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
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Jan 20
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.
Jan 20
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 …
Jan 16
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 …