AVAYA CU-360 REVIEW

Do you remember how many meetings you did last month? The communication methods have changed and now with technological development, we not only meet people, but we also interact and collaborate with them.

But no more clutter of various devices and connectivity issues. Solutions like Avaya CU-360 has made it quite simple, just plug in and you are ready.

Easy to Setup

You can easily install the CU-360 unit, simply add it either over the screen or any other convenient place. Now you need one HDMI cable to connect the unit with screen and then LAN or Wi-Fi to connect it with the internet.

The device comes integrated with video codec, microphones and Bluetooth connectivity means there are no cables on the table. Its remote control includes a full keyboard to further simplify setup and use.

Features

The compact all-in-one video collaboration unit supports full HD 1080p performance that turns any space into a video collaboration room. It has a 4K wideangle video camera and microphone. This can be easily integrated with Avaya UC – Equinox, Aura, and IP Office or can be set up independently.

The smart unit is integrated with cloud services, you can have workspace productivity application support for Office 365, Google Apps, Dropbox, Salesforce and more. It also supports the Android app enabling infinite potential.

The CU360 comes with Outlook calendar enabling you to join an IX Meetings/IX Meetings Online/OnAvaya invite in your Outlook and Join by only one tap/click on the calendar button ‘Join meeting’. You can install Zoom, BlueJeans, WebEx, Pexip, etc. to have connect with more people.

The 4k camera has a feature to track you, with auto-tracking, it focuses on the active speaker in the room, thanks to the combination of audio tracking and face recognition, based on AI methods.

Performance

After using the CU-360 unit for multiple meetings, and using different could services we found it really easy to use the device to turn any hurdle room into an interactive meeting room. The camera of the device supports HD quality (1080p or 720p), and it delivers quality video output. The zoom capability of the camera is impressive. The mic of CU-360 is excellent in capturing your voice with good quality. We tested the mic capability in a meeting room of 15 feet, in which it was able to capture voice till the distance of 10 to 12 feet with quality.

It supports USB and Bluetooth as well, so you can connect an external mic or speaker system to it.

The UI of the device is quite intuitive, any person can easily operate it without any training. Once the setup is done, you can check the call menu to make a call to a SIP URI and IP address. There is an advanced call option as well that includes the call protocol (H.323, SIP, ISDN), call type (audio-video or audio-only), and call rate. You can see a contact menu as well to create and search contacts from a directory.

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