A Microsoft Teams Room is controlled from a certified touch console, an 8-10 inch touchscreen on the table that shows the room's meetings and lets anyone join, mute, share and end calls with one tap. On Teams Rooms on Windows the console connects to the room PC; on Teams Rooms on Android it pairs with the video bar over the network. You can't use an ordinary tablet as the console, but people in the room can also control it from the Teams app on their own laptop or phone.
Certified Teams Rooms consoles we carry
| Console | Screen | Connection | Works with | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logitech Tap IP | 10.1" | PoE network | Rally Bar family, RoomMate (Android appliance rooms) | $827 |
| Logitech Tap | 10.1" | USB/HDMI to room PC | Teams Rooms on Windows | $1,099 |
| Poly TC10 | 10.1" | PoE network | Studio X, G7500, G62, Studio Room Compute | $912 |
| Poly TC8 | 8" | PoE network | Studio X and G7500 | $420.94 |
| Neat Pad Gen 2 | 8" | PoE network | Neat Bar Gen 2 and other Neat devices | $2,376 |
| Neat Pad Pro | 10.1" | PoE network | Larger Neat rooms | $1,526 |
Consoles are matched to the system brand. A Logitech Tap IP won't control a Poly bar, for example. Check our best touch controllers page for details.
Windows vs Android consoles
- Teams Rooms on Windows: the console is the "front-of-room" interface for a room PC. Some Windows consoles include HDMI ingest for wired content sharing. See Teams Rooms on Windows.
- Teams Rooms on Android: the console is a separate network device that pairs with the bar. It's powered by PoE, so one network cable runs to the table. See Teams Rooms on Android.
Can I use an iPad or Android tablet as the console?
No. Teams Rooms requires a certified console. A tablet running the Teams app is just another meeting participant, not a room controller. Tablets can work as booking displays with third-party apps outside the room; see iPad as a booking display.
Remote control from your own device
Teams lets people in the room control a Teams Room from the Teams app on their laptop or phone once they join with the room, for actions like mute, volume, camera and leaving the meeting. This relies on proximity detection. See Teams Rooms proximity join.
Some video bars also ship with an IR or Bluetooth remote, which handles volume, camera presets and basic actions. In Teams Rooms it supplements the console rather than replacing it. Example: the Poly Studio Bluetooth Remote.
Where to put the console
| Room | Placement |
|---|---|
| Small table | Center of the table, facing the main seating |
| Long table | Near the head of the table or the middle |
| Glass or shared tables | Grommet or riser mount with cable through the table |
Logitech consoles have table, riser and wall mounts. Mounting keeps the console from wandering and protects the cable.
"Teams Room hub"
People sometimes call the room's compute or connection box the "hub." On Windows that's the room PC, such as the Poly Studio 5 Room Compute. On Android, the bar itself is the hub.
Setup basics
- Connect the console to PoE (Android) or the room PC (Windows).
- Pair it with the bar or PC as the setup wizard instructs.
- Sign in with the room's resource account on the bar or PC.
- Confirm the console shows the room calendar.
Full steps in how to set up Teams Rooms, or let us plan the room and ship the right console with it.
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- Yealink CTP25 Touch Console with Teams, Zoom and Google Meet
- Yealink CTP25 Touch Console: price, specs and setup
- Best meeting room touch controllers and scheduling panels
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