Specifications

IP Phone Installation
Planning and Installation Guide 15 – 3
Assigning the Configuration Switches
You need to designate a switch for handling initial service requests from IP phones
installed on your ShoreTel 6.1 system. You have the option of assigning two switches to
this function, to provide a backup in case of network problems. Every IP phone
installation must have at least one configuration switch. If you do not assign a switch,
the ShoreTel 6.1 system automatically assigns the first two ShoreGear-120/24,
ShoreGear-60/12, or ShoreGear-40/8 voice switches that you configure.
IP phones must be able to contact at least one of the assigned configuration switches
when first connected to the network. If the IP phone cannot reach a configuration
switch, the telephone will not be added to the ShoreTel 6.1 system.
To assign configuration switches:
Step 1 From the ShoreWare Director navigation pane, click IP Phones.
Step 2 Click IP Phones Options. Figure 15-1 shows the IP Phones Options
edit page. This page has several configurable parameters:
• IP Phone Configurations Switch 1
• IP Phone Configuration Switch 2
• User Group for Unassigned IP Phones
• IP Phone Announcement
• IP Phone Password
• Enable IP Phone Failover
• Delay After Collecting Digits
Figure 15-1 IP Phones Options Edit Page
Step 3
Select an available switch from the pull-down lists for configuration
switches 1 and 2.
For information on the other IP phone options, see the ShoreTel 6 Administration Guide.