Is Unified Video Advantage supported with 8961 IP Phone?

[NPT_2]

I am interested in using Cisco Unified Video Advantage for Video calling integrated with some of our IP Phones.  Is this application/camera system compatible with the Cisco 8961 IP Phones? 

Let me know what you think,

Thanks,

Jim                       

[Aman Soi]

Hi Jim,

VT advantage is supported with 79XX,CIPC and 69XX series IP phones.

Please refer the URL

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/video/ps7190/ps5662/data_sheet_c78-581998.html

Refer to these posts also:

https://supportforums.cisco.com/message/3040991#3040991

https://supportforums.cisco.com/message/3690531#3690531

CSCtx28984 Bug Details

Update docs that 8961 doesn't support USB camera or display video on LCD

Symptom: Update docs that 8961 doesn't support USB camera or display video on LCD.Conditions: Update docs that 8961 doesn't support USB camera or display video on LCD.Workaround: The 8961 doesn't support USB camera or display the video on its LCD. We would need to use CUVA if we wish to do video call using 8961.

regds,

aman

regds,

aman

[Chris Deren]

Why would you need VVT with 89XX phones if those have video built in?

If you are asking about if video between 89XX and VVT endpoint will work, then the answer is yes.

HTH,

Chris

[NPT_2]

The 99x phones have video built in not the 89xx.  It looks like from the latest release notes from version 2.3 of CUVA that the 8961 is supported with video advantage. 

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/customer/docs/video/cuva/2_3/release/notes/relnote_cuva23.html

[Chris Deren · Accepted solution]

Sorry, forgot the 8961s existed as I never saw one in real live as at their price point it makes no sense when you can get 8945 video phone for half the price :-)

Chris