How Can I Use My SIP or Analogue DeskPhone With Lync?

 

• snom - Get the Lync Qualified UC Edition firmware

  • Snom has a UC Edition firmware that is Lync Qualified and will turn snom phone into a dual mode phone that can register to Lync and a standard SIP PBX at the same time.
  • You get the firmware from your snom reseller
  • Screenshot Review of snom 821 Using UC Edition firmware
    • http://windowspbx.blogspot.com/2011/09/breaking-snom-821-and-300-become.html
  • Snom Lights and Buttons work with Lync screenshot review
    • http://windowspbx.blogspot.com/2012/02/snom-brings-lync-presence-to-desk-phone.html
  • Click Here to see more from snom.

 

• Polycom - Get the 4.0.1 firmware that can register to Lync (not Lync Qualified at this time)

  • Polycom has released firmware 4.0.1 for many of their current Polycom deskphone models that allows a polycom phone to be resgister directly to Lync
  • Read more here:
    • Polycom firmware 4.0.1
      • http://windowspbx.blogspot.com/2011/12/polycom-announces-new-firmware-to-lync.html
    • My video review of Polycom SpectraLink 8400 run on Lync
      • http://windowspbx.blogspot.com/2012/02/first-impression-video-review-of.html

 

• Aastra, Ascom, Cisco, Linksys, Polycom via SmartSIP or Audiocodes SPS

  • If you are using an standard SIP phone that does not have native Lync connectivity you can using NET’s SMARTSIP to act as a kind of gateway for these devices.
    • Presence for standard SIP devices
    • Provisioning
  • Read more here: http://www.net.com/Pages/Product.aspx?pgid=229
  • For more on Audiocodes SPS: http://www.audiocodes.com/sps

 

• Standard Analogue phone or devices: Use FXS Gateway and Lync Analogue Device support

  • Click Here: http://www.lynclog.com/2011/04/analog-phone-support-with-lync-2010.html

Note: Make sure you thouroughly test your selected method for integrating your deskphones into your system. Using any of these methods may have different or missing functionality than the built in Lync client or Lync Phone Edition devices.