Specifications

Configuring Users
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Anonymous Telephones
Anonymous telephones provide flexibility to the ShoreTel system by making additional
ports or IP phones available without assigning them to any particular user extension.
When configured as anonymous telephones, these ports and IP phones cannot receive
calls but do have access to dial tone. If they have the proper Class of Service (CoS)
permissions, users can assign their extensions to these phones via the telephone user
interface. Once the port or IP phone is assigned an extension, it will receive calls to that
extension until the user unassigns it. For more information on how to use the Office
Anywhere feature, see Appendix A, “Using Office Anywhere”.
The Anonymous Telephones page (Figure 10-25) lets you configure anonymous
telephone ports and IP phones. Click the Anonymous Telephones edit page from
under the expanded Users link in the navigation frame.
Figure 10-25 Anonymous Telephones Edit Page
The Anonymous Telephones page first lists any Vacated Telephones. A vacated
telephone is a telephone that is configured as the home port or IP phone of a user on
the system, but that user is currently assigned to another telephone and no other user is
assigned to the vacated home phone.
Click Add This Record to add a new anonymous telephone port. Click the Delete link
next to a record to delete an anonymous telephone port from the ShoreWare system.
This also disconnects any calls that are in progress on the port.
NOTE You can make multiple changes on the Anonymous Telephones page. You must
click Save to save the changes.
Assigned
User Group
This lets you select a user group that you assign to an anonymous telephone
port.
Jack # This is the name of the telephone jack associated with the vacated port.
This is typically the physical telephone jack that the telephone plugs into.
See “General Information” on page 10-19.
Switch This is the switch that the vacated telephone port is associated with. It can
be either an analog port or an IP phone.
Port This is the physical switch port number or IP phone MAC address that
identifies the vacated telephone.
Current User This is the name of the user currently using the anonymous telephone port.
Current Ext This is the extension of the user currently using the anonymous telephone
port or IP phone.