Page 2 - Trademark Information; Patent Information
© 2009 Polycom, Inc. All rights reserved. Polycom, Inc.4750 Willow RoadPleasanton, CA 94588-2708USA No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of Polycom, Inc. Under the law,...
Page 3 - About This Guide
iii About This Guide This guide explains how to deploy the Polycom VVX 1500 D Business Media Phone in an H.323 environment. In this environment, you will be able to conduct both voice and video calls and conferences.In this guide, you will find everything you need to set up the Polycom VVX 1500 D ph...
Page 5 - Contents
v Contents About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii 1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1 Supported Phone Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2Unsupported Pho...
Page 7 - Overview
1 - 1 1 Overview This guide provides information for system administrators who want to deploy the Polycom VVX 1500 D Business Media Phone in an H.323 environment. It also describes how to upgrade the phone’s software when it is connected in an H.323 environment. The phone must be running SIP applica...
Page 8 - Supported Phone Features
Deployment Guide for the Polycom VVX 1500 D Phone 1 - 2 Supported Phone Features The following features are supported on the Polycom VVX 1500 D: • Touch screen for data entry • Six line appearances • Place a call (to an extension or H.323 URL) • Hold/Resume • Consultative and blind transfer • Video ...
Page 12 - Menu; Connecting the Phone to the Network; Note
Deployment Guide for the Polycom VVX 1500 D Phone 2 - 2 4. If you choose to manage a group of phones through a provisioning server, you need to: — Set up a provisioning server and download the appropriate files. Refer to Setting Up the Provisioning Server on page 2-10 . — Create configuration files ...
Page 13 - To connect the Polycom VVX 1500 D phone to the network:; Configuring the Phones
Setting Up the Polycom VVX 1500 D Phone 2 - 3 The following figure shows how to connect the phone to the network. To connect the Polycom VVX 1500 D phone to the network: 1. Clamp a ferrite clamp around the cable. 2. Connect the 25-foot Network Cable to the LAN jack on the phone. 3. Connect the other...
Page 14 - Browser; App
Deployment Guide for the Polycom VVX 1500 D Phone 2 - 4 For more information on all of the configuration parameters that you can change, refer to the latest SIP Administrator’s Guide at http://www.polycom.com/support/video/business_media_phones/vvx15 00d.html . Time and Date Display The phone mainta...
Page 16 - Transfer
Deployment Guide for the Polycom VVX 1500 D Phone 2 - 6 The following information should be noted: • If the phone has only the H.323 protocol enabled, it cannot be used to answer SIP calls. • If the phone has only the SIP protocol enabled, it cannot be used to answer H.323 calls. • If both SIP and H...
Page 17 - Modifying Phone’s Configuration Using the Web Interface; To configure the phone through the web interface:
Setting Up the Polycom VVX 1500 D Phone 2 - 7 Modifying Phone’s Configuration Using the Web Interface You can make changes to the phone’s configuration through the web interface to the phone. The factory default username and password for the web interface is Polycom and 456 respectively (the usernam...
Page 20 - General; Setting Up the Provisioning Ser ver
Deployment Guide for the Polycom VVX 1500 D Phone 2 - 10 j After the reboot is complete, select General from the menu tab. A web page similar to the one shown below appears. k Make the desired configuration changes.For example, under Call Settings (scroll down on page shown above), change the Prefer...
Page 21 - To set up the provisioning ser ver:; user; password
Setting Up the Polycom VVX 1500 D Phone 2 - 11 To set up the provisioning ser ver: 1. Create a directory to store the application image and the configuration files.For example, C:\test\VVX1500 . 2. Extract all files from the distribution zip file to the newly created directory.Maintain the same fold...
Page 22 - Deploying Phones From the Provisioning Ser ver; Creating a Per-Phone Configuration File
Deployment Guide for the Polycom VVX 1500 D Phone 2 - 12 Deploying Phones From the Provisioning Ser ver You will need to create two configuration files for each phone— phone1[MACAddress].cfg and [MACAddress].cfg— and one configuration file for all phones in your installation— sip[XXXX].cfg . For mor...
Page 23 - Creating an Application Configuration File
Setting Up the Polycom VVX 1500 D Phone 2 - 13 2. Add contents to the per-phone configuration file.For example: Creating an Application Configuration File To create an application configuration file: 1. Create an application configuration file by using the sip.cfg file from the distribution as a tem...
Page 25 - Creating a Master Configuration File; Downloading the New Configuration; Enter
Setting Up the Polycom VVX 1500 D Phone 2 - 15 Creating a Master Configuration File To create a master configuration file: 1. Create a master configuration file by using the 000000000000.cfg file from the distribution as a template.For example, create 0004f2be80a6.cfg 2. Add contents to the master c...
Page 26 - Locating the Latest Software
Deployment Guide for the Polycom VVX 1500 D Phone 2 - 16 — Waiting for network to initialize — Downloading new application — Checking new application — Saving new application — Checking new application — Loading application — Running < application filename > — Welcome The reboot process will t...
Page 27 - Downloading New Software to the Phone
Setting Up the Polycom VVX 1500 D Phone 2 - 17 Download the latest software and release notes from http://www.polycom.com/support/video/business_media_phones/vvx15 00d.html to the provisioning server. Downloading New Software to the Phone To download the new SIP application to the phone, you need to...
Page 29 - Calling
3 - 1 3 Troubleshooting the Polycom VVX 1500 D Phone This chapter contains general troubleshooting information to help you solve any problems you might encounter when you use the Polycom VVX 1500 D phone in an H.323 environment. The phone can provide feedback in the form of on-screen error messages,...
Page 31 - Caution
A - 1 A Configuration Files This appendix provides detailed descriptions of certain configuration files used by the SIP application running on the Polycom VVX 1500 D phone. This appendix contains information on: • Master Configuration File ( MAC-address.cfg or 000000000000.cfg ) • Application Config...
Page 33 - Application Configuration File
Configuration Files A - 3 Application Configuration File The configuration file sip.cfg contains SIP protocol and core configuration settings that would typically apply to an entire installation and must be set before the phones will be operational, unless changed through the local web server interf...
Page 35 - protocol
Configuration Files A - 5 Call Handling Configuration <call/> Edit the call parameter as shown below: • Set the H.323 auto-answer flag to the desired value. • Se the microphone mute and video mute auto-answer flags to the desired values. • Set the auto-routing preference to protocol . • Set th...
Page 36 - Per-Phone Configuration File
Deployment Guide for the Polycom VVX 1500 D Phone A - 6 • Disable media encryption required. Microbrowser <mb/> This attribute’s settings control the home page, proxy and size limits to be used by the Polycom Browser when it is selected to provide services.Edit the microbrowser parameters as s...
Page 39 - Miscellaneous Administrative Tasks; Setting Up an FTP Ser ver; To set up the ser ver:
B - 1 B Miscellaneous Administrative Tasks This appendix provides information that may be required to administer the Polycom VVX 1500 D phone. This includes: • Setting Up an FTP Server For other miscellaneous tasks, refer to the “Miscellaneous Administrative Tasks” appendix of the latest SIP Adminis...
Page 41 - Index
Index – 1 Index A application configuration file creating 2–13 sample A–3 B browser, phone 2–4 C call handling <call/> A–5 configuration files A–1 D deploying phones 2–12 F FTP server, setting up B–1 H H.323 protocol 2–4 M master configuration file creating 2–15 sample A–2 microbrowser <mb/...
