
ShoreTel Collaboration Server a new Version 12 Appliance!
Business Managers, Legacy Services, ShoreTel & Mitel, Technical ManagersVersion 12 of ShoreTel is all about Web Collaboration and enhanced Unified Communications functionality! For Example, ShoreTel has had an IM capability since Version 8, but historically you required a Microsoft OCS server to enjoy this feature.…

Fixed Wireless Convergence and Mobility Options for VoIP
Business Managers, Legacy Services, ShoreTel & Mitel, Technical ManagersShoreTel Mobility Options
We have been steadily moving through a range of mobility options on our way to achieving true fixed mobile convergence. We want to take our Office Extension away on our Cell phones and have the same functionality…

ShoreTel System Administration Version 12
Legacy Services, ShoreTel & Mitel, Technical ManagersWe have not had an update to our System Administration video series since Version 8. System Administration had not significantly changed over the various new releases, so we did not feel the need to do an update. Our Version 8 stuff is…

ShorTel Tech Tip – Bulk Sound File Converter for WAV to ShoreTel format or CISCO format!
Legacy Services, Multi-vendor Telephony, Technical ManagersWe have previously posted a blog on the creation of ShoreTel WAV files using the Call Manager the desired result. This is clearly a readily available tool and can reliably be used for small Automated Attendant greetings and to meet other WAV…

What is new in ShoreTel Version 11/12?
Business Managers, Legacy Services, ShoreTel & Mitel, Technical ManagersSoftware development is a process, not an event. Having said that, from time to time, we have an event. The release of a new version of software is such an event. The software development process, however, continues. The decision as…

First Look at ShoreTel Mobility Router
Business Managers, Legacy Services, ShoreTel & Mitel, Technical ManagersThe ShoreTel Mobility Routers (aka SMR) is an exciting product that can make fixed/mobile convergence a reality! It builds heavily on inherent SIP functionality in call setup, call flow and Session Description Protocol. It acts as both a SIP client and as a SIP proxy server (e.g. B2BUA). If you are comfortable with SIP protocol, the SMR is a relatively simple device to understand. The products primary contribution to the state of the art is the ShoreTel Roam Anywhere Client (aka SRAC) and the fact that it is available now; it works and there are plenty of reference accounts.

Stupid phone trick #7 – How to make iPhone calls from my ShoreTel handset!
Legacy Services, ShoreTel & Mitel, Technical ManagersYeah, I am sure you were just dying to know how to call your iPhone and have your ShoreTel phone ring? Better yet, pick up your ShoreTel handset and make a call out your iPhone? Actually, it is a useful integration and one that I recently…

Virtualize your ShoreTel Contact Center or ECC on ESXi?
Legacy Services, ShoreTel & Mitel, Technical ManagersRunning the ECC on a virtual server is “not a supported configuration”, but will it work? Often we encounter installed base solutions that are pushing the support envelop with market driven customer requirements. Windows 7 may not be…

Have you set your Holiday Phone Message Schedule yet?
Legacy Services, ShoreTel & Mitel, Technical ManagersIt was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a create was stirring, except the technical support team! It does not matter what holiday it is, the result is always the same. At 4:45PM the day before the Holiday our Call…

Virtualizing your ShoreTel or CISCO VoIP Deployment!
Business Managers, Legacy Services, Multi-vendor Telephony, Technical Managers
Virtualization is an emerging area that is making a significant change in enterprise infrastructure planning, implementation and operation. The pressure comes from several areas. First, the operating costs of even a small business can…

Implementing Active Directory Integration with ShoreTel 11
Legacy Services, ShoreTel & Mitel, Technical ManagersHistorically I have recommended that the ShoreTel server not be a computer in your domain. To many times, an Active Directory administrator will create a new Group Policy and forget about the ShoreTel user account. The end result is a down…

ShoreTel QOS on CISCO Switches?
Legacy Services, Multi-vendor Telephony, Technical ManagersQuality of Service or QOS remains an interesting and challenging configuration for most engineers deploying VoIP solutions. Generally you are concerned about QOS on both your Local Area network (LAN) and your Wide Area Network (WAN). …
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