Refurbished Phone Exchange Blog

As your company grows, often your conference phone will need to grow with it. When you’re a small company or a small team, a single conference phone unit can pick up the voice of all your team members. When the meeting gets larger though, it can be much harder for all of your team to be heard by those on the other end of the call. By using expandable microphones, you can ensure everyone in the room is heard crystal clear.   Not every Polycom conference phone can accept external microphones. The SoundStation 2 conference phones come in two variations,...

Many customers have trouble pairing their CS-50 headset to the base of the unit. Our refurbished Plantronics CS50 headsets all come configured when we ship them, but if there is a problem with the unit not making sound, these few simple steps can help you get up and running. To pair the headset and base together, first start with the base. On the back of the base, you’ll find two arrow shaped buttons, one pointing up and the other down. Press these buttons for five seconds until the red power light of the base begins to flash. Once the red...

We've had a few customers ask for help when setting up their Plantronics CS50 wireless headsets.  In response, we created this short video as a how-to/setup guide which should answer some of the basic questions.  

Clearing and resetting extensions on your Bizfon 680 is a simple task. Often when a used Bizfon 680 is received, someone will need to clear out the last person’s information. To do this, you’ll need your Bizfon 680 plugged in and booted up along with a Bizfon BizTouch 2 or BizTouch 3 phone.   If using a BizTouch 2 phone: Dial 7 to enter settings.                If using a BizTouch 3 phone: Press setup on your phone. Your Bizfon 680 will ask you to enter the extension you wish to program. Enter extension 200 for general settings. If you have...

You've seen photos of large network and storage servers in various publications, movies, and the media in general, but do you know why those storage servers are set up in their own room? Most times, the servers and network switches are in their own room because the room requires special cooling to keep the circuits running efficiently. Electronics operate better when they are kept in a cooler, even cold environment. This is especially true in large corporate or industrial environments where the equipment was specially built to take advantage of the additional conductivity. For small businesses with more standard commercial...