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Polycom® CX5100 Unified

Conference Station
The IT department’s challenge is to make video meetings in conference rooms more
effective, reduce video support calls and eliminate the need for “in room” video support
services to get video meetings started. Are your video conference room users distracted
by video or audio quality issues? Are they having trouble seeing or identifying who is
speaking? Are they finding it hard to pan the camera to focus attention on the active
Benefits
speaker? Are they frustrated by trying to learn another user interface? Solve these
• Enable richer communications
challenges and video conference room use goes up. More room use translates to fully
by automatically focusing on the
realizing the benefits of video collaboration and achieving your expected return on
active speaker in true HD while
investment. For Skype for Business and Microsoft® Lync® users, the Polycom® CX5100
tracking the conversation flow
unified conference station answers these challenges with a truly unique around-the-table
video collaboration solution. • Fully engage all participants by
providing a 360° panoramic view
More productive meetings of the conference room
The Polycom CX5100 unified conference station brings the powerful collaboration • Reduce training costs with simple
capabilities of voice, video and content together through a unique 360-degree USB plug-and-play functionality
panoramic view of the entire room. A second HD video view of the active speaker is that requires little or no training
also sent at 1080p video resolution using advanced technology that automatically • Lower support costs and realize
focuses on the current speaker and tracks the flow of conversation to enable richer, a better ROI with increased room
more interactive communication. No more reaching for a video control device. It’s a usage for collaboration
“hands-free” experience that allows you to forget about the technology and simply
focus on your meeting. Key features
• 360° 1080p USB camera with
Easy to deploy and use active speaker detection
An intuitive design with full plug-and-play functionality makes it easy to deploy and use • Active speaker and panoramic
the Polycom CX5100. With little or no training, anyone with a laptop that has Skype for video stream output
Business or Microsoft Lync can walk into the room and simply plug the CX5100 unified • 20 ft (6 m) microphone
conference station into their PC’s USB port and start sharing voice and 360-degree pickup range
panorama video. Control, invitations, and content sharing are handled through the
• 160 Hz–22 kHz audio processing
familiar Skype for Business user interface your users already know and use every day.
Removing the challenge of learning a remote control device means fewer support calls • Optimized for use with Skype
and fewer requests for “white glove” level support from the IT department. Room Systems
• Polycom CX5100 is Certified for
Audio quality matters Skype for Business
The Polycom CX5100 unified conference station features Polycom’s legendary audio,
bringing the industry’s best voice quality to your Skype for Business meeting with a
dynamic range of 160 Hz to 22,000 Hz. Polycom® HD Voice™ and a microphone range
of 20 feet (6 meters) means everyone in the room can be clearly heard, even at the end
of the table. Optional extension microphones extend the range even further, if needed.
While the CX5100 is a USB-only model, for customers needing standalone SIP VoIP for
audio conferences, the Polycom® CX5500 unified conference station adds SIP telephony,
eliminating the need to install a separate audio conference station in the room.
DATA SHEET Polycom CX5100 Product Specifications

Product specifications User interface •  Recommended room conditions

•  3 mute buttons with mute/in-call -- Room reverberation time:
Dimensions
indication lamps RT60 <0.600 seconds
•  Table Console
•  Camera on/off indication lamp -- Ambient noise level: <50 dBA SPL
-- Footprint (W x D): 369 x 325 mm
•  Captive privacy cap with integrated -- Optimal lighting conditions: 300 lux,
-- Height: 348 mm (privacy cap closed), with a single lighting temperature (no
on/off switch for client synch
401 mm (privacy cap extended) mixed lighting)
-- Weight: 2.3 kg (exclusive of cables) Console connectivity
•  Proprietary system port for connection to Warranty
•  Power Data Box
Power Data Box 12 months
-- Size (W x H x D): 209.5 x 300 x 56 mm
(excluding stand) •  USB 3.0 Type A port for proprietary Polycom® CX5100 ships with
-- Weight: 2.9 kg connection to Power Data Box
•  Tabletop console with integrated
•  USB 3.0 Type B port for connection to PC
•  Shipping 360º camera
•  USB 2.0 Type A port for diagnostics/
-- Size (W x H x D): 520 x 430 x 430 mm •  Power data box with stand
software update
-- Weight: 9.07 kg •  Quick setup card
•  2 extension microphone ports
•  Cables
Power
Power data box connectivity -- Proprietary system cable
•  Power consumption: 110 watts, typical
•  Proprietary system port for connection -- USB 3.0 Type A–Type A cable
•  Universal power supply 100–240 V AC, to console -- USB 3.0 Type A–Type B cable
50–60 Hz
•  USB 3.0 Type A interface for -- Ethernet cable
Video performance proprietary connection to console -- AC power cord with local plug
•  Panoramic video resolutions supported: or to Lync appliance
•  USB 2.0 Type A for Optional accessories
-- 1920 x 288 pixels
(requires USB 3.0 and Lync 2013 or diagnostics/software update Extension microphone kit with pair of
Skype for Business) •  Ethernet: RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mbit microphones and cables
-- 1280 x 192 pixels •  Audio RCA jacks (reserved for future use) •  Cable length is 25 ft (7.6 meters)
(requires USB 3.0 and Lync 2013 or •  AC power input
Skype for Business)
Physical security
-- 1056 x 144 pixels
•  Kensington-style lock slot on Console
•  Active speaker video and Power Data Box
resolutions supported
-- HD 1080: 1920 x 1080 pixels Extension microphones
(requires USB 3.0 & Lync 2013 or Skype (optional accessory)
for Business) •  Frequency response: 160 Hz–22 kHz
-- HD 720: 1280 x 720 pixels •  Mute button and indicator lamp
-- VGA: 640 x 480 pixels •  Regulatory compliance
-- CIF: 352 x 288 pixels •  Safety
•  Frame rate for panoramic and active -- UL 60950-1
speaker video, maximum -- EN 60950-1
-- 30 frames per second with -- CSA C22.2 60950-1
60 Hz AC power -- IEC 60950-1
-- 25 frames per second with -- AS/NZS 60950-1
50 Hz AC power -- GB4943-2011 (China)
-- Maximum frame rates with systems -- KCC approval (Korea)
prior to Lync 2013 will be limited to
15 fps (12.5 @ 50 Hz) •  EMC
-- CISPR 22 Class B (FCC, ICES, AS/NZS)
Audio performance -- VCCI Class B
•  Console Loudspeaker -- EN 55022 Class B
-- Frequency response: 160 Hz–22 kHz -- EN 55024
-- Volume: adjustable to 88 dBA SPL -- GB9254:2008, YD/T993-1998 (China)
(peak) volume at 0.5 meters -- KCC approval (Korea)
•  Console microphones -- ANATEL (Brazil)
-- 3 microphones for
omnidirectional coverage Environmental requirements
•  Operating temperature: 0–40ºC
-- Frequency response: 160 Hz–22 kHz
•  Relative humidity: 15–85%
-- Full Duplex (Class 1) with
(non-condensing)
noise suppression
•  Storage temperature: -40–60ºC
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Requirements
Generally, for maximum performance, your PC must have a For an optimal experience, Polycom recommends using the
quad core, 2.0 GHz or better processor, and an available USB CX5100 with Skype for Business or Microsoft Lync 2013; with
3.0 port. End-to-end video and audio performance will be older clients, performance will be limited.
affected by—and may be a limited by—endpoint hardware,
Skype for Business/Lync Server and client software levels, Polycom CX5100 may also be used with a Polycom® CX8000
administrative policies, available network bandwidth and traffic group collaboration system.
levels. For more information, refer to “Skype for Business
Polycom and Microsoft solutions
client video requirements” Skype for Business client video
Polycom and Microsoft provide a fully unified, intuitive set
requirements.
of collaboration solutions that enables individuals and groups to
•  Windows Operating System instantly see, hear, and talk with colleagues around the world.
-- Windows® 10 Polycom has over 40 solutions that enable anyone operating in
-- Windows® 8 a Microsoft environment to make enterprise-grade HD video and
voice calls and to share HD content—at the touch of a button.
-- Windows® 7
The result is improved collaboration, streamlined operations
•  Mac Operating System and faster more informed decisions. Visit www.polycom.com/
-- OS X 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 10.12 products-services/products-for-microsoft.html to learn more.
•  UC Desktop Clients
One of the following desktop clients is required on
computers to which the Polycom CX5100 will be attached:
-- Skype for Business or Microsoft ® Lync ® 2013
(required for maximum performance with 1080p video)
-- Skype for Business for Mac
-- Microsoft ® Lync ® 2010
-- Lync for Mac 2011 (Active speaker view only; panoramic
view not supported)

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