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Hot-Desking and Common Area Phones in Skype for Business

Jeff Schertz May 10, 2018 46 Comments

This article is intended to explain the differences in new capabilities brought to both Skype for Business Online and the latest firmware releases for Polycom UCS-based IP phones.  While both…

Poly

Polycom UCS 5.7 for VVX Phones

Jeff Schertz Apr 29, 2018 21 Comments

The latest release of the Polycom VVX 5.7 UCS firmware is available for Lync and Skype for Business (SfB) environments. This release includes some minor enhancements alongside a few major…

Poly

Media Port Range Behavior on Polycom Devices

Jeff Schertz Nov 8, 2017 5 Comments

An older, now partially outdated article covered in depth how to configure Quality of Service (QoS) on Polycom VVX phones for use with Lync Server.  Much of the guidance in…

Skype

Understanding Office 365 Licensing for Meeting Devices

Jeff Schertz Aug 21, 2017 21 Comments

The purpose of this article is to explain what type of Office 365 licenses can or should be used with any of the various phones and meeting devices qualified by…

Poly

Polycom UCS 5.6 for VVX Phones

Jeff Schertz Jul 31, 2017 58 Comments

The latest release of the Polycom VVX 5.6 UCS firmware is now available for Lync and Skype for Business (SfB) environments. This release includes some minor enhancements alongside a few…

Exchange Skype

Skype for Business Online Meeting Room Accounts

Jeff Schertz Jan 16, 2017 83 Comments

One of the most common questions asked when working among the array of available Skype for Business (SfB) audio and video endpoints is regarding what type of Lync or Skype…

Poly

Polycom UCS 5.5 for VVX Phones

Jeff Schertz Dec 10, 2016 51 Comments

The latest release of the Polycom VVX 5.5.1 UCS firmware is now available for Lync and Skype for Business (SfB) environments.  While the initial 5.5.0 release was published a number…

Skype

Device Updates with Skype for Business Online

Jeff Schertz Jul 8, 2016 14 Comments

As outlined in this previous article a wide array of Polycom phones are now supported directly with Skype for Business Online in Office 365.  In the past dealing with device…

Lync Skype

Polycom Phones with Skype for Business Online

Jeff Schertz Feb 29, 2016 141 Comments

As of the end of January 2016 many currently available Polycom IP handsets and conference phones are now supported with Skype for Business Online with Office 365.  This functionality was…

Poly

Polycom UCS 5.4 for VVX Phones

Jeff Schertz Sep 28, 2015 85 Comments

The latest release of the Polycom VVX 5.4 UCS firmware branch is now available for Lync and Skype for Business environments.  While the initial 5.4.0 release (5.4.0.5841) was published a…

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