Assign Microsoft Lync Presence Contacts - Polycom VVX Manual

Feature Profile 78960: Using Polycom VVX Expansion Modules with Polycom VVX Business Media Phones

Assign Microsoft Lync Presence Contacts

When your phone is registered with Microsoft Lync Server, you can assign Microsoft Lync contacts to line
keys on your VVX Color Expansion Module. You can quickly call Lync contacts by pressing the
corresponding line key on the expansion module. You can also monitor your Lync contacts' presence
status from your expansion module. For more information on Using Microsoft Lync with Polycom VVX
Phones, see the following documentation:
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For users: Using Polycom Phones in a Microsoft Lync Environment
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For administrators:
Note: Microsoft Lync Presence Contacts Not Supported on VVX Expansion Modules
You cannot assign Microsoft Lync Presence contacts to line keys on VVX Expansion Modules
with a paper directory card. This feature is only supported on VVX Color Expansion Modules.
VVX Color Expansion Modules automatically assign Microsoft Lync presence contacts to the first
available line key. To learn more about how expansion modules assign Microsoft Lync presence contacts,
see the note Line Keys are Numbered
To assign a Microsoft Lync contact on your VVX phone:
1 Press
to display Home view.
2 Select Settings > Features > Presence > Contacts > Add.
3 From the Add Contact screen, enter the contact's name and select Submit.
The Microsoft Lync contact displays and you can monitor the contact's presence status.
The table Presence Icons on VVX Phones and Expansion Modules
on the VVX phones and expansion modules with UC software 4.1.6 and 4.1.7. The table
Presence Icons on VVX Phones and Expansion Modules
phones with UC software 5.1.x.
Presence Icons on VVX Phones and Expansion Modules
Icons Description
Available
Busy, In a Call
Away, Be Right Back, Inactive
Do Not Disturb
Offline
Unknown
Polycom, Inc.
Deploying Polycom UC Software for Use with Microsoft Lync Server 2010
Sequentially.
shows the presence icons that display
shows the presence icons that display on
UC Software 5.1.0
Enhanced
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