Erwin Bierens

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Setup and Create Audiocodes log files

2020-07-16 1 min read Audiocodes     "Erwin Bierens"

First start with downloading the Audiocodes Syslog viewer click here. Install Audiocodes “syslog viewer” on a windows-based PC.

Login to your SBC and go to Troubleshoot > Logging > Logging Settings and enter the following values:

  • Enable Syslog : enable
  • Syslog Server IP Address : IP of the computer where the Audiocodes Syslog viewer is installed.
  • Syslog Server Port : 514
  • VoIP Debug Level : detailed

audiocodes settings

Start the Audiocodes syslog viewer and click on the play button to start the capture.

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Title Up Your Teams Group Chats

2020-07-01 1 min read Microsoft Teams     "Erwin Bierens"

Did you know you can title up your chat to get a clear visual about the topics discussing? There is only one requirement to achieve this: at least three persons in chat.

How to achieve

Start a new chat, invite 2 other persons to join and click the downwards arrow to see extra options. Poly Trio 8800 setup

Enter the group name for the chat: Poly Trio 8800 setup

You can also use the search windows to find your named chat

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How to put your Poly x30 in Microsoft Teams mode

Hi All,

After a small break back in to blogging again. I also created a quick video of the steps below:

First of all check your firmware > latest version: 3.1.1-216109 (writing on 2020-06-09). Firmware Version

Go to General Settings > Provider Microsoft Teams Mode

The System will now be rebooted, the admin password will be changed back to default (last 6 digits of the serial number).

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How to use your Poly Trio800 with the Poly x30

Did you know you can pair your existing Poly Trio 8800 with your new Poly x30? With this feature you are able to control your Poly x30 and you can use the audio (speakers and microphone) from the Trio 8800 for your meetings.

I created a quick video of the steps below:

Make sure your Trio 8800 is running the latest firmware and set Trio 8800 back to factory default settings. Poly Trio 8800 setup

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End Microsoft Teams Meeting for all Attendees

2020-04-15 1 min read Microsoft Teams     "Erwin Bierens"

As a Meeting organizer you now have the option to end your meetings for all attendees. For security it’s nice to see that you have control as a organizer but also in classrooms this is a great way to make sure your students don’t hang around in your virtual classroom after you’ve left.

To end an active meeting, go to your meeting controls and select More options (…) Meeting controls

Now click End Meeting Meeting controls

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Disable Automatic Startup Microsoft Teams for Linux (Ubuntu)

This how to is written for debian distro based operating systems. During this test i’m using Ubuntu Desktop 18.04.3 LTS.

Disable automatic startup

In case you don’t want to automatically startup Micrsoft Teams you can use the following setting to change this behavior. Go to Menu > Search > Startup Applications preferences.

Here you can disable or remove Teams startup.

Teams disable startup

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Optimize Outlook for Microsoft Teams Meetings

2020-03-23 1 min read Microsoft Teams     "Erwin Bierens"

Proper schedule of your meetings

Are you facing the same issue as i did?

For example: Meetings starting at full hour, and my previous meeting is still ongoing?

There is trick to solve this issue (at least for your own meetings) with this setting.

Go to your File in your Outlook client

Outlook File

Select Options. Outlook options

Go to Calendar. end meetings early

With this setting, your meetings will decrease your meetings with 5 minutes. So you’ll have time to join the next one. end meetings early

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