Cabling

[msandsnes]

our company is think of going with the ShoreTel phone system. the problem is we have one area that is a distance away from the main switches roughly 390ft. We have ran a cable out there and the computers work just fine. I was wondering if anyone has gone over the recommended cable length (328ft.) and if it has worked out for them with the VoIP?

[gandalf]

Ethernet has a maximum conductor running resistance of 100 meters which is approximately 300 feet. There are a number of options here: First go ahead and put a laptop on it and see if you have any connection problems; use a LRE (Long Reach Ethernet) capable ethernet switch which can extend to 5000 feet; go with a wireless Ethernet bridge or just put an ethernet extender in the cable. Anyone of these solutions will get you where you need to be!

[msandsnes]

Thanks for the suggestions. Basically what you are saying is that i am going to have problems if i don't use some sort of extender. I forgot to add that it is CAT 6 cabling.

[NorthMI]

Give it a try, just be prepared with a fix if you have issues. You are looking at 60 more feet, I don't think you will have an issue.