--- title: "MS Teams Admin - Assigning Teams Licensing to Hardware" slug: "ms-teams-admin-assigning-teams-licensing-to-hardware" tags: ["calltower", "public"] updated: 2026-07-27T12:54:32Z published: 2026-07-27T12:54:32Z canonical: "learn.calltower.com/ms-teams-admin-assigning-teams-licensing-to-hardware" stale: true --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://learn.calltower.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # MS Teams Admin - Assigning Teams Licensing to Hardware ## Assigning Teams Licensing to Hardware ## Goal Explain the different Microsoft Teams Room licenses and their features, as well as to list the compatible devices for each license type. It aims to help organizations understand the capabilities and limitations of each license so that they can choose the appropriate one for their needs. Please note that this article is not an exhaustive list of devices. When purchasing or configuring devices from other vendors please consult the documentation for those devices before assigning licensing. ## Licenses - [Teams Room Basic](/v1/docs/ms-teams-admin-assigning-teams-licensing-to-hardware#teams-room-basic) - [Microsoft Teams Pro](/v1/docs/ms-teams-admin-assigning-teams-licensing-to-hardware#microsoft-teams-room-pro) - [Microsoft Teams Shared Devices](/v1/docs/ms-teams-admin-assigning-teams-licensing-to-hardware#microsoft-teams-shared-devices) ### Teams Room Basic **About** The Microsoft Teams Rooms Basic license is designed for the core features of a Microsoft Teams Room without additional costs. Out-of-the-box, the Microsoft Teams Rooms Basiclicense allows you to schedule and join meetings, share your content during meetings, and use the integrated Microsoft Whiteboard application. Your system is secured with basic security and management capabilities. Your organization can use Teams Room Basic licenses for up to 25 devices. Each additional Teams Room device needs to have a Teams Rooms Pro license assigned, regardless of desired functionality. The Microsoft Teams Rooms Basic license includes the following service plan details: - Microsoft 365 Audio Conferencing - Microsoft Teams - Whiteboard (Plan 3) **Devices** **Polycom Teams Room Kits** - Poly Studio X30 - Poly Studio X50 - Poly G7500 - Poly Studio Room Kit for Microsoft Teams Rooms - Poly Large Room Kit **Yealink Teams Room Kits** - Yealink MVC400 - Yealink MVC640 - Yealink MVC860 - Yealink MVC960 - Yealink MeetingBar A20 - Yealink MeetingBar A30 ### Microsoft Teams Room Pro **About** When using the Microsoft Teams Room Pro license, users in your organization can take advantage of all the features included in the Teams Rooms Basic license, plus more advanced in-room meeting features. With enhanced functionalities like front row, dual screen, intelligent audio and speakers, end-users in your organization experience Microsoft Teams Rooms as a powerful and collaborative smart workplace that enables seamless communication, effective collaboration, and improved productivity. With the front-row view, users can easily see and interact with content, while the dual-screen feature allows them to simultaneously view presenters and participate in discussions. The intelligent audio and speakers ensure crystalclear sound quality, making it easy for participants to hear and be heard during meetings. In addition, the Teams Rooms Pro license adds the Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro Management Portal for remote device management, advanced device analytics, and allows the devices to be used with Microsoft Entra Conditional Access policies. The Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro license is designed for medium and enterprise organizations, with more meeting rooms or advanced collaboration and communications needs. You can use the Teams Rooms Pro license on any Microsoft Teams Room or Teams Panel. The Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro license includes the following service plan details: - Microsoft Entra ID P1 - Microsoft 365 Audio Conferencing - Microsoft Teams Phone Standard - Microsoft Intune Plan 1 - Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro Management - Whiteboard (Plan 3) **Devices** **Polycom Teams Room Kits** - Poly Studio X30 - Poly Studio X50 - Poly G7500 - Poly Studio Room Kit for Microsoft Teams Rooms - Poly Large Room Kit **Yealink Teams Room Kits** - Yealink MVC400 - Yealink MVC640 - Yealink MVC860 - Yealink MVC960 - Yealink MeetingBar A20 - Yealink MeetingBar A30 ### Microsoft Teams Shared Devices **About** The Microsoft Teams Shared Devices add-on license allows offices to designate devices as shared devices, including common area phones, Teams displays for hot-desks, Teams panels for meeting spaces, and Android phones through the Teams mobile app. With this license, common area phones have the ability to join audio conferences via a dial-in number provided by the meeting organizer. The Microsoft Teams Shared Devices license includes the following service plan details: - Microsoft Entra ID P1 - Exchange Online - Microsoft Teams Phone Standard - Microsoft Intune Plan 1 - Microsoft Teams For Teams Panels where no other meeting room hardware is connected, the Microsoft Teams Shared Device license costs much less than the Teams Rooms Pro license and could help save money. **Devices** **Polycom Devices** - Polycom Trio Series (Trio 8500, Trio 8800) - Polycom CCX Series (CCX 400, CCX 500, CCX 600) **Yealink Devices** - Yealink MP Series (MP54, MP56, MP58) - Yealink CP Series (CP960, CP965) - Yealink VP59 ## References - [Microsoft Teams Rooms licenses - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn](/v1/docs/ms-teams-admin-assigning-teams-licensing-to-hardware) - [Determine license requirements for Microsoft Teams Rooms and shared devices - Training Microsoft Learn](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/plan-microsoft-teams-rooms-surface-hub/2-determine-license-requirements) - [Introducing the Microsoft Teams Shared Device License - Microsoft Community Hub](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/introducing-the-microsoft-teams-shared-device-license/ba-p/3677138)