Specifications

ShoreTel 7.5 Administration Guide 8 – 1
C HAPTER 8
Configuring IP Phones
This chapter explains how to:
• Set IP address ranges
• Set IP phone options
• Add an IP phone password
• Assign configuration switches to support the IP phones
• Add IP phone users to the system
• Select a user group for unassigned IP phones
• Manage the IP phones
Overview
ShoreTel supports IP phones connected through ShoreGear-120/24, Shoregear-60/12,
and ShoreGear-40/8 voice switches. Each ShoreGear-120/24 voice switch supports up
to 120 IP phones, the ShoreGear-60/12 supports up to 60 IP phones, and the
ShoreGear-40/8 supports up to 40 IP phones.
Before you can add IP phone users through ShoreWare Director, you must first:
• Set the boot parameters in the individual IP phones if you are using static IP
addresses. For more information, see your ShoreTel 7.5 Planning and Installation
Guide.
• Add and configure all ShoreGear-120/24, ShoreGear-60/12, and ShoreGear-40-8
voice switches that will be supporting IP phones. For information on allocating
switch ports to IP phone support, see “Configuring Switches” on page 6-1.
For more information on these steps, see the instructions given in the ShoreTel 7.5
Planning and Installation Guide. When you have completed the installation process, the
ShoreTel system automatically detects IP phones connected to the network.
Click the IP Phones link in the navigation frame to expand and display additional
links, as shown in Figure 8-1.