We were recently challenged by a customer to provide an economical cordless handset solution for their Skype for Business deployment. This same solution was required at each of their many small sites, so the economies of scale of a larger certified WiFi solution couldn’t be realised. There was no requirement for roaming as each of …
Should you happen to stumble across a Yealink phone on eBay and decide to rebirth it as a new Skype for Business device you’re likely to receive an unexpected surprise after you load the Lync/SfB firmware – it needs a licence: Contact your local Yealink distributor (that’s Alloy Computer Products here in Australia) and try …
This is one for those of you like me who get a little forgetful, or maybe belong to a larger team and sometimes trip each other up. If you upgrade a Yealink phone’s firmware using its WebUI and it immediately downgrades itself again, just check someone’s not previously loaded and Approved a firmware version in …
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Out of the box it can be a bit confusing to tell if your Yealink phone is running the generic SIP firmware or the special Lync/SfB build – and yes, unlike the competitor, they’re different. It can be a little harder if you’re trying to do this remotely and can’t see the phone’s screen. Here …
Yealink’s not a brand you normally associate with Lync and the corporate end of town, but perhaps as an indicator of the strength of the Lync brand they’ve thrown their hat into the ring and released two phone models with firmware for Lync. I managed to get my mitts on the high-end “T48G” and thought …