The Polycom Phones module for FreePBX 2.11 has been updated to include additional phone options, alert info settings, contact directory editor, and AD / Exchange integration settings.
Refer to Polycom Phones 2.11.0.0 UC Provisioner for FreePBX 2.11 for additional screenshots and recommended DHCP and FreePBX settings. Read more…
The Polycom Phones module for FreePBX 2.11 allows for quick and easy provisioning of phones running the Polycom UC software.
Before creating this module I had looked at the OSS PBX Endpoint Manager and the Commercial Endpoint Manager. Development on the OSS module seems to have slowed and the commercial module doesn’t support FreePBX device and user mode.
Using the idea of the Digium Phones module I decided to create a module specifically for Polycom phones, which removes the need to edit XML configuration files. Read more…
With a traditional PBX when dialing an extension the name is displayed on the phone. With Asterisk 1.4 and 1.6.x the name is not displayed even though phones, like the Polycom SoundPoint series, have support for it with the Remote-Party-ID SIP header. Read more…
In Asterisk 1.6, FreePBX, and Exchange UM I mentioned how to setup an extension to transfer a caller to voicemail. Let’s take this one step further and add a soft key on the Polycom. Instead of having to dial ##407ext, you will be able to press the Xfer VM button and it will prompt for the extension. Read more…
They are two methods of setting up BLF on Polycom phones. The first gives you idle or inuse status only. A ringing phone will show up with a solid inuse light. The good thing about this method is users can create BLF for extensions themselves. If this is all you need start by enabling the presence feature in the phone provisioning file. Read more…