Create a range of voice ports

To create a range of mailboxes, the easiest method is to use the Port Creation wizard.  You invoke the wizard by selecting Define Ports | Voice Ports | Define a range of voice ports from the main menu.

The first page of the wizard is purely informational, providing you with a basic overview of the port creation process.  Click Next to continue to the second page.

Enter the number of voice ports you want to create.  The system will automatically number the ports, starting with the next available port number.  By default, the Number of ports to define box will be set to the maximum number of ports you are allowed to create. You will not be able to continue from this point if the number of ports you specify to create exceeds the maximum number allowed.

If you already have one or more ports created on the system, you can elect to copy the settings from one of those ports when creating the new ports.  To do so, check the Use existing port attributes for new ports checkbox and then use the drop-down to select the port to copy from.  This option will not be available if there are no ports defined already.

If you have elected to copy from an existing port, click Finish to complete the process.   The system will create the new ports, setting the location and PBX template to be the same as those assigned to the port you told it to copy from.  The extension number for each new port will be defaulted to 0 (which means that it is undefined).

On the other hand, if you did not (or could not) select a port to copy from, then click Next to continue to the next page, shown below.

Select a PBX integration template from the list.  Only templates that have been imported into the system will be listed.  Click Next to continue to the next page.

Select the location to which these ports will be assigned.  By default, they will be assigned to Default Location.

After selecting the location from the drop-down, you can click Details to view (but not edit) the current settings for the selected location.  Or, click Next to continue.

The final page of the wizard summarizes your choices, telling you how many ports it will create (and what number it will start with), the PBX integration that will be used, which mailbox will be used as the default (auto attendant) mailbox and which location the ports will be assigned to.

Note:  The default mailbox is determined by the assigned location.

Click Back if you want to return to a previous page in the wizard to change one of your selections.  Click Cancel if you want to exit the wizard without creating any ports.  Otherwise, click Finish to complete the process.