The Polycom® VVX® 500 Series performance business media phones unify superior voice capabilities and applications into a simple-to-use, yet high-performance unified
communications (UC) solution. It is the ideal, all-in-one knowledge worker productivity tool, built to integrate seamlessly into a wide range of UC environments.



Designed for a broad range of UC environments, the VVX 500 series improves productivity through a touch-screen interface.

Polycom VVX 500 series supports expansion modules for applications such as personal videoconferencing and wireless networking. It is easy to deploy and manage with an enterprise-grade configuration method, so administrators can easily provision and maintain handsets throughout the enterprise.

Designed for enhanced interoperability, Polycom VVX 500 series leverages your existing IT investments by integrating with more IP PBX systems than any other business media phone in the industry.

Further Reading


VVX 501 Hardware Feature Descriptions






Reference Number

Feature

Feature Description

1

Message Waiting IndicatorFlashes red to indicate when you have new messages.
2Time/DateProvides time, and full date
3Home KeyDisplays the Home screen from other screens and displays the Lines and Calls screen from the Home
screen.
4User InterfaceTouch screen interface allows for browsing through settings and applications
5Dial padEnables you to enter numbers, letters, and special characters. You can also use the dial pad keys to select menu items that have index numbers.
6Headset keyEnables you to place and receive calls through a headset.
7Speakerphone keyEnables you to place and receive calls using the speakerphone.
8Mute keyMutes local audio during calls and conferences.
9Volume keysAdjust the volume of the handset, headset, speaker, and ringer.


Product specifications

User interface features


  • Gesture-based, multitouch-capable, capacitive touch-screen
  •  3.5-in TFT LCD display at QVGA (320 x 240 pixel) resolution, 4:3 aspect ratio
  • Screensaver and digital picture frame mode
  • On-screen virtual keyboard
  • Voicemail and videomail support1
  • Dual USB ports (2.0 compliant) for media and storage applications
  • WebKit-based browser
  • Adjustable base height
  • Unicode UTF-8 character support. Multilingual user interface including Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English (Canada/US/UK),
    French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish

Call handling features

  • 12 lines (registrations)
  • Up to 24 simultaneous calls
  • Shared call/bridged line appearance
  • Flexible line appearance (1 or more line keys can be assigned for each line extension)
  • Distinctive incoming call treatment/call waiting
  • Call timer and call waiting
  • Call transfer, hold, divert (forward), pickup
  • Called, calling, connected party information
  • Local 3-way audio conferencing
  • 1-touch speed dial, redial
  • Remote missed call notification
  • Do not disturb function
  • Electronic hook switch capable
  • Local configurable digit map/dial plan

Network and provisioning

  • Network (LAN) cable - CAT-5E
  • SIP protocol support
  • SDP
  • IETF SIP (RFC 3261 and companion RFCs)
  • Two-port gigabit Ethernet switch
    • 10/100/1000Base-TX across LAN and PC ports
    • Conforms to IEEE802.3-2005 (Clause 40) for physical media attachment
    • Conforms to IEEE802.3-2002 (Clause 28) for link
  • Partner auto-negotiation
  • Manual or dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)
  • DHCP network setup
  • Time and date synchronization using SNTP
  • FTP/TFTP/HTTP/HTTPS server-based central provisioning for mass deployments
  • Provisioning and call server redundancy supported
  • QoS Support—IEEE 802.1p/Q tagging (VLAN), Layer 3 TOS and Diffserv/DSCP
  • VLAN—CDP, DHCP VLAN discovery, LLDPMED for VLAN discovery
  • Network address translation support for static configuration and “Keep-Alive” SIP signaling

Security

  • 802.1X authentication and EAPOL
  • Media encryption via SRTP
  • Transport layer security
  • Encrypted configuration files
  • Digest authentication
  • Password login
  • Support for URL syntax with password for boot server address
  • HTTPS secure provisioning
  • Support for signed software executables

Power

  • Built-in auto-sensing IEEE 802.3 at Power over Ethernet (Class 4)
  • External universal AC adaptor (optional, 48V 0.52A DC)

Approvals

  • FCC Part 15 (CFR 47) Class B
  • ICES-003 Class B
  • EN55022 Class B
  • CISPR22 Class B
  • VCCI Class B
  • EN55024
  • EN61000-3-2; EN61000-3-3
  • NZ Telepermit
  • Korea KC ***
  • UAE TRA
  • Russia CU
  • Brazil ANATEL
  • Australia RCM
  • South Africa ICASA
  • China CCC
  • Saudi Arabia CITC