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Overview
This guide provides information for system administrators who want to
deploy the Polycom® VVX® 1500 C Business Media Phone in a Cisco®
Unified Communications Manager environment. It also describes how to:
• Upgrade the phone’s software when it is connected in a Cisco Unified
Communications Manager environment. The phone must be running SIP
software 3.1.3 (phone software) or later.
• Upgrade the phone’s software when it is connected in an H.323
environment. The phone must be running SIP software 3.2.2 (phone
software) or later.
To provision the VVX 1500 C phone using a Polycom® Converged
Management Application™ (CMA™) system, the phone must be running
Polycom® UC Software 3.3.0 or later.
The Polycom VVX 1500 C phone is compatible with the following: Cisco
Unified Communications Manager versions 6 and 7.
The topics in this guide include:
• Configuring Cisco Unified Communications Manager to manage the
Polycom VVX 1500 C phone. Refer to Configuring Cisco Unified
Communications Manager on page 2-1.
Note
To make H.323 calls, the Polycom VVX 1500 C phone requires a license key for
activation. Using this feature may require purchase of a license key or activation by
Polycom channels. For more information, contact your Certified Polycom Reseller.
Note
To provisioning the VVX 1500 C phone using a Polycom CMA system, you must
update the phone’s software to Polycom UC Software 3.3.0 or later before adding
the phone to the list of endpoints provisioned by Polycom CMA.
In future, software upgrades can be provided by the Polycom CMA system itself.
The Polycom CMA system requires that the management application be installed
on the same network as your VVX 1500 D phones are connected.