John, We do all our config through XML/FTP, so I couldn't comment on the web interface. I never did like GUIs for this kind of stuff - especially not when deploying large numbers of devices.
The reboot after every change is a pain, I admit, and Polycom ought to try and do something about it. Still, mitigating it simply requires a bit of planning. Also, most of the changes that would cause a reboot aren't things you would typically do day-to-day on a live system. I agree with you that they are not perfect, but I am very pleased with them nonetheless. Jim. John Lange wrote: > Thanks for the information Jim. > > Just curious why you think the Polycom's are a "treat" to work > with? > > In our experience, the Polycom 300 is the worst designed > phone currently being sold for SIP bar none. > > The web interface is terrible. Each page has dozens of > completely separate forms though this is not immediately > obvious to the user. If you make the mistake of editing > fields in several forms then "submit", only the info on the > one form gets saved. > > And _every_ change causes the phone to completely reboot. Not > good since it takes > 5 minutes before the web interface > starts working again. > > It's perfect if you like to spend 2 hours configuring each > phone. > > On the other hand, quality of the phones seems very good and > if you forgo the web interface and just use tftp its probably > manageable. > > -- > John Lange > OpenIT ltd. www.Open-IT.ca (204) 885 0872 > VoIP, Web services, Linux Consulting, Server Co-Location > > On Wed, 2005-11-23 at 17:06 -0500, Jim Van Meggelen wrote: >> Folks, >> >> When I found out about Polycom's approval of Asterisk >> Business Edition for their sets, I was a bit sceptical. >> >> Then, at Astricon, I noticed that NETXUSA was trying to sign >> folks up for Polycom certification, and there didn't seem to >> be any requirements with respect to what flavour of the >> software was being sold. >> >> To make a long story short, my company, Core Telecom >> Innovations is now certified by Polycom on their SoundPoint >> IP line of sets. The process was so smooth that we had it all >> done almost before we realized what we were doing. I just did >> an install in Calgary yesterday and those Polycom phones are >> a treat to work with. >> >> So just so you all know, Polycom supports Asterisk in all >> it's flavours, not just ABE. >> >> Regards, >> >> Jim. >> >> >> -- >> Jim Van Meggelen >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2177 >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.5/178 - Release Date: 22/11/2005
