VoIP
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Customise Shoretel ringtone on all models of handsets
0 (0)If you are using a Shoretel IP telephony system, then you may know that you can play about with changing the ringtones on the end users handsets. The below video guide details exactly how to do this for all handsets of a particular model in your Shoretel system. Comments If you have any questions or comments on this guide, then please feel free to leave us a message below using our comments system and we will try and get back to you as soon as possible. Free Subscription If you want to be notified when we post more quality guides like this one, sign up to our free subscription service…
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Customise your ringtone on a Shoretel Handset
0 (0)If you are using a Shoretel IP telephony system, then you may know that you can play about with changing the ringtones on the end users handsets. The below video guide details exactly how to do this for just one handset in your Shoretel system. COMMENTS If you have any questions or comments on this guide, then please feel free to leave us a message below using our comments system and we will try and get back to you as soon as possible. Free Subscription If you want to be notified when we post more quality guides like this one, sign up to our free subscription service and you will…
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Skype 7.6 Released – MSI Download Link & Silent Install Instructions
0 (0)Skype version 7.6 has now been released and if you would like to either add this to your Configuration Manager Software Catalog or even have it available through WDS or Group Policy, then you will want to download the MSI file for it. Skype do provide a direct download link for its Skype software and the installer is packaged as an MSI file. This means that it can be easily used by IT and System Center Administrators for distribution. The direct download link for Skype MSI 7.6 is below: Download Sometimes, if you click this link it will try and redirect you to download the standard EXE installer, so if…
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Reset a ShoreTel phone handset to factory settings
0 (0)You may run in to a situation where you need to completely factory reset a Shoretel phone handset. This can be due to a handset being unresponsive or not talking to its headquarter server or local MGC, amongst other reasons like selling your handset! To carry out a full factory reset you should take the following steps: Press the MUTE button and then enter 772667# on the phone keypad You need to then enter the default password of 1234# The handset should now reset itself and display “Factory Test KPD Mode” on the screen Enter 25327# on phone keypad to clear the handset settings The handset will then display “Clearing Phone Data“…
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Add Option 156 to DHCP settings for Shoretel IP Telephony System
0 (0)If you are using a Shoretel IP phone system, you need to ensure that you add option 156 to your DHCP settings so that your handsets know which options to use, like FTP Server and VLANs. But, option 156 is not a default option you can add in DHCP so you need to manually add it in and then you can use it to setup your options. To do this, open up the DHCP console on your server and do the following steps: Right-click IPv4 and select Set Predefined Options Click Add and in the Name field Type IP Phones (or similar identifier) Set the Data type to String Enter…
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Shoretel Contacts Fix v3.0 Released
0 (0)We are pleased to announce the release of Shoretel Contacts Fix version 3.0. This program is a complete redesign and recode (moved to C# from VB.net) of our previous release of Shoretel Contacts Import Enabler. WHAT DOES IT DO? If you are a user of Shoretel Communicator, you will know that you have should have the ability to import your personal contacts, SharePoint list contacts or shared mailbox contacts into your Shoretel Communicator from Microsoft Outlook. However, in recent versions of Shoretel Communicator (version 13 onwards) this ability has been taken away by Shoretel. No one seems to be able to explain why but this utility will allow you to…
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Skype 6.14 Released – MSI Download Link
0 (0)Skype version 6.14 has now been released and if you would like to either add this to your Configuration Manager Software Catalog or even have it available through WDS or Group Policy, then you will want to download the MSI file for it. Skype do provide a direct download link for its Skype software and the installer is packaged as an MSI file. This means that it can be easily used by IT and System Center Administrators for distribution. The direct download link for Skype MSI 6.14 is below: DOWNLOAD If you want to distribute Skype as a silent install, then you can use the code as below: WDS or…
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Shoretel IP930D DECT Wireless Handset
0 (0)It seems that we have been out of the loop a little on some new technology that came onto the VoIP market last year and it is something that we have been looking forward to for a while. Shoretel is a great VoIP system but on of the draw backs had always been the lack of a good wireless handset. You could easily setup a cheap £5 “normal” phone that you had bought from your local electrical shop and add as an analogue device – but it lacked the Shoretel features making it an annoying thing to use. So, we were greatly surprised to see that last May, Shoretel released…
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Skype 6.11 MSI Released
0 (0)Skype have now released version 6.11 and have also made public a download location for the MSI. This is excellent news for those that wish to deploy Skype through Group Policy, SCCM or WDS so if you have been waiting for this, the link is below: Skype Latest Version MSI Download Link Free Subscription If you want to be notified when we post more quality guides like this one, sign up to our free subscription service and you will receive an email when a new post is live. Email Address Subscribe Join 449 other subscribers. No need to worry, we will not be filling your inbox with spam and you…
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Skype 6.10 MSI File Released
0 (0)Skype have now released version 6.10 and have also made public a download location for the MSI. This is excellent news for those that wish to deploy Skype through Group Policy, SCCM or WDS so if you have been waiting for this, the link is below: Skype Latest Version MSI Download Link Free Subscription If you want to be notified when we post more quality guides like this one, sign up to our free subscription service and you will receive an email when a new post is live. Email Address Subscribe Join 449 other subscribers. No need to worry, we will not be filling your inbox with spam and you…
