Specifications

Administering the phone system
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Quick start for the phone system
This section describes how to get your phone system working with minimal set up by using
default settings.
To quickly set up your phone system using defaults, follow these steps:
• Add permission profiles. See page Permission profiles on page 24.
• Add users. See page Add users on page 11.
• Add locations. See page Add a location on page 12.
• Add an auto attendant. See page Add auto attendant on page 41.
• Set up incoming call routing. See page Incoming call routing on page 60.
• Notify users. See page Notify users on page 5.
• Activate location phones. See page Activate location phones on page 5.
Once your phone system is working, you can customize it to suit your company’s needs. Refer
to Customizing your phone system on page Customizing your phone system on page 7.
Notify users
New users automatically receive their extension and PIN by email if your business has been
configured with this option. You may want to also provide them with instructions for getting
started.
Activate location phones
To activate location phones, log in each telephone that you have added at a location and follow
these steps.
The network icon connector is identified by the symbol.
Mitel IP phones
Activate the Mitel 5340, 5224, 5020/5220, and 5212 IP phones with the following procedure:
1. Depending on whether your network is configured with Power Over Ethernet (POE), do
the one of the following:
• With POE—Connect the Ethernet cable to the network LAN jack and to the network
icon connector of the phone.
Note: Contact your service provider for information on how your business has been
configured for PIN notification. If you are not configured for PIN notification by email, it
is your responsibility to provide the users with their extension and the PIN that was
displayed when you added them.