Specifications

Configuring Switches
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If your DHCP/ BOOTP server is not running, enter the switch’s IP
address manually in the IP Address field and enter the switch’s MAC
address manually in the Ethernet Address field.
Step 5 Depending on the type of E1 service provided by your telephone
company, click either the Slave or the Master Clock Source button.
Step 6 Assign a trunk group, name/number, and patch-panel jack number to
each E1 channel, or click Fill Down to configure all channels with the
same trunk group and name.
Step 7 Click Save to save the configuration. The new switch is added to the
table in the Switches page. If you modified an existing switch
configuration, the table will be updated.
NOTE When adding a ShoreGear voice switch to a network server you may need to
manually power-cycle the voice switch to cause a software upgrade.
SoftSwitch
SoftSwitch is used to host virtual users who are not assigned a physical telephone port
on any ShoreGear voice switch. The SoftSwitch is used to host all voice mail, auto-
attendant, and workgroup extensions as well as route points. A SoftSwitch is
automatically created for every server added to the ShoreTel system. The server will be
listed as a SoftSwitch on the Switches list page.
To access the SoftSwitch edit page (Figure 6-18), click the name of the SoftSwitch from
the Switches list page.
Figure 6-18 SoftSwitch Edit Page
Parameters
The parameters that appear on the SoftSwitch edit page are as follows:
Name This is the name of the SoftSwitch. The default name is SoftSwitch,
but you can change the name to suit your system.
Description This is a descriptive name of the SoftSwitch.
The description of the SoftSwitch can be changed.