Polycom IP 601 Specification Guide

The SoundPoint IP 601
delivers unsurpassed voice quality, an advanced feature set, 
and the expandability to support up to three SoundPoint IP
Expansion Modules

The SoundPoint IP 601 – based on the award-winning SoundPoint IP 600 – is your best choice for a

standards-based Voice over IP telephone. Ideal for users requiring multiple lines and advanced features,

the SoundPoint IP 601 delivers both traditional telephone capabilities and new, converged applications 

to your business desktop.

Enhanced productivity

The SoundPoint IP 601 provides a powerful, yet flexible IP communications solution, delivering 

excellent voice quality.  Its intuitive user interface offers dedicated, single-button access to common 

telephony features.  The high-resolution display supplies content for call information, multiple languages,

directory access, system status, and future applications.  The SoundPoint IP 601 supports advanced 

functionality, including multiple call- and flexible line appearances, HTTPS secure provisioning, instant 

messaging, presence, custom ring tones, and three-way local conferencing.  When equipped with up to 

three SoundPoint IP Expansion Modules, the SoundPoint IP 601 delivers the advanced call handling capabili-

ties of a high-performance attendant console.  Designed to improve productivity of telephone attendants –

executive assistants, receptionists, and secretaries – the attendant console allows effective and efficient

management and monitoring of a high volume of simultaneous calls.  The SoundPoint IP 601 is easy to install

and set up, as it is equipped with a two-port Ethernet switch, built-in auto-sensing Power over Ethernet 

circuitry, and can be centrally configured from a network-connected server.  The SoundPoint IP 601 offers

investment protection because it is software upgradeable in the field.

The advanced IP handset for accessing the power of Polycom's unified collaborative 

communications solutions 

With the greatest breadth and depth of integrated video, voice, and Web solutions, only Polycom delivers 

the ultimate communications experience.  Our market-leading conferencing and collaboration technologies,

supported by world-class service, enable people and organizations to maximize their effectiveness and 

productivity.  Add to that the most experience and proven best-practices in the industry, and it's clear why

Polycom has become the smart choice for organizations seeking a strategic advantage in a real-time world.

Polycom

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SoundPoint

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IP 601 

The ultimate VoIP telephone

Benefits

Proven – Polycom is a leading independ-
ent supplier of standards-based VoIP 
telephones that are fully interoperable with
leading call server solutions

Outstanding voice quality – Incorporates
Polycom's legendary Acoustic Clarity
Technology, validated by 13 years of market
leadership in voice conferencing

– 

• Multiple call- and flexible line appear-

ances, three-way local conferencing, 
custom ring tones

• HTTPS secure provisioning, support of

“signed” software executables

• Presence, instant messaging, buddy lists

Ease of use – 18 dedicated feature keys,
four context-sensitive soft keys, 320 x 160
pixel grayscale graphical LCD

Expandability – Supports up to three
SoundPoint IP Expansion Modules

Choice of powering options – Auto-
sensing, built-in Power over Ethernet cir-
cuitry supports IEEE 802.3af and Cisco

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Inline Power

3

standards.   External power

adapter included