Specifications

ShoreTel 7.5 Administration Guide 6 – 1
C HAPTER 6
Configuring Switches
This chapter provides a general overview of the ShoreGear voice switches as well as
information on how to configure them through ShoreWare Director. This chapter
provides information on ShoreGear voice switch:
• Models
• LEDs and LED behavior
• Configuration
Overview
The ShoreGear voice switches provide a highly reliable, highly scalable platform for the
distributed call control software. Each ShoreGear voice switch connects to the IP
network using a 10/100/1000M Ethernet port.
If more ports are required, you simply connect additional ShoreGear voice switches to
your IP network. The system is inherently scalable, unlike legacy PBX systems that
have hardware breakpoints with line cards, shelves, cabinets, and systems.
NOTE For more information about the features supported outside the U.S. and Canada,
refer to the ShoreTel 7.5 Planning and Installation Guide, Appendix A,
“International Planning and Installation.”
Backup Operator
ShoreGear voice switches feature a backup operator in case the site operator is
unreachable due to network outages.
For most switches, the backup operator is on the same port as the Power Fail Transfer
port. Thus, to use this feature, configure port 5 on the ShoreGear-40/8, and configure
port 9 on the ShoreGear-60/12 and ShoreGear-120/24. Configure port 12 on the
following switches: SG-90, SG-50, SG-220T1, SG-220T1A and SG-220E1.
It is also necessary to connect a phone to the selected port.