Polycom IP 650 Specification Guide

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Polycom
®
 SoundPoint IP
®
 650
 
High Performance IP Phone with  
 
 
Polycom HD Voice
Benefits
  Revolutionary Voice Quality – 
Polycom HD Voice enables life-
like interactivity, richness, and 
clarity of voice communications
  Advanced Features & 
Applications – 
Integration with Microsoft LCS 
2005 and Microsoft Office 
Communicator
USB port for future 
applications
XHTML microbrowser 
Backlit 320x160 graphical 
grayscale LCD
Integrated PoE support
  Advanced Call Handling 
Capabilities – 
Six lines (standalone) / 12 
lines with Expansion Module(s)
Shared call / bridged line 
appearance
2
Busy lamp field (BLF)
2
 
  Expandability – Supports up to 
three SoundPoint IP Expansion 
Modules for an attendant 
console application
  Proven – Polycom is the 
leading independent supplier 
of standards-based IP phones 
that are fully interoperable with 
key IP PBX and Softswitch 
platforms.
Delivering revolutionary voice quality, an advanced feature set, and the 
expandability to support SoundPoint IP Expansion Modules
Designed to appeal to both executive users who require advanced features and 
applications, and telephone attendants who need multiple line support, the Polycom 
SoundPoint IP 650 sets the standard for high-performance IP phones.
Revolutionary Voice Quality
The SoundPoint IP 650 is the first IP phone to use Polycom’s revolutionary HD 
Voice technology to bring life-like richness and clarity to voice communications. 
Polycom HD Voice incorporates wideband audio for over twice the voice clarity, 
Polycom’s patented Acoustic Clarity Technology 2, as well as best-in-class system 
design to deliver unprecedented voice quality.
Advanced Features and Applications
2
The phone supports Microsoft
®
 Live Communications Server 2005 for 
telephony and presence, and interoperates with Microsoft Office Communicator. 
The SoundPoint IP 650 also features a USB port for future applications.
Enhanced Call Handling Capabilities
The SoundPoint IP 650 accommodates 6 lines in standalone mode, and 12 lines 
as an attendant console, when equipped with SoundPoint IP Expansion Modules. 
The phone supports shared call/bridged line appearance
2
, an essential feature for 
effective phone interaction between executives and their assistants. The phone’s 
busy lamp field (BLF)
2
 functionality enables phone attendants to monitor the 
on-hook / off-hook status of key contacts, and dispatch incoming calls for those 
contacts more efficiently. 
Expandability
When equipped with up to three Expansion Modules, the SoundPoint IP 650 
delivers the advanced call handling capabilities and enhanced user interface of a 
high-performance attendant console. Designed to improve productivity of telephone 
attendants, the SoundPoint IP attendant console allows effective and efficient 
management and monitoring of up to 24 simultaneous calls on up to 12 lines.
Intuitive User Interface
The SoundPoint IP 650 delivers all of its capabilities through an intuitive user 
interface, featuring a backlit 320x160 graphical grayscale LCD display, easy-
to-navigate menu, and a combination of 26 dedicated hard keys and 4 context-
sensitive soft keys for easy access to essential telephony features.
Efficient Installation and Provisioning
Designed to make installation, configuration, and upgrade as simple and efficient as 
possible, the SoundPoint IP 650 boasts a two-port Ethernet switch and integrated 
Power over Ethernet circuitry. The SoundPoint IP 650 can be centrally configured 
and upgraded in the field from an FTP, TFTP, HTTP
4
, or HTTPS
4
 server and 
supports provisioning server redundancy.