Conference Phones


ITS no longer coordinates the purchase of conference phone units.  If you wish to purchase a conference phone please communicate directly with the vendor for a quote.  Some possible vendors are:

Anixter Canada – Kathy Lawrence – 519.681-5130  <kathy.lawrence@anixter.com>

Bolen Distributing – Bob Cummings – 519.641-3881  <bcummings@bd-inc.com>

Compudata – Ryan Goodhead – 519.652-5664 x118 <ryang@compudatasystems.ca>

 

NOTE:

Purchase of these conference phones does in itself provide conference capability.   In order to conference multiple participants , it is necessary to also arrange for use of a Meet-Me-Conference or other conference bridge service. 

 

Recommended Conference Phone  (VOIP)

Polycom® SoundStation® IP 6000 – Next Generation IP Conference Phone
Polycom® SoundStation® IP 7000 – VoIP Conference Phone

  • IP Conference speaker phones
  • Both models have been tested successfully on the Western Network
  • Once phone has been purchased, initial setup will be required  by the Network Operations Centre to update firmware and configure for the Western environment.  Please contact the ITS Helpdesk (helpdesk@uwo.ca, x 83800) for assistance
  • Phone can be moved to any location on campus that has an active network connection
  • Units can be provisioned with additional microphones for larger rooms
  • Units can be plugged into any network jack (standard IP phone, computer, etc.)

Additional information on phone features can be found on the Polycom website (www.polycom.com/products/voice/conferencing_solutions)

Analog Conference Phones

  • If a department has an analog phone line, any analog conference phone will function on that line extension.
  • No configuration by ITS is required

Conference Phones:

ITS no longer coordinates the purchase of conference phone units.  If you wish to purchase a conference phone please communicate directly with the vendor for a quote.  Some possible vendors are:

Anixter Canada – Kathy Lawrence – 519.681-5130  kathy.lawrence@anixter.com.

Bolen Distributing – Bob Cummings – 519.641-3881  bcummings@bd-inc.com

Compudata – Ryan Goodhead – 519.652-5664 x118 ryang@compudatasystems.ca 

 

NOTE:

Purchase of these conference phones does in itself provide conference capability.   In order to conference multiple participants , it is necessary to also arrange for use of a Meet-Me-Conference or other conference bridge service. 

 

Recommended Conference Phone  (VOIP)

Polycom® SoundStation® IP 6000 – Next Generation IP Conference Phone
Polycom® SoundStation® IP 7000 – VoIP Conference Phone

  • IP Conference speaker phones
  • Both models have been tested successfully on the Western Network
  • Once phone has been purchased, initial setup will be required  by the Network Operations Centre to update firmware and configure for the Western environment.  Please contact the ITS Helpdesk (helpdesk@uwo.ca, x 83800) for assistance
  • Phone can be moved to any location on campus that has an active network connection
  • Units can be provisioned with additional microphones for larger rooms
  • Units can be plugged into any network jack (standard IP phone, computer, etc.)

Additional information on phone features can be found on the Polycom website (www.polycom.com/products/voice/conferencing_solutions)

Analog Conference Phones

  • If a department has an analog phone line, any analog conference phone will function on that line extension.
  • No configuration by ITS is required

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