Kris

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Remove extension number from Call Manager

I can't seem to remember this so I'm going to write it down. To remove an extension number (like if it used to be on a phone but now you want to use it in a translation rule or something like that) go to Route Plan -> Route Plan Report.  Search for it and then …

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Unhide the user library folder in OS 10.7

In Terminal: chflags nohidden ~/Library

Fortivoice External Extensions

To setup Fortivoice phones to work outside of the local network (through the internet) do this: Press the config button Press 3 – Phone settings Press 7 – Firmware update Press 2 – TFTP Server Put in the domain name or IP address reboot phone

Fortivoice power outage

IP phones will not work without power, but analog phones can. In the event of a power outage, FortiVoice 40, 70 and 100 systems have all calls get routed over line 1 to jack E4. If you have an analog phone connected to jack E4, it will continue to function.

Fortivoice extensions without physical phones

To add an extension that does not have a physical phone please do the following: 1-Log in/connect to the management software 2-Click Local extensions/Fax –> Add –> IP extension –> Fill the required fields –> Manufacturer leave it as Other –> Finish –> File –> Save. 3-Dial ** + ext. number to set a password …

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FortiVoice through pfSense

I had a hard time getting external extensions working through a pfSense using a FortiVoice system (used to be talkswitch).  I found you need to enable static ports on outgoing packets for the FortiVoice IP. Here's how to do it: Click Firewall -> NAT, and the Outbound tab. Click "Manual Outbound NAT rule generation (Advanced …

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Samba shares permissions

I couldn't get a samba share to give the same permissions as the parent folder until I added this to the share: inherit permissions = yes Be sure to restart samba to see the results.   (found here)

Mackbook Pro won't turn on

On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time. Release all the keys and the power button at the same time. Press the power button to turn on the computer. (https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4905327?start=0&tstart=0)

Clear InDesign Preferences

If the InDesign preferences get corrupt: Start InDesign and very quickly hold down command, option, control, shift.

Windows 7 as a file server

If you are using Windows 7 as a file server and get this error: "The server was unable to allocate from the system nonpaged pool because the server reached the configured limit for nonpaged pool allocations."  then make these changes: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\LargeSystemCache key = 1 HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters\Size key = 3 Found here (http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itpronetworking/thread/30919e4f-6810-48d6-8769-2cff61f07544)