Microsoft lists three conditions to turn on media bypass: the SBC vendor supports it and documents SBC-side configuration, the trunk is switched with Set-CsOnlinePSTNGateway -Identity <sbc_FQDN> -MediaBypass $true, and the required ports are open.
Checked 2026-09-30
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Microsoft Teams Phone Direct Routing
- Subsystem
- media bypass
- Deployment
- multi-tenant
- Region
- not restricted
- Release range
- current as of 2026-09-30
- Checked
- 2026-09-30
Sources
- Configure media bypass with Direct Routing — Microsoft · tier 2 current vendor documentation · Introductory numbered list (conditions 1-3)
Cite this note
APA
WarmTransfer. (2026, September 30). Setting up media bypass and local media optimization for Teams Direct Routing: source note teams-media-bypass-setup-cfg-conditions. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-media-bypass-setup-cfg-conditions
BibTeX
@misc{warmtransfer-claim-teams-media-bypass-setup-cfg-conditions,
title = {Setting up media bypass and local media optimization for Teams Direct Routing: source note teams-media-bypass-setup-cfg-conditions},
author = {{WarmTransfer}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-media-bypass-setup-cfg-conditions},
note = {Source note teams-media-bypass-setup-cfg-conditions, checked 2026-09-30}
}