Using the Public Preview features of Microsoft Teams

Microsoft announced a new suitability to give specific users the ability to test new “public features” within the Teams desktop (Windows, MacOS & Linux) and supported browser clients before they will rolled out world wide. “Public Preview for Microsoft Teams provides early access to unreleased features in Teams. Previews allow you to explore and test upcoming features. We also welcome feedback on any feature in public previews. Public preview is enabled each Teams user, so you don’t need to worry about affecting your entire organization. Continue reading

Transcoding issue on the Audiocodes Mediant

I have had a issue with a customer where we have implemented Direct Routing. It’s a HA setup version 7.20A.260.095 running virtual on a VMware cluster. The alarm says: License Pool Alarm. Some of the license pool allocations exceed maximum capability and will not be applied. In the syslog i see the followig errors show up: 20:11:35.145 172.20.1.1 local0.warn [S=3603724] [SID=815d0e:57:143476] (N 3305189)!! [ERROR] ResourceCounter: Cannot allocate more Media channel [0/0] [Time:23-11@20:11:36. Continue reading

Upgrading the Audiocodes One Voice Operations Center (OVOC)

AudioCodes One Voice Operations Center (OVOC, also known as Element Management System and IP Phone Manager) is a web-based voice network management solution that combines management of voice network devices (Audiocodes IP Phones, Mediapacks, Mediants etc..) and quality of experience monitoring into a single, intuitive web-based application. OVOC enables administrators to manage and to adopt a holistic approach to network lifecycle management by simplifying everyday tasks and assisting in troubleshooting all the way from detection to correction. Continue reading

Bypass the Microsoft Teams Lobby

Control your meetings like never before! “Let everyone bypass the lobby” setting is now General Available in your meeting options. With this setting on, all people in your organizationand guest users will bypass the lobby. The feature is available as a new value in “Who can bypass the lobby?” dropdown in Teams Meeting options. You can set this in your existing Teams meetings as well as in your future Teams meetings. Continue reading

Jabra Evolve versus the Evolve2 series

April 1 20202, Jabra launched it’s new Evolve2 series office headsets. This is the new standard according to Jabra. The headsets are designed to improve concentration, collaboration and flexibility in any workplace. But to what extent is Jabra succeeding in this, what does this new standard mean? In this blog we take a closer look at one of the most famous headsets in the Evolve series: The Jabra Evolve 65 and the new Jabra Evolve2 65. Continue reading

Error while moving user from SfB 2015 to SfB 2019 pool

Problem When you attempt to move a user from a Skype for Business Server 2015 to 2019 pool but notice that it fails with the following error: Failed while updating destination pool. PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-CsUser e.bierens@skypedev.nl |Move-CsUser -Target fe2019.skypedev.nl -verbose VERBOSE: CN=ebi,OU=Accounts,DC=skypedev,DC=nl Confirm Move-CsUser [Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"): y VERBOSE: Validating parameters for move operation. VERBOSE: Calculating new server information for user [fe2019. Continue reading

Direct Routing keeps sending Anonymous

Problem While i was configuring an Audiocdes SBC with Direct Routing setup and started testing, we faced the issue that every call outgoing is presenting Anonymous as caller ID. When looking up the SDP invite i saw the parameter Privacy showing up. Solution After some digging, i found that the Privacy ID is added automatically when you enable the option -forwardPAI $true (P-Asserted-Identity) within the Set-CsOnlinePSTNGateway cmdlet. Because i don’t want to remove the PAI, i created the following manipulation rule in the Audiocodes SBC to remove the Privacy ID. Continue reading