Polycom phones sport a sleek and professional design with high-quality construction, making them an attractive desktop option capable of handling the demands of everyday use. Featuring Polycom's Acoustic Clarity Technology and HD Voice, Polycom Phones enable you to experience clear, crisp, room filling conversations that result in increased comprehension and productivity.
Standard features include programmable buttons, call waiting/forwarding/hold, call directory and of course speakerphone. With phones available for the smallest of businesses all the way up to the largest, Polycom Phones are a great choice for a SIP-based IP Phone.
Additional documentation and resources:
Polycom VVX 300-series IP phone user guide
Instructions for Configuring your Polycom VVX 300-series IP phone
In this activity you will:
Pre-requisites
Ensure that your Telnyx Mission Command Portal is configured properly
Provision your number (Assign it to a SIP connection)
Create an IP-based connection on your Telnyx Mission Control Portal
RECOMMENDED: Enable TLS to encrypt your traffic
Download Elastix 4 ISO from our dropbox. (V4 is no longer available through the provider)
Take note of any username/password combination you set during this activity. You'll need them at a later stage.
Video walkthrough
Setting up your Telnyx SIP portal account so you can make and receive calls:
Note: Video walkthrough for Polycom VVX 300-series/Telnyx configuration coming soon. Check back as we update our docs. |
1. Get your device's IP address and log into the web portal
In this section, you'll obtain your device's IP address from your phone and use it to log into the Polycom web portal so you can begin configuration.
Connect the phone to a network with a DHCP server and wait for it to boot to the main interface. This typically takes about 1-2 minutes. Depending on the firmware version the phone has your IP may be displayed once it boots.
If your IP address doesn't display on boot, you can access the current IP information by pressing the Home (Button) and going to Settings > Status > Network > TCP/IP Parameters. You'll find the IP address here.
Note your IP address and open a web browser (Chrome/Firefox recommended) and type https://<phone IP Address> into the address bar and hit Enter on your keyboard.
If this is your first time logging in, and you have not yet changed the username and password, you can log in using the default password:
Password: 456
You'll be logged into the web portal and should see this:
2. Configure NTP settings
While not strictly required, it's a good idea to setup your backup NTP settings in case your DHCP server does not provide time service information.
From the top navigation, click on Simple Setup and expand the Time Synchronization section on the page. Provide the following:
Alternate SNTP Server: north-america.pool.ntp.org for North America. For additional details, see this link.
Alternate Time Zone: Enter your preferred time zone
3. Configure SIP settings
In this section, you'll configure your IP phone to connect to your Telnyx SIP trunk.
Begin the SIP configuration by clicking on Settings > Lines in the left-hand navigation to open the Line 1 configuration screen.
Each line button you want to use will need to be configured individually but all should generally require the same settings. This example will show you what was required for this specific setup but your requirements may vary.
For each section listed below, you will need to enter this information (red highlighted sections):
Identification section:Display Name: This is your outbound caller ID name.
Note: Before configuring an outbound caller ID, you should be aware of some of the naming conventions standard for caller ID creation:Your outbound Caller ID Name should be in capital letters. This will appears more clearly/visible on some devices.
You must NOT use any special characters, as they will not be displayed.
Some of regular Canadian providers will not show more than 15 characters. We suggest shrinking or adapt your caller ID.
Spaces are allowed in a caller id name.
Be familiar with Telnyx's caller ID number policy
Address: Your Telnyx account name
Label: The name listed next to the line button on your phone
SRTP settings: should all be set to No
Server Auto Discovery: Disabled
Server 1 section:
Address: Your selected Telnyx SIP server FQDN or IP address
Port: 5060
Transport: UDP Only
Expires: 300, your value may depend on your gateway/router timeout values but this is typically fine
Subscription Expire(s): 300, same as Expires
Message Center section:
Callback Mode: Contact
Callback Contact: *97 to dial the assigned extension's VM box
4. Restart the phone and verify your settings
To make sure that the settings take effect, we recommend that you restart the phone.
From your phone, go to Utilities > Restart Phone.
When prompted, click Yes.
Once your phone reboots, your display should show the phone online, the registration status section on VoIP's Control Panel should show registered and you should be able to make/receive calls with Telnyx as your SIP Provider!
Additional Resources
Review our getting started with guide to make sure your Telnyx Mission Control Portal account is setup correctly!
Additionally, check out:
Polycom VVX 300-series IP phone user guide