Getting Started Guide For Proximity

[Dave Bohn]

Where can you find the getting started guide for Proximity?  I see the FAQ section, but nothing to download.  It works great on a MX200G2, but i want to see how it works on a C60, C40 and an EX60 and I don't see the experimental mode tab in the admin config now. Did everything go over the API setup process with TC7.2.0?

[Magnus Ohm]

Hi

November 2015 is the current target. There are currently no specific target date unfortunately.

I was a bit too quick in my previous reply, I realize that there where no dates or targets communicated here :).  Sorry for being vague and not useful :(.

/Magnus

[Patrick Sparkman]

One way to look at it is, Proximity and CE8 will be ready when they're ready, as they both go hand in hand.  Rather wait to have a polished product than something that is rushed and full of bugs.

[Darren Parkinson]

Yes, that's understood, since this feature is part of the CE8 release.  I'm not saying they should rush it, but 5 months is like throwing a stone at a tin can 10 feet away and hitting the next town (actually the stone is still in flight).  Surely that's terrible planning in anyone's book?

[Wayne DeNardi]

Don't forget that CE8 won't be on the older devices (C20/40/60/90, EX60/90, etc), and only on the newer SX/MX endpoints.

And, even with an SX20, if you have one with a TRC5 remote control, you'll need to purchase the new TRC6 remote (~$150 US List price) - so you may not want to upgrade quite as quickly as you thought you did.

Again, similar for the Touch 8 - you'll need to be using a Touch 10 with CE8.

Wayne
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[Darren Parkinson]

That is great additional information and definitely good to know. Thanks for the response. 

[Jens Didriksen]

"And, even with an SX20, if you have one with a TRC5 remote control, you'll need to purchase the new TRC6 remote"

Whoa - wasn't aware of that one - so that'll mean no CE8 for any of our SX20s then. :(

/jens

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[Wayne DeNardi]

Yep - and all the re-training we'll have to do as the whole UI is changed - I don't think we'll be rushing to this any time soon.  But, on the positive side, It's good to see the phonebook appears on the screen in a larger font which makes it easier to read at a distance.  This was one of the major complaints from our end users when we moved from the Edge 95 MXPs to SX20s - the font size on the SX20 phonebook was too small to read on a 46" panel from 15 feet away (the Edge 95 showed full screen).

Wayne