How to set up the Yealink VCM35

How to set up the Yealink VCM35, from unboxing to a working test. It adds microphones to the MeetingBar A40, MVC S50, MVC S80, MVC S90 and others, which also handles its power, settings and firmware.

Before you start: check the box

• VCM35
• 5 m CAT5e cable

What you need

• A host system: the MeetingBar A40, MVC S50, MVC S80, MVC S90 and others.

Step by step

1. Place it on the table. Put it toward the far end of the table, where people sit beyond the built-in microphones; each one picks up about 16 ft (5 m). Keep it clear of laptops and papers.

2. Connect it to the host. Connect it with the included cable to the MeetingBar A40, MVC S50, MVC S80 and others (or its mic hub). The host powers it; there's no separate power supply. Check the host's limit on how many you can add.

3. Add it to the room system. With the host powered on, the VCM35 is detected automatically. Check the host's settings or admin portal lists it, then set it as part of the room audio.

4. Update the firmware. The VCM35 updates with its host (MeetingBar A40, MVC S50, MVC S80 and others). See Updating the firmware below.

5. Run a test call. Join a test meeting, talk from the farthest seat, and ask the far end whether you're clear, at a good level and without echo.

Updating the firmware

The VCM35 updates with its host (MeetingBar A40, MVC S50, MVC S80 and others). Update the host system and the microphone updates with it.

Tools:

• Yealink Management Cloud Service (YMCS): cloud device management and firmware

• Yealink Device Management Platform: on-premises device management

• Microsoft Teams Admin Center: firmware and management for Teams-edition devices

• Don't unplug the host while an update runs.

• Update one room first, test a call, then roll out to the rest.

Manual and documentation

Yealink's product page for the VCM35: documentation and downloads. Check it for exact port diagrams and admin settings for your firmware version; more guides are on the Yealink support site.

If something doesn't work

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