Bria Enterprise – Generating Support Logs for Windows

If you have contacted our support team regarding an issue with CounterPath’s Bria Enterprise application we may require some logs from your application that you will need to generate.

Step 1 – Open the Bria Stretto application and click on > Help > Troubleshooting (As shown below)

Step 2 – The following window should open, from here click on the Support tab > Change the Log Level to Verbose then close the window.

Once you have closed the above window you can now replicate your fault.

Step 3 – Once you have replicate the fault go back to help > Troubleshooting > Support then press Send Log Report.

Once you have clicked on Send Log Report the following window should pop up:

Step 4 – Click Send Log, this will generate a log reference (As shown below)

Please send this log reference over to us with the user account that this log belongs to so we can find it on the CounterPath Portal.

Please note: You need to contact us once the log has been generated as they don’t stay on the portal for long.

CP960 Star Connection

Yealink Star Connection is where you can connect multiple devices together.

The CP960 supports this feature so you can have larger conferences.

You can connect up to four CP960’s together, one will be the master phone and the rest will act as slave phones.

The Master phone will keep all of its features but the slave phones only sync some of the features of the master phone such as call mute and DND. The slave phones are only used for speakers and microphones.

Here is how to set up Star Connection:

Please note: before you start you must make sure that all the Yealink CP960’s are on the same subnet.

From the CP960 that you want to be the Master unit go to > Settings > Advanced Settings (default password: admin) > CP Star Connection > Create Group (this will generate a random four digit pin)

Now from the slave units go to > Settings > Advanced Settings > CP Star Connection > Search Group (this will automatically find the Master unit if they are on the same subnet) > once it finds the Master unit click > Join > enter the four digit pin displayed on the Master unit > OK.

The Slave units will then reboot into slave mode as shown below:

Once the slave units have rebooted you will be presented with a message on both units as per below:

Once all the Slave units have rebooted and you have confirmed by pressing ‘OK‘ you can then ‘Stop Broadcast‘ on the Master unit.

You have now successfully setup Yealink CP Star Connection.

If you have any issues with any of the above please contact support@provu.co.uk or call 01484840048 option 2 for support.

How to raise an Adoption in ProSys Phone Management

If you want to manage a phone that was not bought through ProVu don’t worry, you can still manage the phone by using our portal, here is how to raise an adoption in ProSys:

On the Prosys dashboard under Management please go to > Manage Adopted Phones:

Then click on Adopt Phones > Enter the Phone Type e.g. Yealink then enter the MAC addresses or serial numbers of the phones you wish to adopt, please see example below:

After this press > Go > then select the Phone Model for each MAC or serial number as per below:

Once this is done you will be presented by the following screen:

We just need to go through our checks before proceeding.

If the phone is redirected elsewhere or if it was originally sold by us but to another re-seller, we may need to contact you.

Once the adoption has been processed at ProVu’s side you should then be able to manage this as you please.

Please note: This service does come at a cost of £5 +VAT per phone.

If you have any problems with raise an adoption in ProSys please contact the support team on 01484840048 option 2 or contact support@provu.co.uk

Adding Provisioning Parameters in ProSys Phone Management

If you are managing phones in ProSys whether that be adoptions or phones bought from ProVu, here is how to add any provisioning parameter onto the phone:

On the ProSys Dashboard locate the phone you wish to add configuration to by either searching for the MAC address or selecting the make and model from ‘List all devices‘ as shown below:

Once you have located the phone you wish to add provisioning to click on ‘View‘ or ‘Alid‘ under ‘Device Details’ as per the image below:

Then select ‘Edit Config‘ or ‘Add Conifig’

Once you are on the configuration page go to > ‘Add Any Setting‘ tab > from here you can add any provisioning parameter you like in the ‘Key‘ and ‘Value‘ fields:

You should be able to find the provisioning parameters for your phone on the administration guide for the make and model.

Once you have found the parameters you wish to provisioning for example ‘Timezone‘ setting for Gigaset

SYMB_ITEM_BS_IP_Data1.uiI_TIME_TIMEZONE:26

You will enter the following:

Once you have entered the parameter click ‘Save configuration‘ then the next time the phone calls home to our server it should pull down its new setting or you can simple reboot the phone to make it call home faster.

If you have any problems with any of the steps above please contact our support desk, support@provu.co.uk or 01484840048 option 2.

Do you have parking?

Yes, yes we do. Following our recent move to our new warehouse we now have the space to expand for visitor parking! Located just up the road from our main offices, guests visiting ProVu and our sister company, Alliot Technologies can now benefit from this space.

Our visitor parking is very easy to access, after turning on to Crow Lane, take the right (or left) turn onto Savile Street, which is a one way system. You will pass a row of houses on your right and another warehouse on your left, directly across from that warehouse is the ProVu Warehouse and Visitor Parking.

After parking your vehicle simply head out of the gates and turn right. Walk down the Street, cross over Lipscomb Street and Savile Mill, the home of ProVu and Alliot Technologies, is directly in front of you. Upon arrival, please press the intercom on the blue doors to attract the attention of one of our lovely team members and some one will come down to greet you.

If you have any other questions on how to find us please call 01484 840048 or email contact@provu.co.uk.

Yealink T2x & T4x phones on 3CX – Firmware upgrade issues.

You may have recently noticed that some of your Yealink T2x & T4x series devices in use on your 3CX platform have been telling you that the FW version is no longer supported and you need to upgrade.

Yet when you try and upgrade using the 3CX fw upgrade feature it fails. The phone appears to start the upgrade but then reboots and does not upgrade.

The problem specifically is an earlier FW version that users were prompted to upgrade to.

The version in question is xx.83.0.55.

Something broke FW upgrading in this version and phones that found themselves on this version are no longer able to upgrade directly to the latest recommended 3CX FW version.

The fix for this is to manually upgrade the phones to an intermediary version xx.84.0.35 that fixes the FW upgrade issue.

Worth noting that it should also be possible to provision this upgrade to the phones.

After this upgrade the phones will be able to upgrade normally using the 3CX platform.

Helpfully, 3CX have published some guides on how to do this and where you can find the required FW files.

You can find these guides here…..

https://www.3cx.com/sip-phones/yealink-t20p-t22p-t26p-t28p/

https://www.3cx.com/sip-phones/yealink-t4-series/#h.7ls0w5vyhlnd

If for any reason you are unable to perform this upgrade manually, let us know, and we may be able to assist you in provisioning this upgrade to your devices.

Christmas 2019 Opening and Shipping Times

With Christmas quickly approaching, we would like to share our shipping and opening times over the festive season. This year will be offering delivery options via APC.

Opening times

Day Opening Hours
Christmas Eve 9:00-13:00
Christmas Day Closed
Boxing Day Closed
Friday 27th 10:00-16:00
Monday 30th 10:00-16:00
New Year’s Eve 10:00-16:00
New Year’s Day Closed
Thursday 2nd Jan Open as Usual


Delivery times

Order APC Cut off APC Delivery
23rd December 16:45 24th*/30th December
24th December No Collection 30th December
27th December 15:00 30th December
30th December 15:00 2nd January
31st December No collection 2nd January*
2nd January 16:45 3rd January

*For Delivery on Christmas Eve, you will need to select an AM priority service. No deliveries will be made to addresses in Scotland on 2nd January due to public bank holiday.

For customers wishing to book with DPD, please be aware that the last collection date before Christmas will be the 23rd December. Orders collected on this date will be delivered on the 27th December, the next available collection date after this will be 2nd January.

If you or your customers’ premises will be closing over the Christmas period, let us know and we can adjust the shipping dates of your orders accordingly – this will help to avoid any unnecessary delays that may be caused by attempted deliveries while you’re closed.

Please note: Throughout the Christmas period, we will be operating a ‘best endeavour service’, therefore collection and delivery times may vary. If it is important that your orders are received on a specific day we would recommend considering a priority service – please contact a member of our team to discuss your requirements.

Treat yourself this Christmas

Christmas has come early this year! The folks over at Sennheiser are offering you an incredible deal, whereby Provu Resellers can save a massive up to 50% off RRP on all of our Sennheiser headphones/headsets! So whether you fancy bagging yourself a new headset or are looking to upgrade your employees kit, upgrade your audio with the gift of Sennheiser. Contact us to place your order.

A Good Ol’ Fashioned Lift and Shift

On the 30th November, the ProVu team took part in a good ol’ fashioned lift and shift. Moving the contents of our current warehouse up to the new warehouse, a short way up the road from our main offices. This will give us the much needed space to house more products and also make it easier for deliveries and collections as the new warehouse comes with its own yard and car parking spaces for ProVu visitors.

Off the wagon

The Team spent the early morning packaging and palleting up the last remains of the warehouse after doing small pieces throughout the week. It was then loaded into trucks to be taken round to the new warehouse where they were placed into their new position. It took a lot of work but with all hands on deck, our team managed to move our entire warehouse in just one day!

The new warehouse will house all of our stock in one easy to manage space, and accomodate our continued plans for growth, which I’m sure we will fill in no time with our ever expanding list of products!

The space we have vacated in our original warehouse will soon be converted into further offices and meeting rooms, to accomodate our growth and support the expansion of our sister company, Alliot Technologies LTD. This is proof that ProVu is ever expanding and growing stronger as we close off yet another historic year.

If you haven’t done so already, like, follow and subscribe to our Facebook , Twitter, YouTube and Linkedin channels to stay up to date with all our adventures moving forward into 2020.

Grab a free Snom Conference Phone with our latest offer!

On our lead up to Christmas, we have teamed up with Snom to bring you an early Christmas saving. Available from the 2nd December the 31st December, we’re giving you the opportunity to receive a free C520 Conference Phone when you buy 8 D712 handsets! Offering a great starter package for small businesses, this deal is a great opportunity to add conferencing to you partners’ solutions.

The D712 IP desk phone, which is a future-proof replacement to the popular Snom D710. As the entry level phone to the D7 series, boasts support of up to 4 SIP accounts and features a 4-line black and white backlit graphical display with 5 configurable function keys with LEDs and an upgraded IPv6 support. Plus, with Snom’s superior HD audio quality, the D712 is ideal for everyday business use.

Discover the Snom D712

But that’s not all in the offer. If you order 8 of the D712 handsets, you get a free C520 IP Conference phone. The C520 is a stylish and useful conferencing solution, packed with features. It gives the flexibility to expand the conference area using wireless DECT microphones which are included and optional hands-free devices. Making the C520 ideal for conferences and companies of all sizes.

Find out more about the Snom C520

To discuss your Snom solutions with a member of the ProVu team and to learn how the D712/C520 package could benefit your business please call 01484 840048