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Cisco, Phone Systems, Time Change Instructions »

[9 Mar 2009 | View Comments | ]
Cisco and DST change

This post is regarding an issue where certain phones are not displaying the correct time after DST time change in the US over the past weekend – 3/8/2009…

Inter-Tel, Phone Systems »

[16 Jan 2009 | View Comments | ]
Inter-tel Feature Codes

I have noticed a recurring problem in my travels through the world of Inter-tel and thought it would be worth mentioning here on the site. I cannot even begin to count the…

IPK II Field Reports, IPKII, NEC, NEC Cheat Sheets, News, Phone Systems, Tips »

[14 Jan 2009 | View Comments | ]
CRITICAL INFORMATION regarding IPKII PVA cards

Here is some information regarding newer PVA cards for the IPKII are Lot#G. These cards come pre-loaded from the NEC Warehouse with Service Pack SP01Y.

DO NOT attempt to downgrade these cards to a Service Pack below this level.

News »

[10 Jan 2009 | View Comments | ]
New Year, New Leaf!

Hi everyone! Firstly I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year celebration. I myself had a wonderful time with my family and friends.

It’s now 2009. Yay 2009! So let’s start this year off with a bang!

That said, I’d like to ask a very big question. What’s going to make this year different than the last? Yes, we could go off on some political tangent but I realize we are much more sophisticated than that…

Call Center and Voicemail, NEC, NEC Cheat Sheets, Phone Systems, Tutorials, UM8000 »

[22 Dec 2008 | View Comments | ]
How to make the UM8000 ignore the 60 Day License and follow licensed voice ports

Issue: When a CCPU-Us is new there is a 60 day license which enables all 16 ports of the UM8000. The desire is to have the UM8000 only take up the licensed number of ports during the initial 60 day license period…

NEC, NEC Cheat Sheets, Phone Systems, Time Change Instructions, UX5000 »

[21 Dec 2008 | View Comments | ]
UX5000 – Time Change

Programming:

1. Press idle CALL key.
2. Dial 828.
3. Dial the password (normally 0000).
4. Dial two digits for the year (e.g., 92)…

Aspire, NEC, NEC Cheat Sheets, Phone Systems »

[19 Dec 2008 | View Comments | ]
Aspire – Time Change

Programming:

1. Press idle CALL key.
2. Dial 828.
3. Dial the password (normally 0000).
4. Dial two digits for the year (e.g., 92)…

DK 280, DK 424/424i, Phone Systems, Toshiba, Toshiba Cheat Sheet »

[14 Nov 2008 | View Comments | ]
PRI Cheat-Sheet – Toshiba DK

To begin, know your CO type. Most Northern Telecom DMS ISDN switches follow the ‘Custom’ protocol, sometimes referred to as National ISDN Standard 1 (NI1). However, some DMS ISDN switches are NI2. Most other CO switches follow the NI2 standard…

Tips »

[3 Nov 2008 | View Comments | ]
VoIP Ready Check – Easy Network Test

Simple VOIP Network Test using a Ping Command…