What is Direct Guest Join?

Direct Guest Join is a feature on Teams Rooms devices that allows users to join meetings hosted on platforms other than Microsoft Teams. This means you no longer need multiple devices or complicated dial-in procedures to attend Zoom or WebEx meetings.

With Direct Guest Join enabled:

• You can join Zoom meetings with a single tap from the Teams Rooms console.
• The process is as seamless as joining a Teams meeting.
• It removes the need for extra equipment, laptops, or multiple conference room apps.

Benefits of Joining Zoom from Teams Rooms

Using Teams Rooms devices for Zoom meetings offers several advantages:

1. One-Touch Convenience
   Forget about copying meeting links, entering passcodes, or switching devices. Simply touch the meeting invite on the Teams Rooms screen and join instantly.
2. Integrated Audio and Video
   Teams Rooms devices are built for professional conference experiences, so Zoom meetings are displayed in high-quality video with clear audio, using the room’s camera, microphone, and speakers.
3. Simplified Scheduling
   Because Teams Rooms can display Zoom meeting invites alongside Teams meetings, room scheduling and attendance become much easier for hybrid teams.
4. Cross-Platform Collaboration
   Direct Guest Join ensures that organizations can work across different platforms without sacrificing ease of use or professional meeting quality.

How to Join a Zoom Meeting from Teams Rooms

Here’s a step-by-step guide:

1. Check Direct Guest Join Setup
   Ensure that your Teams Rooms device has Direct Guest Join enabled. This is typically configured by your IT administrator.
2. Receive the Zoom Meeting Invite
   The meeting invite should appear on your Teams Rooms console if it’s linked to the room’s calendar.
3. Select the Meeting
   On the Teams Rooms device, tap the Zoom meeting listed on the home screen.
4. Join the Meeting
   The device will automatically launch the Zoom session. You’ll see the Zoom interface on the room screen and can participate using the room’s camera, microphone, and speakers.
5. During the Meeting
   Standard Teams Rooms controls are available, such as muting participants, controlling camera angles, and sharing content.

Tips for a Smooth Experience

• Update Software: Ensure both Teams Rooms and Zoom are up to date to avoid compatibility issues.
• Test Before Important Meetings: Run a short test session if this is your first time joining Zoom via Teams Rooms.
• Use Room Equipment: For best video and audio quality, always use the Teams Rooms cameras, microphones, and speakers.
• Check Permissions: Some Zoom meetings require host approval; make sure the host settings allow guest join.

Direct Guest Join transforms Teams Rooms into a universal meeting hub, letting you participate in Zoom, WebEx, and Teams meetings without hassle. By integrating Zoom meetings into Teams Rooms, organizations can save time, simplify workflows, and improve hybrid meeting experiences.

Whether it’s a quick team sync or a large client meeting, joining Zoom from a Teams Rooms device ensures a professional and seamless meeting experience.

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In partnership with Zoom, Yealink’s video solutions for Zoom come fully integrated with Zoom Rooms and include pre-installed Zoom Rooms software. Yealink offers two Zoom Rooms kits to meet the needs of different meeting scenarios, from small to large rooms. Both solutions deliver premium audio and video quality thanks to the combination of the Yealink CP960 Conference Phone and Yealink’s UVC series of optical PTZ cameras, which work in tandem to provide users with a native Zoom Rooms experience.

Yealink MeetingBar A20

• Huddle Rooms & Small Meeting Spaces
• Smart Zoom Rooms Collaboration
• 133-Degree Field-of-View 20MP AI Camera
• Ultra HD Full-Duplex Voice
• Quick Setup Plug-and-Play
• Download Datasheet

Yealink ZVC300 Zoom Rooms Kit

• 3-Microphone Array
• Device Management
• Auto Framing
• Ultra HD 4K Camera
• Download Datasheet

Yealink ZVC400 Zoom Rooms Kit

• 20MP Camera
• 133-Degree Field-of-View
• Auto Framing
• Speaker Tracking
• Electric Lens Cap
• Download Datasheet

Yealink ZVC500 Zoom Rooms Kit

• Premium Audio & Video Quality
• One-Cable Technology
• 5″ Multi-Touch Screen Display
• Built-In 3-Microphone Array
• Yealink Noise Proof Technology
• 91-Degree Field-of-View
• Download Datasheet

Yealink ZVC800 Zoom Rooms Kit

• Premium Audio & Video Quality
• One-Cable Technology
• 5″ Multi-Touch Screen Display
• Built-In 3-Microphone Array
• Yealink Noise Proof Technology
• 78.5-Degree Field-of-View
• Download Datasheet

Complete Device Package Offer

Yealink delivers a complete Zoom Rooms package containing a full hardware suite (mini-PC, camera, audio devices) as well as the requisite software and license, simplifying the purchasing process and deployment while making the after-sales service experience more convenient than ever.

Simple to Deploy, Easy to Use

Integrating microphones, speaker and meeting console, the Yealink CP960 conference phone supports one cable connection in conference table, eliminates the need for a traditional USB cable from the TV area to the conference table area, greatly simplify deployment.

Premium Audio and Video Meeting Experience

Featuring a built-in three-microphone array, the Yealink CP960 Conference Phone ensures a 360-degree voice pickup range with up to a 20-foot (six-meter) radius. Thanks to Yealink Noise Proof Technology, background noise is minimized so that everyone in the room can be heard clearly. By adding the two CPW90 wireless expansion microphones, the CP960 can provide up to a 40-foot (12-meter) voice pickup radius without any additional wiring.

Yealink’s UVC optical PTZ camera delivers sharp, smooth and stable video with a deep focus field. The wide-angle horizontal field-of-view lens and adjustable camera angle provide a broad view of the conference room.

Manage Your Devices Remotely

Yealink Device Management Platform or cloud service can manage the Yealink CP960-UVC and ZVC Zoom Rooms Kits, allowing administrators to remotely control all devices with ease. The platform supports remote configuration, firmware upgrading, monitoring and diagnosis. Through Windows Update, users can get the latest version of the UVC camera driver and Yealink Plug-in for Zoom Rooms, further enhancing the user’s Zoom Rooms experience.

– Contact Kathea for more information and pricing on our Yealink Solutions!

Benjamin Liebenberg, Product Specialist for Yealink

Benjamin.Liebenberg@kathea.co.za

011 844 9931 / 081 018 8660

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Introducing OnZoom: A Marketplace for Immersive Experiences

Today, Zoom proudly unveils the public beta for OnZoom, a one-of-a-kind online events platform and marketplace that supports – and salutes – the creativity, perseverance, and innovation that enabled so many people to adapt their in-person events to virtual or hybrid experiences.

We were humbled and inspired by all of the amazing ways the world adapted to a literal shutdown of in-person events amid COVID-19. When business owners, entrepreneurs, and organizations of all sizes had to find some way – any way – to stay the course and continue providing services to their customers, many turned to Zoom. OnZoom simplifies that experience.

An extension of Zoom’s unified communications platform, OnZoom is a comprehensive solution for paid Zoom users to create, host, and monetize events like fitness classes, concerts, stand-up or improv shows, and music lessons on the Zoom Meetings platform. Read further here

New end-to-end encryption offering

We’re excited to announce that starting next week, Zoom’s end-to-end encryption (E2EE) offering will be available as a technical preview, which means we’re proactively soliciting feedback from users for the first 30 days. Zoom users – free and paid – around the world can host up to 200 participants in an E2EE meeting on Zoom, providing increased privacy and security for your Zoom sessions.

We announced in May our plans to build an end-to-end-encrypted meeting option into our platform, on top of Zoom’s already strong encryption and advanced security features. We’re pleased to roll out Phase 1 of 4 of our E2EE offering, which provides robust protections to help prevent the interception of decryption keys that could be used to monitor meeting content. Read further here

Zapps: Bringing Best-of-Breed Apps to the Zoom Experience

The “best of breed” strategy is an increasingly popular approach when it comes to choosing and supporting today’s workplace applications. Its effectiveness is limited, however, if your team members can’t access their apps where, when, and how they need them. We’re introducing Zapps to change that.

Zapps give access to best-of-breed applications throughout your Zoom meeting workflow, to be more efficient and effective before, during, and after your virtual meetings, helping to operationalize your best-of-breed strategy and enhance productivity.

Here’s more about how Zapps can transform your Zoom experience to make coming together more productive, more delightful, and even more fun. Read further here

New Zoom Enhancements to Help Customers Re-Enter the Office & Enable Hybrid Workforces

Around the world we are in different stages of addressing COVID-19, with many still working from home while others are reopening or using a hybrid model. No matter where they are in the process, all businesses want to keep their employees and clients safe. The traditional workplace is going to evolve and adapt, and Zoom is working to ease the transition with some upcoming platform enhancements. 

We’re announcing many of these features today at our annual user conference, Zoomtopia 2020, with most anticipated to come by the end of the year.* We’ve also expanded our hardware certification program to offer you the solutions essential for your business needs.

Check out all the ways Zoom is helping organizations re-enter offices safely, enabling hybrid workforce collaboration, and supporting additional Zoom for Home devices to enable productivity no matter where you are. Read further here

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With powerful terminals and system, the one-stop solution well elevates the daily communication of enterprises with low cost, flexible deployment, streamline purchasing and reliable service, making business-grade communication more affordable, convenient and professional.
•    Low upfront costs and predictable budgets: Deploy your Zoom solution with Yealink hardware without the large initial investment, saving budget for other IT projects
•    Streamlined purchasing: Include your Zoom software and Yealink devices on a single invoice for simple end-to-end procurement
•    Scalability: Add hardware as your business evolves with high-end Yealink Phones and Conference Phone that provide a turnkey experience.
•    All-round service: Customers can enjoy convenient and reliable support for both Zoom Phone and Yealink hardware from Zoom. 

“We are excited about this collaboration and are committed to providing business-grade communication terminals that are easy to use and highly compatible.” said Lee, Product Marketing Director of Yealink. “Together with our partners, we will bring a seamless and consistent audio communication experience to enterprises.”

“Hardware as a Service is a game-changer that addresses key IT challenges of heavy upfront hardware costs, complex deployments, high-touch support, and cumbersome device lifecycle management,” says Karen Hong, Zoom Phone Sr. Product Manager, Zoom. “And that’s why we trust the products of Yealink. Easy deployment and practical features perfectly match the expectation of our clients.”

The result is a remarkable turnkey communications solution combining efficiency and professional service—and all for a reasonable price. 
See the Zoom-Certified Yealink Phone here:
  

Explore the desk phone further Here;
and the conference phone in Here.

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