Cisco Webex Board 55S

Software

For cloud deployments - Webex Room OS, provisioned and updated by Webex

For on-premises deployments – CE9.8 or later

Components

Fully integrated unit is delivered with:

•   Multi-touch 55-inch LED display
•   4K camera
•   12-microphone array
•   Speakers
•   Whiteboarding pen

Display

•   Edge LED LCD – 55-inch 4K, 350 nits, 16:9
•   Viewing angle: +- 89 degrees (all directions)
•   Number of colors: 1.07 billion (10 bit)
•   Contrast: 1:4000
•   Response time: 5.5 ms

User interface

•   Control the Webex Board from the touch screen
•   Capacitive touch screen with protective glass and optical bonding
•   Multi-touch
•   Optionally use Cisco Touch 10 control unit or Webex Room Navigator

Inputs and outputs

•   HDMI input
•   Home button
•   3.5-mm mini jack audio out (line out)
•   USB-C for Touch Redirect
•   USB micro (service)

Camera overview

•   Fixed lens, infinite focus
•   F-value: 2.8
•   4Kp60
•   Horizontal Field Of View (HFOV): 83 degrees
•   Vertical Field Of View (VFOV): 55 degrees
•   Camera mounted tilted: -25 degrees

Audio system

•   12-element microphone array (with intelligent voice tracking)
•   Integrated voice-optimized speakers

Network

•   Ethernet (RJ-45) 100/1000 Mbps
•   Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n; 802.11ac (2.4 and 5 GHz) - Not available in Non-Radio versions

Note: Due to compliance regulations, it is required to enable 802.11d in access point for the product to operate properly within 5725 MHz – 5875 MHz. as WiFi connection is used as a flexible option, Ethernet connection is always preferred for high performance.

•   IPv4 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)/static
•   IPv6 (both static and stateless address auto-configuration)
•   Network Time Protocol (NTP)
•   HTTP Proxy support (for signaling, not media)
•   Inspecting TLS Proxy supported
•   Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
•   802.1X network authentication (Passphrase or X.509 client certificate)
•   802.1Q virtual LAN
•   802.1p (Qos and Class of Service [CoS])

User controls

•   Control Webex Board directly from the touchscreen or using the Webex App
•   Optionally use Cisco Touch 10 control unit or Webex Room Navigator

Language support

•   English, Spanish, German, French, French Canadian, Portuguese, Japanese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Latin American Spanish, Italian, Finnish, Polish, Turkish
•   Additional languages to be supported in future software release

System management

•   For cloud deployments - Webex Board is managed in the administrator Webex Control Hub, giving system status and overview, activation, configuration, metrics, and troubleshooting
•   For on-premises deployments, Webex Board can be managed with Cisco UCM or Expressway

System requirements for cloud deployments

•   Webex Board is connected to the Webex cloud service using RESTful APIs. Communication with other Webex Boards, Webex App, or other third-party solutions is provided through Webex
•   Communication with Webex uses the H.264 codec for video and the OPUS codec for audio
•   Real-time media (voice, video, and screen sharing) is encrypted using the Secure Real-Time Transport Protocol (SRTP); end-to-end encryption uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128, AES 256, SHA1, SHA256, and RSA

Bandwidth requirements

For Webex deployments

Minimum bandwidth:

•   720p30 from 768 Kbps
•   1080p30 from 1.72 Mbps

Maximum bandwidth:

•   Transmit: 4.3 Mbps
•   Receive: 10 Mbps

For on-premises deployments

Minimum bandwidth:

•   720p30 from 768 kbps
•   1080p30 from 1472 kbps

Maximum up to 6 Mbps point to point

Audio features

Microphone array with intelligent voice tracking capabilities

•   High-quality 20-kHz audio
•   Acoustic echo cancellation
•   Automatic Gain Control (AGC)
•   Automatic noise reduction
•   Active lip synchronization

Presentation capabilities

1 HDMI input for local presentation or sharing in meetings

•   Supports formats up to a maximum 4K (3840 x 2160) (HDMI)
•   Frame rate of 60 fps for up to 1080p and 30 fps for 2160p (HDMI)
•   Extended Display Identification Data (EDID)
•   Audio over HDMI

Live video resolutions (encode/decode) – main video and presentation sharing

Main video:

•   Up to 1920 x 1080@30 (HD1080p)

Presentation sharing:

•   Up to 1920 x 1080@30 (HD1080p)