COMPUTER CALLING KIT Use certain Polycom conference phones with PC-based soft clients
The Computer Calling Kit allows you to make calls over the Internet using the SoundStation2. This feature enables you to combine the convenience of Internet phone calls via PC-based soft clients. With the audio quality of Polycom’s legendary conference phones. For example, if you were in a call using Skype , you could connect your desktop computer or laptop to the SoundStation2using Polycom’s new Computer Calling cable. The speaker and microphones of the Polycom conference phone can then be used to include everyone in the conference room or office in the conversation. In this mode the call is traveling over the Internet.
To connect the SoundStation2 to your desktop computer or laptop, please connect the Computer Calling cable to your sound card in the following manner:
1. The single BLACK connector on the Computer Calling cable is plugged into the 2.5 mm input/output jack on the side of the SoundStation2. 2. The GREEN connector on the Computer Calling cable plugs into the LINE OUT jack on your desktop computer or laptop. 3. The RED connector on the Comput - er Calling cable plugs into the MIC IN jack on your desktop computer or laptop. If the sound card does not have a Mic input, use the LINE IN input instead.
Once the SoundStation2 is connected to your desktop computer or laptop, the LCD should have a main message that reads “MOBILE”. It is now ready to be used to make calls over the Internet.
Features and Benefits
- Easy to use – just connect it to the speaker and microphone ports on your PC - Works with VoIP applications such as Skype, PC-based videoconferencing, Web conferencing, or nearly any other voice communication on a PC - Multiple users can participate on your end of the call, boosting productivity