Specifications

Configuring Switches
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The switch port graphical view appears at the bottom of the ShoreGear-120/24, -60/12,
and -40/8 edit pages. The port, IP phone (for ShoreGear-120/24, ShoreGear-60/12,
ShoreGear-8, and IPBX-24), Conference, SIP trunks, description, jack number, and
location are displayed. Clicking a telephone or trunk port link takes you to the Port
edit page for the associated port.
TIP You can jump to the Edit User page by clicking the Edit link in the port column.
On the ShoreGear-T1 and ShoreGear-E1 Switch edit pages, click the channel
number to get to the Port edit page.
NOTE If your system is using IP phones or SIP trunks, you must allocated switch ports
to support these devices/trunks.
Parameters
The parameters that appear on the Port edit page are as follows:
In addition, the ShoreGear-T1 and ShoreGear-E1 pages display the transmit and receive
gain settings.
Adding a ShoreGear-120/24, -60/12, -40/8
To add a new ShoreGear-120/24, -60/12, or -40/8 switch to the ShoreTel system or to
edit an existing switch configuration:
Step 1 To add a new switch, select the associated site and type of voice switch
from the Switches list page and click Go.
Step 2 If you are adding a new switch, enter its name in the Name field. If you
are adding a new switch from a record that you copied, replace the
existing name with a new one.
Step 3 If you are adding a new switch, enter a descriptive name for the switch
in the Description field. If you are adding a new switch from a record
that you copied, replace the existing description with a new one, if
applicable.
Step 4 Select a site name from the Site drop-down list.
Step 5 If your DHCP/ BOOTP server is running, click Find Switches and
select an IP address from the Find Switch dialog box. This also adds
the switch’s MAC address in the Ethernet Address field.
Description This is the descriptive name for the switch port you are viewing.
Type This shows what type of line is connected to the port: Loop-Start
trunk, DID trunk, or telephone.
Jack # This is the patch-panel jack number that is associated with the
trunk’s switch port.