Simple, familiar user interfaces across devices are key attributes people love about Microsoft Teams, and I would argue the same applies to Microsoft Teams Rooms – along with the rich collaboration features and manageability for administrators. The recently announced Poly G-Series Room Solution for Microsoft Teams is one of Poly’s latest certified solutions for Microsoft Teams, delivering a simple, clutter-free experience that’s easy to deploy in any type of meeting room environment.
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- INTUITIVE TOUCH INTERFACE FOR POLY FOR G10-T, G40-T & G80-T The meeting’s about to start. You’re gathering your thoughts. You shouldn’t have to worry about out how to launch the meeting. Our intuitive touch interface lets you access video conferencing solutions with ease. Its sleek design features an 8' high-resolu.
- Refer to the Poly G10 Series, Poly G40 Series, and Poly G85 Series PC Mounting Kit Setup Sheet. Remove the bottom panel from the Poly GC8: loosen the screw with a Phillips #1 screwdriver, turn the GC8 faceup, press the rubber circles on each side, and slide the panel off. Remove the cable guard from the Poly GC8 using a flathead screwdriver.
- Using the supplied USB-A to USB-C cable, connect the Lenovo device (USB-A) to Poly GC8 (USB-C) and connect the Lenovo device to Ethernet. (Optional) Connect an additional PC/laptop for content sharing to Poly GC8 (using an HDMI/HDMI Mini cable). Replace the cable guard in the Poly GC8 and replace the bottom panel and tighten the screw.
While there are other types of room applications that may already be in place – such as room automation, environmental control and AV control – it would make sense to consolidate all the controls through a single interface, wouldn’t it? Today, we are thrilled to announce Poly’s partnership with Extron to integrate room automation and AV control capabilities with the Poly G-Series Room Solution for Microsoft Teams. Beginning in late August, customers will be able to access Extron’s powerful AV device control options integrated with Poly G-Series Room Solution for Microsoft Teams through the Poly GC8 touch controller interface. Let’s take a look at the unified AV experience this integration enables.
Room Automation and Control
A simple tap on the Poly GC8 touch controller interface allows users to send commands that trigger automation events such as display control, blinds, lighting and more. Occupancy sensors and room scheduling can be added to automate display on/off and the room status.
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Presentation and USB Camera Control
Presenters have full control of all AV system functions while presenting, including multiple presentation sources to choose from. This extends to Poly USB cameras that support UVC camera control (Poly Studio, EagleEye Cube, and EagleEye IV USB), through the Poly GC8 touch interface as shown below. Of course, cameras such as Poly Studio and EagleEye Cube support automatic framing and tracking capabilities. For these cameras, automatic tracking must be disabled to manually control the camera, but we recommend users keep the automatic tracking on for a hands-free, dynamic video experience.
A Unified AV Experience
In addition to advanced control and automation, Extron provides hundreds of solutions for complete room integration. This will enhance the simplicity of the user experience, further promoting a unified AV experience through a single interface.
Integration will require the Extron application to be loaded on the Poly G-Series compute appliance, and Extron hardware is required to support different functionalities.
For details, visit www.Extron.com/Poly
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[UPDATE: August 17, 2020] Poly G-Series Microsoft Teams Rooms Solution is now certified for Microsoft Teams.
With business operations around the globe swiftly enabling different ways of working, we’ve seen a dramatic acceleration in the number of organizations turning to Microsoft Teams to support their voice and video communication and team collaboration. Today, Teams hosts 75 million daily active users* and is by far one of the fastest growing business apps to date. As we turn our gaze toward facilitating a seamless transition for those returning to the office, it will be essential that teams use the same collaboration infrastructure in the conference room as they have grown accustomed to using from their home offices.
While the Teams platform does its part reliably delivering a consistent user experience, the hardware used to launch your Teams meeting has a vital role to play in the quality of your virtual interactions. That’s why, we are proud to introduce Poly’s Room Solutions for Microsoft Teams which combines Poly’s legacy of quality endpoints with Lenovo’s ThinkSmart computing technology to bring you a clutter-free Microsoft Teams Rooms experience**.
Introducing Poly Room Solution for Microsoft Teams
To ensure successful org-wide deployments and user adoption, we reached out to Poly customers who have either already deployed or are considering deploying Microsoft Teams Rooms to get a sense of what problems needed solving.
The primary concern we heard from administrators was ease of deployment and consistency. Users were looking for high-quality meeting experiences that were easy to navigate. We listened. Poly designed the Poly Room Solution for Microsoft Teams to address both stakeholders’ needs.
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For administrators, we made sure that our solution wouldn’t tangle them up in a mess of wires and is easy to install. Our simple cable management also eliminates cable clutter on the floor or on the conference table, resulting in greater ease of physically maintaining rooms and fewer user ‘accidents’.
Clean cabling systems are a big deal in smaller meeting rooms where table surface real estate is important. In larger rooms, it’s crucial to have a cable that is long enough for installation. That is why we separated the compute appliance and the tabletop console using just a single, generous 10m long fiber optic USB cable (with 25m and 40m option available), making the installation a breeze.
To keep this simplicity intact, the Poly GC8, our sleek 8-inch touch console, has HDMI ingest and a USB port, so that you can connect your laptop and a USB speakerphone to the touch controller rather than to the compute appliance.
Additionally, having cameras and speakerphones with sufficient reach even when being installed in a larger meeting room is key.
For end users, we made sure that they would be able to focus on their meetings with technology that is easy to use. Download medibang pro. As always, Poly’s solution delivers a high-quality meeting experience, from delivering best-in-class audio, to intelligent features like NoiseBlockAI to filter out distracting background noise and MeetingAI for group framing and speaker tracking. This means basic functions such as remembering to mute when there’s background noise or shifting the camera to capture different speakers are taken care of by smart technologies that are baked into the Poly Studio, Trio C60, and EagleEye Director II. Not only do these functionalities allow meeting participants focus on their conversations, but it also creates a dynamic video experience with crisp audio that breaks the tendency of virtual meetings being monotonous and disengaging.
Keep it Simple. Keep it Secure.
As mentioned, Poly’s solution reduces cable clutter on the floor and conference table by enabling the PC to be ‘tucked away’ in the cabinet or behind the monitor. Furthermore, to provide secure, reliable compute platform for Poly MTR solution, we partnered with Lenovo’s ThinkSmart team to deliver an enterprise-class compute appliance, optimized for the collaboration space and built on Intel vPro technology.
Three Configurations to Choose From
Poly’s Room Solutions for Microsoft Teams come in a variety of different configurations and can comfortably equip small to large rooms.
Poly G10-T
Base Kit, to connect to existing USB peripherals (Bring Your Own Peripheral)
Package includes:
- Poly GC8
- Lenovo ThinkSmart Edition Tiny
- PC VESA/Wall Mount Kit
- 10m fiber optic USB cable
Poly G40-T
For Small to Medium Rooms
Package includes:
- Poly GC8
- Lenovo ThinkSmart Edition Tiny
- PC VESA/Wall Mount Kit
- 10m fiber optic USB cable
- Poly Studio
Poly G80-T*
For Medium to Large Rooms
Package includes:
- Poly GC8
- Lenovo ThinkSmart Edition Tiny
- 10m fiber optic USB cable
- PC VESA/Wall Mount Kit
- EagleEye Director II
- Trio C60
*Microsoft Teams Certification testing in process
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Collaboration Bars for Teams
What about Smaller Conference Rooms?
Poly Gc8 Wall Mount
You didn’t think I was going to write a blog about collaboration and not mention our Studio X family of solutions with native Teams, did you? The Poly Studio X30 and X50 all-in-one collaboration bars are the ideal solution for smaller conference rooms and executive office. Native Teams means you can launch your meeting directly from the touchscreen and leave your PC at your desk. Malwarebytes walmart free.
For more information about Poly’s Microsoft Teams solutions, visit: https://www.poly.com/us/en/solutions/platform/microsoft/video