Mitel 5000

[maxse]

Im not too familiar with the Mitel 5000, current have a single pri coming in providing trunking, would like to switch to analog trunking appx 10-12 trunks is this possible?

 

[NTEDave]

Yes, if you have an HX it will have four analogue trunk ports built in, a CS has two.

Add LSM4 cards into the main unit to expand the analogue trunking capabilities.

 

[maxse]

Currently have a pri coming in, how difficult is the programming to change everything to analog?

 

[TLDuk]

forgive me but i have to ask why ??

If its not broke tweak it..

 

[maxse]

Customer is getting a better offer on analog trunks, I think it should stay pri

 

[619Tech]

You are right they should stay, They will be going from 23 channels down to 10-12. They will also lose any DID's. You can re-use the same trunk group, just replace the B-Channels with your loop start trunks. Instead of going to a Call Routing Table, you will set ring in destination in the trunk group. Don't forget to enable Caller ID on the individual trunks (not on by default)if they go LS.

 

[maxse]

I am not familiar with mitel programming, do I need to DL a utility or is managed via web? Also, what are the default passwords?

 

[619Tech]

You will need "Session Manager" or "Mitel System Administration" software depending on system software version. You can get it via your dealer/distributor.

 

[TLDuk]

619Tech you forgot to mention the expense of the extra hardware and, personally i could not think if anything worse that putting 12 alog circuits on any system, surely there is a better option why not reduce the number of pri channels or go with another provider at a cheaper price, hell if your feeling really brave go SH1T sorry SIP..

If its not broke tweak it..

 

[maxse]

I agree with keeping the pri as is, any good resources for programming a 5000 we are primarily an avaya shop?

 

[Waldosworld]

Can the customer not go back to the Telco providing the PRI service and reduce the quantity of D channels to reduce costs?