Conference Phone

[lyndsey]

Anyone know of a Conference Phone that will work with the Allworx system?

[grifmang]

I have actually used a few conference phones with our AllWorx 6x. I have used the Konftel 300IP, which we did not like very much at all. Then we got the Shoretel 8000 series, I believe its 8000 anyways ours came with our LifeSize Video Conferencing system. Very easy to setup as well, the conference phones I mean.

[Stephen]

Yeah, Lifesize is the OEM for the IP8000.

[grifmang]

Actually it's the opposite ShoreTel is the OEM for the IP 8000. LifeSize just uses it.

[WesRay]

I am also trying to setup an IP conference phone as our analog Polycom SoundStation phones are not working well (inbound audio dropping out after 10 minutes). I am using a LifeSize phone and have it working for station to station calls but when calling into a conference bridge it disconnects as soon as it joins the conference. Has anyone else seen this issue or maybe have a fix for it?

Thanks,
Wes

[grifmang]

You may want to try to create a separate topic regarding this issue so other people will be able to view it easier, instead of digging through the older topics.

I unfortunately do not have a solution to this issue either :-\

[gzaharie]

The LifeSize Phone (a.k.a ShoreTel's IP 8000) was developed by LifeSize. LifeSize is the OEM behind ShoreTel's IP8000. It was was the first product LifeSize made back in 2005. Here's a few links to the LifeSize Phone as a stand-alone product not tethered to a LifeSzie Video Conferencing endpoint:

http://www.lifesize.com/Products/Audio.aspx

http://www.lifesize.com/Support/Browse_ ... _Docs.aspx

[Stephen]

Looks like Shoretel just went eol with the 8000. They make their own now.

[adidasrta]

We've had great success with the Konftel analog and IP phones.

We just used the grandstream ata ht286 for the analog phones, or pull straight off the ports on the allworx. The fact that it is wireless sells itself.