GuideUC&C23 Oct 2019 · 4 min read

Crestron Flex UC-B160-T Review: Making Collaboration Simple

In an age where video conferencing is helping to connect teams from around the world, the Crestron Flex video solution gives users an easy way to access amazing sound and video quality, with the added convenience of Skype or Microsoft Teams

Rebekah Carter

Video conferencing is becoming an increasingly popular solution for communication and collaboration in the current environment. Today's businesses, which feature a lot of remote working employees and mobile team members, need video to create an immersive space for people to collaborate and interact.

Tools like the Crestron Flex UC-B160-T allow businesses to build the video conferencing environments that work for their team members, with a complete all-in-one solution. Crestron's new wall-mounted video conferencing service is designed to make launching collaborative moments simple, with Microsoft Teams integration so that users can access the features that appeal most to their needs. Here's what you need to know about the Crestron Flex UC-B160-T.

Crestron Flex UC-B160-T Review: Features

The Crestron Flex UC-B160-T is a full-featured video conferencing room solution, equipped with the Crestron UC video conference smart soundbar and camera. The solution compromises a full-duplex conferencing speakerphone and camera in a single mountable device. Additionally, the full system is controlled by a table-top touchscreen with native Microsoft Teams experience built-in.

The UC-B160-T system combines the audio and video technology that today's businesses need with exciting and diverse collaboration tools embedded into Microsoft Teams. Users can choose to use a Microsoft Teams deployment on the cloud, a Skype for Business on-premises solution, or a combination of both. Features include:

Front-of-room video conferencing for Microsoft Teams
Presence, call, conference and collaboration software
Touch-screen UX for ease of use
Complete kit - add mounts and display
Easy to install with no custom programming required
Easy to manage and provision through Crestron XiO cloud
Microsoft Exchange and Office 365 support included
Connects and communicates over any SMB network
Supports single or dual-display configurations
High-powered 2-way stereo speaker and smart soundbar with a 180-degree adaptive beamforming microphone array
Enterprise-grade security
Digital autozoom, HDMI input, and high-definition video support
UC engine assembly, touch screen, cables, power supplies, soundbar, camera and 1 year of XiO cloud premium included

Crestron Flex UC-B160-T Review: Benefits

As a state-of-the-art front-of-room device, the Crestron Flex UC-B160-T system gives companies everything they need with no need for additional microphones, speakers or cameras. Mounted or placed beneath a display, the smart soundbar sounds and looks amazing. Installation is easy, and the soundbar's integrated 180-degree microphone array easily captures voices throughout the room with powerful beam-forming technology. Benefits of the Flex UC-B160-T include:

High performance sound: The soundbar from Crestron delivers excellence in both audio and video quality. The integrated 180-degree far-field microphone array can capture voices all around the room, while the two-way speakers deliver rich and full audio for voice in any environment. What's more, wideband audio codex support means that companies can access full-spectrum voice communication
Excellent in-built camera: The Huddly IQ integrated camera in the Flex UC-B160-T delivers an ultra-wide-angle 150-degree diagonal field of view to capture your entire conference room. There's support for a full 1080p video resolution, 12MP CMOS sensor and advanced video processing for a crystal-clear image that's free from noise or light. Genius framing and digital autozoom also automatically detect people in the room for a better view
Easy-to-use touch-screen: The clean and contemporary touchscreen that powers the Crestron Flex UC-B160-T makes it easy for team members to control their collaboration experience, with native Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business integration. All the while, the installation for the touch-screen is incredibly easy too, so you can get your business up and running within minutes. Even presenting and sharing content is simple thanks to the UC-Engine assembly included with the tech
Amazing Network management and security: As an enterprise-grade solution for today's companies, Crestron Flex was engineered in partnership with Microsoft to deliver secure and reliable operations for teams. IoT cloud-based provisioning also allows for full network configuration before your hardware ever arrives, with touchless updates to maintain your system as time goes on
Crestron XiO cloud support: To make managing your new Microsoft Teams video conferencing tool experience even more impressive, there's also support for Crestron XiO cloud management, which enables logging and monitoring capabilities for equipment and room usage, alongside support from a central helpdesk, and compliance with IT policies

[caption id="attachment_24534" align="aligncenter" width="943"] Crestron Flex UC-B160-T[/caption]

Upgrade your Video Conferencing Experience

Designed to deliver ease of use and innovation in a single simple kit, the Crestron Flex UC B160-T will give businesses of all sizes the freedom to grow at the pace that suits them. Have you tried this new tech yet? Let us know in the comments below.

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