Greetings, I have deployed about 60 MR36H Access Points in a school setting. The client wants to connect Cisco IP Phone 8841 devices in each classroom via the PoE port on the Access Points. The problem is that while the phones receive power, they never obtain an IP address. When the phones are directly connected to the same downstream Meraki MS225-48P switch, which is configured for Voice VLAN 269, they work correctly. The phones also work when connected to the passthrough port on the AP but this isn’t a viable option because it would require 60 additional drops to be ran. All phone services, including DHCP, routing, and SIP, are managed by the ISP, and traffic is tagged for VLAN 269. The phones are set to DHCP, but I’ve also tried using static IPs with the same result. It seems the phones aren't recognizing the AP as a switch, observing the packet captures. No LLDP/CDP or DHCP messages are being sent from the phone. I’ve tried various configurations for the port profiles and SSID, different AP ports, tagged, untagged, and both with and without power adapters, etc. Also, when I connect a laptop or PC to the same port, I receive a valid IP address on VLAN 269 and can successfully ping the gateway. Current Configuration: AP Management VLAN: VLAN 10 (192.168.10.0/24) AP Port Config: Trunk, Native VLAN 10, Allow All VLANs AP Port 1: Assigned to Voice SSID (VLAN 269) SSID Details: Voice (Wired Only): Tagged VLAN 269, Bridged Mode, External DHCP Network Wide Config: Wired clients behave as if connected to Voice VLAN Are there any additional settings on the Meraki side that need to be configured for phones to work on AP Ports?
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