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After setting up the trunk groups and individual trunks, refer to the ShoreTel Planning and Installation Guide to
make the appropriate changes for the User Group settings.
Configure Codecs for T.38 or G.711 Pass Through
Configure the ShoreTel system for either T.38 or G.711 Pass Through. T.38 is recommended, but in cases using
full-width switches, please consider using G.711 Pass Through Configuration, as T.38 is not supported on legacy full-
width switches. For more information, please refer to ShoreTel T.38 Configuration or G.711 Pass Through
Configuration.
Application 2 – Virtual Trunk Switch (alternate
configuration)
ShoreTel Virtual Trunk Switch requires you to deploy a virtual device using a VMware vSphere client on a vSphere
ESXi server. For details, refer to Virtual Switches and Service Appliances in the ShoreTel 14.2 Install Guide. Below
are some of the steps used for configuring the ShoreTel Virtual Trunk Switch from that guide.
Installing a Virtual Device
To install a virtual device, follow these steps:
1. Create a virtual machine (VM) for the switch and allocate the required resources, depending on the
capacity of the virtual phone or virtual trunk switch you want to create.
 250, 500, or 1000 IP phones
 100, 250, or 500 SIP trunks
2. Run vSphere Client and connect to an EXSi server, version 5.0 or higher.
3. Select File > Deploy OVF/OVA.
4. Enter the URL to the OVA file for the type of device you want to install and click Next.
 To install a ShoreTel Virtual Phone and Virtual Trunk Switch, enter the following URL:
http:<HQ or DVS IP address>/ftproot/tsv/BareMetalInstall.ova
 To install a ShoreTel Virtual Service Appliance, enter the following URL:
http:<HQ or DVS IP address>/ftproot/tsu/VMWareShoreTelVSA.ova
5. Enter virtual switch name and click Next.
6. On the Storage page, highlight the datastore1 hard drive and click Next.
7. On the Disk Format page, accept the default option, Thick Provision Lazy Zeroed, and click Next.
8. On the Ready to Complete page, check Power On after deployment.
9. Following the on-screen instructions to finish installing.
The installation process creates a virtual machine with the default hardware configuration. For details,
refer to Default Configurations in the ShoreTel 14.2 Install Guide.
Note: The ShoreTel system analyzes the allocated resources and determines the capacity of the switch.
To change the capacity of the switch, you must change the allocated VM resources.
You can also download the OVA file directly from ShoreTel Director. Click Download switch image
from the Edit ShoreGear vPhone Switch or Edit ShoreGear vTrunk Switch page.