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Phone firmware

Make sure that your phone is loaded with firmware version 5.5.1, and Polycom firmware pack is
downloaded and extracted to tftp folder on server. For more information please visit Polycom
firmware installation
 page.

DHCP server

Fully configured and operational DHCP server.

PBXware version

In order to find out the PBXware version, please login to PBXware and navigate to Settings:
About. On the top of About page is a code similar to this one "PBXware Edition: Business,
Release: 4.1 (041373f), Running: 1.4.24-gc-75ee203", where "Release" denotes the exact version
of your PBXware.

Installation

This chapter describes how to install and connect the phone to the electrical power and data
network as well as how to apply factory settings.

The following topics are covered:

Power adapter

Power over Ethernet (PoE)

Factory settings

Power adapter

Connect the Network and Power

Connect the DC plug on the power adapter to the DC port on the phone and connect the other

end of the power adapter into an electrical power outlet.

Connect the ethernet cable between the Internet port on the phone and the network port on a

router or switch to access LAN.

NOTE: 

 If you are using Power over Ethernet (PoE), you don't need to connect the AC adapter.

Make sure the Ethernet cable and router or switch is Power over Ethernet (PoE) compliant.

Power over Ethernet (PoE)

Connect the Network (only)

Using a regular ethernet cable your phone can be powered from a Power over Ethernet (PoE)
compliant router or switch.

Connect the Ethernet cable between the Internet port on the phone and an available port on

the in-line power router or switch.

NOTE: 

 If you are using Power over Ethernet (PoE), you don't need to connect the AC adapter.

Summary of Contents for VVX 201

Page 1: ...i Contents 1 Introduction 2 Video Tutorial 3 Requirements 3 1 Identifying phone model 3 2 Phone firmware 3 3 DHCP server 3 4 PBXware version 4 Installation 4 1 Power adapter 4 2 Power over Ethernet PoE 4 3 Reset to factory settings 5 Registering phone 5 1 Manual configuration 5 2 Auto provisioning Introduction ...

Page 2: ...Identifying phone model To start and successfully complete registration of your Polycom phone you need to know which phone model you will setup From the back of each Polycom phone there are exact model information that you should check Although different phone models can have exactly the same requirements and installation procedure phone models can also have significantly different requirements an...

Page 3: ...wing topics are covered Power adapter Power over Ethernet PoE Factory settings Power adapter Connect the Network and Power Connect the DC plug on the power adapter to the DC port on the phone and connect the other end of the power adapter into an electrical power outlet Connect the ethernet cable between the Internet port on the phone and the network port on a router or switch to access LAN NOTE I...

Page 4: ...nistration Settings and press the Select button Go to Reset to Defaults and press the Select button Go to Reset To Factory and press the Select button Confirm your action by pressing the Yes button Registering phone This chapter describes how to identify Polycom phone model requirements that must be met and how to register the phone using manual configuration or auto provisioning The following top...

Page 5: ...olycom phone Make sure Status is set to Active Auto provisioning is set to No and DHCP is set to Yes Click on the Save button to save changes Creating extension Creating Extension Add extension Navigate to Extensions Click on Add Extension The standard options window will be shown below Select Polycom phone model from the UAD select box Select Location Local or Remote Local is for all extensions r...

Page 6: ...P address on your network To find the IP address of your device please Press the Home button Go to Settings and press the Select button Go to Status and press the Select button Go to Network and press the Select button Go to TCP IP Parameters and press the Select button IP address is displayed under IP e g 192 168 8 198 Then in your web browser enter the IP address of your Phone if everything is O...

Page 7: ... Line Configuration and press the Select button Go to Line 1 and press the Select button Go to Address and press the Edit button and enter PBXware extension number Example 1003 and press the Ok button Go to Authentication and press the Select button Go to User ID and press the Edit button Enter PBXware extension number then press the Ok button Go to Password and press the Edit button enter PBXware...

Page 8: ...nd enter the IP address in order to access the PBXware web administration login screen Example http 192 168 1 10 Login to PBXware with your e mail address and password Navigate to Settings Servers Click on the server corresponding edit button In Auto Provisioning group make sure Use DNS SRV when possible is set to Yes If it is set to No or N A set to Yes and click on the Save button NOTE You must ...

Page 9: ...ng process will start during phone reboot process phone will pickup appropriate configuration file from PBXware If everything is done as above described you should have successfully registered your phone to PBXware Dial 123 to verify registration Auto provisioning This chapter describes how to set UAD settings create PBXware extension and register the phone using DHCP or Static IP address The foll...

Page 10: ...ote Local is for all extensions registered on the LAN and Remote is for all extensions registered from remote networks WAN Internet etc Click on the Next step button Extension values Enter values into the required field text boxes REQUIRED FIELDS Name Enter a name for the extension being created Example John Smith E mail Enter the e mail address associated with this extension This e mail address w...

Page 11: ...have successfully registered your phone to PBXware Dial 123 to verify registration TFTP or HTTP HTTPS Network Configuration If there is no DHCP in your network you can still auto provision your Polycom phone Please refer to your Polycom phone model User Guide for instruction about setting static IP address After you configure your Polycom phone to use a static IP address continue with the followin...

Page 12: ...TTP http 192 168 1 10 prov Example for IP Address USING HTTPS https 192 168 1 10 prov Enter Auto Provisioning username and password into User Name and Password fields If you choose to use server type TFTP enter tftp followed by Hostname or IP Address Example for Hostname tftp voip bicomsystems com Example for IP Address tftp 192 168 1 10 Click on Save button ...

Page 13: ... Auto provisioning process will start during phone reboot process phone will pickup appropriate configuration file from PBXware If everything is done as above described you should have successfully registered your phone to PBXware Dial 123 to verify registration Retrieved from http wiki bicomsystems com Polycom_VVX201 Disclaimers About Bicom Systems Wiki ...

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