Apr 14
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 delete the entries.
Jan 24
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
Jan 20
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
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 and record a mail box greeting.
Jan 16
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 Outbound NAT (AON))" and click Save. You will then see a rule at the bottom of the page labeled "Auto created rule for LAN". Click + to copy that rule. Change the rule so it only covers the source IP of your device that needs static port, and any other settings you need. Check the "static port" box on that page, and click Save. Move the rule to the top of the list. Apply changes and this behavior will be disabled.
Jan 07
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.
Sep 27
On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.Aug 20
When macs share files over SMB they put in all sorts of " > ? and : characters, even though it's against the rules. So, I'm cleaning it up using a nice utility called Files Connect for my iPhone. I'm connected to the share on my Windows computer via SMB. I use my special command line…
dir /b /s y:\ > myfiles.txt
and that lists the files. The command stops when it encounters a character that it can't read, I look on the last line of myfiles.txt and find where it stopped. Then I browse there with Files Connect and rename the file/folder.
Easy, but time consuming.
Jul 08
So, when you remove a computer from a domain and a user from the domain has a scheduled task on your computer, you can't delete the task anymore…at least not through the Task Scheduler interface.
"Error message: The specified account name is not valid," is the error I was getting.
The answer lives in the registry. Find your task among the unique ID's here…
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tasks
Then delete the actual task here…
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree
That'll do ya.