You can use any EV enabled account with the Extension and the PIN to sign in to the device like the CX series. the “User Credentials” and “PIN Authentication”.Īs usual, to use the PIN Authentication, the DHCP Options must be configured in DHCP server (Option 43 and 120). In “Microsoft Lync” option, there will be two sign in methods. This would be “Microsoft Lync” and “BTOE” Once the device comes up, navigate to the “Features” using the Menu and notice that two new options appeared. The device will restart upon confirmation. Set the correct time Zone and select the Base Profile as “Lync”. Once the Firmware is sorted, navigate in to “Simple Setup”. If the current configured Firmware is not 5.0.xx, then go to “Utilities” and select “Software Upgrades”.To upgrade the Firmware, verify that the device has access to the Internet and “Check for Updates” In Home page, it’ll show you what is the current Firmware configured and information such as the IP and the MAC ID. The standard Admin password for VVX Series is 456 and the user password is 123. Connect to the device’s main web page using IE. Unlike the CX series, VVX can be configured with both manual IP configuration and DHCP. Get the device’s IP Address from the display menu.

Then the device first plugged in to the PoE connection, It comes up with the generic Profile This article highlights the standard deployment process of a VVX Series phone and sign in to the device using Lync Enterprise Voice enabled account. The user experience of this is same as the CX Series tether via the USB cable but in this case, it use the Ethernet connection. Polycom has introduced the new BToE (Better Together over Ethernet) application to support VVX series to integrate tightly with the Lync Client. The latest firmware version 5.0.1 Supports more Lync features such as PIN Authentication and update the device using Lync Server device update platform like the rest of the CX series.

Polycom has now made the VVX series phones as Lync Server Compatible.

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