Month: August 2007

Adding a Linksys SPAxxx to Switchvox – WEB GUI Method

First find the phones IP address-
  1. Press the menu key (looks like a piece of paper folded at the right corner – near the hand key)
  2. Press 9 for “network”
Once you have the IP address of the phone, enter that IP in to your web browser. at this point you should see a web page that says Linksys SPA configuration in the title bar.
  1. Click the link at the top that says “admin login”
  2. Click the link that says “EXT1”

In our example the configured extension is 120 and the password is 120 – Our Switchvox server resides on the local LAN @ 192.168.1.22
Dont for get to click “submit all changes”
The information listed above will register your phone to Switchvox however there will be a few more steps to fine tune the configuration.
Next:
  1. Select “advanced” on the top right
  2. Select EXT 1 Link (Again)
  3. Find the are labled  “Dial Plan”
  4. Enter (xxx|9[2-9]xxxxxx|91xxx[2-9]xxxxxxS0|9xxxxxxxxxxxx.)
  5. Hit Submit
This Dial plan Example assumes you have 3 digit extension – 4 and 5 digit examples are listed below – There are a few things that can be done to make this dial plan more effective- the rule listed below will work for users dial 91+10 digits for long distance and users dialing either 7 or 10 digits for local.
4 Digit Extensions:    (xxxx|9[2-9]xxxxxx|91xxx[2-9]xxxxxxS0|9xxxxxxxxxxxx.)
5 Digit Extensions:    (xxxxx|9[2-9]xxxxxx|91xxx[2-9]xxxxxxS0|9xxxxxxxxxxxx.)
Click “Submit all changes”
Voicemail setup:
  1. Navigate to the “phone” tab
  2. Find field named “Voice Mail Number:”
  3. Enter voicemail Extension Number (Usually 899 in Switchvox)
Click “Submit all changes”
Viola!
Follow Up –
Here is a dial plan that PREPENDS the 9 for calling from the redial list…
(xxx|9[2-9]xxxxxx|91xxx[2-9]xxxxxxS0|9xxxxxxxxxx.|<:9>xxxxxxxxxx)