Pros:
- One of the first physical Lync Qualifed expansion module/attendant consoles for Microsoft Lync (snom 370 expansion module is another, Polycom has one but NOT qualified.)
- Solid look and feel, nice build quality
- Connects to phone via IP address (No USB needed)
- Can be powered via POE (not 100% sure if this is pro or con. should it be USB?)
Cons:
- Bit slow paging between screens of extensions
- Screen could show text-based Lync presence (ie: In a Call, In a Meeting, Inactive, etc)
- Marketing show screen displaying Presence colors—you won’t find this in the live version
Some more points:
- Red/Orange/Green colored BLF
- full color, touch screen
- 16 x 3 extension monitoring
- connects to snom 8xx device via IP
- Works with a variety SIP pbx's and Microsoft Lync
- 2 USB ports (for future use?)
- 2 bracket angles
Screen shot of configuration of the Vision
- To associate the Vision with a snom 8xx phone goto the Web UI, Click on Extension Module | define the 8xx IP address and username/password and click “Re-establish phone connection”
- To setup an extension
Buttons can be defined as:
More details on Microsoft Lync using snom BLF buttons for presence:
http://windowspbx.blogspot.com/2012/02/snom-brings-lync-presence-to-desk-phone.html
More details on snom Vision firmware version 1.2.4 Update:
http://windowspbx.blogspot.com/2012/04/snom-vision-sip-or-lync-attendant.html
