
Then, as Lync Server turned into Skype for Business Server a larger shift in the IP phone ecosystem occurred. The Polycom CX600 is probably the most recognizable model among all devices in this family which used the development codename of ‘Aries’. Yet they all collectively behaved the same as they all ran the same Microsoft-owned and maintained firmware comprised of Windows CE and a special Lync client packaged together as Lync Phone Edition. This second generation of phones saw additional partners getting into the game and vastly different looking devices produced by all. In 2010 with the release of Lync Server Microsoft handed over the hardware design to the partners and simply kept the entire software stack. The Polycom CX700 is an example of this phone, commonly referred to by its original development codename of “Tanjay”. Initially Microsoft designed and owned both the hardware design and software for the very first handset model which came out for Office Communications Server 2007 which was manufactured and sold directly by a few select Microsoft partners. Microsoft Teams-certified desk phones and conference phones utilize a fairly new approach that is a mixture of different approaches used across several generations of IP phones from Office Communications Server to Lync to Skype for Business.
#POLYCOM VVX 400 MANUAL MAX VOICE RINGTONES UPGRADE#
The example screen captures and documented upgrade process in this article was performed using a Poly CCX 500 phone.

The concepts and processes are generally the same for all certified IP phones provided by the various Microsoft partners. This article outlines the currently available options to upgrade a certified Microsoft Teams IP Phone device to the latest firmware version as provided by Microsoft.
