Neat Select is a centrally manageable solution that enables Neat Bar and Neat Bar Gen 2 to operate as a dedicated BYOD only device, providing businesses of all sizes the ability to bring any video meeting application to their meeting spaces. With Neat Select, Neat Bar and Neat Bar Gen 2 (available Q2 2025) are deployed with or without Neat Pad and are centrally managed through Neat Pulse. It extends Neat’s advanced hardware and software capabilities to businesses that have not standardized on a video collaboration platform and want the flexibility to connect to a variety of meeting solutions.

The BYOD market has been largely underserved with video conferencing solutions that come with compromises and challenges for IT and users. Current BYOD hardware devices are difficult to manage centrally and provide IT with no visibility into if or how those spaces are being utilized. They can also provide an inconsistent experience for users, and IT has limited control over improving the meeting experience, both for in-room participants and those connecting remotely.

Neat is going beyond support for Microsoft Teams and Zoom to bring businesses of all sizes a cost-effective solution without compromise or management challenge to address the small to medium or huddle space. Neat Select gives businesses a cost-effective dedicated and reliable BYOD hardware device that’s been built to bring video into meeting spaces. The device is network connected and centrally managed through Neat Pulse, providing IT control and oversight of deployment and providing users with a consistent set of meeting space experiences and making high-quality video conferencing more accessible.

Customers can buy Neat Bar in Neat Select mode from Neat Channel Partners globally and from neat.no. Availability for Neat Bar Gen 2 will be coming Q2 2025.

The device MSRP for Neat Bar is $990 USD. The required Neat Select subscription will cost: $199 for 1 year, and $549 for 3 years. It will include cloud management, premium support, advanced warranty.

Neat Select for Neat Bar and Neat Bar Gen 2 will be available to order in 1H 2025. Details will be shared when we get closer to availability.

Neat Select is a BYOD only option for Neat Bar or Neat Bar Gen 2 devices, making BYOD the primary use of the device. Customers that purchase this option use Neat Pulse to set up the device in a huddle to medium size meeting space. Once set up, users connect a laptop to the device to access the desktop video conferencing applications of choice.

Customers that purchase any Neat device as a Microsoft Teams or Zoom appliance can choose to set up the device as a dedicated Zoom Rooms, Microsoft Teams Room appliance or in a dedicated BYOD mode. If the device is set up as Microsoft Teams or Zoom appliance, customers can plug in a laptop for an on-demand BYOD call and then unplug the laptop when the call finishes and the Neat device returns to Zoom or Microsoft Teams mode.

All Neat devices are centrally managed through Neat Pulse and provide customers with oversight of their device deployment.

Yes. Customers can still use Neat Bar as a dedicated appliance for MTR or Zoom, but support for this will end September 2027 for Microsoft Teams and September 2028 for Zoom. Customers are recommended to purchase Neat Bar Gen 2 instead for a native solution with Microsoft Teams & Zoom.

Yes. Currently, these are the only 2 devices in the Neat Bar portfolio that will support BYOD mode without Neat Pad. Neat Bar will be support in March 2025, Neat Bar 2 will come later in the year.

Yes. Neat Pulse premium plan (Plus and Pro) features are included with Neat Select.

Yes. Neat Bar can be set up in dedicated appliance mode with Microsoft Teams and Zoom. This mode is supported with Neat Bar until September 3, 2027 for Microsoft Teams and September 2028 for Zoom.

Yes, as long as the customer account is on a paid Pulse plan (Plus/Pro), they will receive advanced features like SSO and scheduled upgrades. If not, they will have management features that come standard on the Select plan.

Yes. Neat Select devices get access to all advanced software features available as part of the Neat Pulse Pro plan provided that all other Neat devices in the customer’s Neat Pulse account are covered with a Neat Pulse (Plus or Pro) paid license.

This is controlled via Neat Pulse or through the connected laptop or through Neat Pulse.

An HDMI and USB-C connection are required to connect the laptop to Neat Bar. More details can be found here. However, customers can also connect those 2 cables into a USB hub to allow for a single cable connection experience to the laptop.

Yes. Users will still benefit from all the intelligent Neat experiences in Neat Select BYOD mode.

Yes. It would require a factory reset and be setup in Select mode.

Neat Center is not supported without Neat Pad. To use Neat Center in the meeting space, customers need to purchase Neat Pad to use with Neat Bar or Neat Bar Gen 2 in Neat Select mode.

1. User scans QR code and gets taken to website with guided instructions
2. User goes through web setup via web browser on laptop
3. User connects to wi-fi network
4. User then completes setup with Neat Pulse activation code
   1. If user doesn’t have a Neat Pulse account, then can request for one via a web form or neat.no live chat.

Yes. Neat Pulse is required for set up of Neat Pulse Starter is sufficient. If a user does not have Neat Pulse, they will be able to self-sign-up for Neat Pulse over the web when Neat Select is available.