Polycom VVX Quick Tips

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Polycom VVX Business Media Phones with Better Together over Ethernet - Quick
Tips
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Better Together over Ethernet (BToE) enables
you to sign into your Skype for Business account
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on a Polycom VVX business media phone. You
can use the phone to handle calls on your phone
and in the Skype for Business client.
This document applies to VVX 201, 300, 301,
310, 311, 400, 401, 410, 411, 500, 501, 600, and
601 business media phones with Skype for
Business.
The Polycom VVX Business Media Phones with
Better Together over Ethernet User Guide on
Polycom Support includes more information on
available features.
Download and Install Polycom
BToE Connector Application
Download, install, the Polycom BToE Connector
application on your Windows computer to use
BToE on your phone.
To download and install the BToE Connector
application:
1 Download the application from your VVX
phone's support page on Polycom
2 Agree to the user terms and conditions, and
click Submit.
3 Unzip the downloaded file and click the
Polycom BToE Connector.msi file.
4 Follow the installation prompts.
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Pair the Phone with BToE
Automatically
You can set your phone to automatically pair with
your computer when your phone is connected to
your computer over Ethernet.
To pair automatically:
1 Do one of the following on your phone:
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Navigate to Settings > Features > BToE
PC Pairing.
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Tap BToE widget.
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Navigate to Settings > Features > Skype
for Business > Sign In > Via PC.
2 Select Pairing Mode, then select Auto.
3 Connect an Ethernet cable from your
computer to the PC port on your phone.
4 Launch the BToE application on the PC if it is
not running already.
Pair the Phone with BToE
Manually
Support.
You must have the Polycom BToE Connector
application, version 3.7.0 or later, to pair
manually.
To pair manually:
1 Do one of the following on your phone:
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Navigate to Settings > Features > BToE
PC Pairing.
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Tap BToE widget.
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Navigate to Settings > Features > Skype
for Business > Sign In > Via PC.
2 Select Pairing Mode, then select Manual.
3 On your computer, click the Polycom BToE
Connector desktop icon to start the
application.
4 Right-click the application icon
Pair with Phone.
5 Enter the eight-character pairing code shown
on the phone into the dialog box on your
computer and then click Pair.
Sign in using Skype for
Business
When your phone is connected to your computer
and paired using BToE, you can sign into the
phone using the Skype for Business client on
your computer.
To sign in to Skype for Business:
1 On the phone, press the Sign In soft key or
navigate to Settings > Features > Skype.
2 Select Via PC.
3 On your computer, enter your login
credentials in the Skype for Business prompt.
, then click