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Finding out who has API licences in your Shoretel system can be tricky as there is no way of doing it in the Director apart from going through every single user account and checking the tick box. If you are like me and have 1000’s of users – this really isn’t possible. But, there is a solution! ShoreTel Database Connection …
How to find out who has Shoretel API licences applied to their account Read MoreFinding out who has a video call licence in your Shoretel system can be tricky as there is no way of doing it in the Director apart from going through every single user account and checking the drop down box. If you are like me and have 1000’s of users – this really isn’t possible. But, there is a solution! …
How to find out who has Shoretel Video Calls licences applied to their account Read MoreFinding out who has softphones in your Shoretel system can be tricky as there is no way of doing it in the Director apart from going through every single user account and checking the tick box. If you are like me and have 1000’s of users – this really isn’t possible. But, there is a solution! If you logon to …
How to find out who has Shoretel Softphone licences applied to their account Read MoreIf you want to customise the ringtone of all the (for example..) IP230 handsets in your business, below is a tutorial video on how to do this quickly and simply. If you need any assistance with how to do this or if you have any problem, leave a comment and I’ll help you out as soon as I can.
Customise Shoretel ringtone on all models of handsets Read MoreFirst you need to plug in a USB memory stick to the SCCM server. Please also be aware that the Windows XP image requires at least an 8GB memory stick and the Windows 7 image requires at least a 16GB memory stick. Once the stick is showing on the server as a usable device, go into the SCCM console on …
How to create a bootable USB SCCM imaging stick Read MoreUpdating Flash Player and Adobe Reader across multiple machines can be streamlined by using System Center Update Publisher (SCUP) in conjunction with Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). This method allows you to push updates through Windows Updates efficiently. Download and Install SCUP To get started, download and install System Center Update Publisher (SCUP). You …
Updating Flash Player and Adobe Reader via Windows Updates Using SCUP and WSUS/SCCM Read MoreIf you are looking for a good MSI packager to create MSI’s for deployment using SCCM – I recommend EMCO – you can get it for free and works a treat. Link below: EMCO Software
MSI Packager for SCCM Read MoreToday I cracked Windows XP OSD, turns out various problems I had with it in the past were down to the AHCI and Co-Processor settings. If you wish to see a full guide on how to sysprep and capture a Windows XP image, click the link below: Windows XP Sysprep Guide
Windows XP OSD Read MoreThe best way to ensure Google Earth gets removed is to collect the Google Earth.msi file that is put into the %temp% directory when installed – but you have to make sure that you use the correct version for the version installed. So, create a report in SCCM for all Google Earth installs with file version (let me know if …
Google Earth SCCM Uninstall Read MoreThis guide provides instructions for silently and unattendedly installing the Cisco VPN Client. Be cautious when configuring this, especially if you’re using a forced install option, as it can automatically restart the client machine without any warning. Silent Installation Command To package up your software and perform a silent installation, use the following command line: vpnclient_setup.exe /qn /VERYSILENT This command …
Installing Cisco VPN Client Silently Read MoreIn case you are using SharePoint 2010 and wondering why you are having problems opening PDF documents from it – it may be that you or a client has Adobe Acrobat Reader X installed. For some unknown reason (to me anyway…) if you have X installed, you cannot open embedded PDF documents from the web…. So, get rid and install and stick …
SharePoint and Acrobat Reader X – opening embedded PDF Files Read More
