port count alone does not confirm it.

Should voice sit on its own VLAN?

Yes. Separating voice from data and guest traffic keeps call quality independent of general network load and lets the voice segment be secured and prioritised on its own terms.

Do you configure QoS before the switches ship?

Yes. QoS mode and trust settings are applied in our facility as part of the build, so the switch arrives behaving the way the design assumed.

Can you supply phones and switching on one order?

Yes. Endpoints, switching, patching and cabling are quoted on a single bill of materials and consolidated into one delivery from Malta, Germany or Poland.

What is the difference between this page and your Cisco page?

This page covers voice, unified communications and the access layer that carries them. Cisco switching, routing, Meraki and wireless more generally are on the Cisco distribution page.

Cisco voice and unified communications

Cisco IP telephony supply and the PoE switching that has to carry it

Handsets are the easy part of a voice project. What decides whether calls work is the switch underneath them: enough PoE budget once cameras and access points are counted, a separate voice VLAN, and QoS trust configured rather than assumed. We supply Cisco voice endpoints together with the access layer that carries them. For switching, routing and wireless more broadly, see our Cisco page.

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Cisco managed switch supplied and configured by YOT LTD for voice deployments

What YOT does with the Cisco voice and UC line

Pre-sales sizing, assembly, firmware levelling, imaging and burn-in testing happen before dispatch, so the work left on site is installation.

PoE budget calculated, not estimated

We list every powered device per switch by stated maximum draw, including phones, access points, cameras and controllers, then compare the total against the switch PoE budget with headroom for startup demand. Port count alone does not confirm a switch can power the endpoints.

Voice separated on its own VLAN

Voice is segmented from data and guest traffic at design stage, so a busy data network does not degrade calls and the voice segment can be secured separately.

QoS configured before dispatch

Switch QoS is set and trust mode applied in our facility rather than left to on-site improvisation, the same discipline we apply to AV over IP deployments.

Endpoints labelled per location

Handsets, patch cords and their switch ports are labelled as a set per desk or cabin, so installation is placement rather than tracing.

Firmware levelling

Endpoints and switches leave on a consistent firmware level across the rollout, which removes the mismatch that makes provisioning behave differently between sites.

Spares and RMA

Replacement handsets and switch spares are planned into the order for sites where a dead extension cannot wait on a courier.

Cisco voice and UC product families we supply

Part of our networking and connectivity portfolio: Switching, routing, wireless and hybrid WAN for vessels, sites and distributed offices.

Family	What it is	Typical use
Cisco IP telephony endpoints	Desk and common-area IP handsets supplied to the specification agreed for your deployment, quoted with the switching that powers them.	Offices, vessels and sites replacing analogue or end-of-life extensions.
Cisco Business CBS350 PoE switching	Managed Layer 3 switching with PoE, VLAN support and configurable QoS, the access layer we most often place under voice endpoints.	Powering and segmenting phones alongside cameras and access points.
Cisco Catalyst 1200 and 1300	The newer managed switch generation supplied where a deployment standardises on Catalyst rather than Business series.	Access layer refreshes that keep voice and data separated.
Structured cabling and patching	Cat.6A shielded patch panels, keystones and patch cords supplied with the switch so the desk runs are terminated and documented.	Fit-outs where the phone run is part of the structured cabling job.

Where Cisco voice and UC fits

Maritime and refit: Cabin and bridge extensions sharing a switch with cameras and access points, where the PoE budget is the constraint that gets missed.
Enterprise: Office moves and fit-outs where desks, extensions and switch ports are commissioned in one pass.
Commercial: Hotels, yards and venues replacing legacy extensions on a fixed handover date.
Energy and remote sites: Sites where a voice path has to survive on the same access layer as operational equipment.

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