These new series of ST appliances no longer follow the constraint of analog ports subtracting IP resources as with the previous SG switches.
Shore Tel servers running on ST release 12.x and below may not meet the minimum specifications for ST Connect.The Shore Tel Connect client will run on desktop’s running Microsoft Windows 7 Professional or greater, and Microsoft Office 2013 or greater, mac OS 10.10.x or greater, and supports Microsoft Office 2011 on Apple OS X.Presently older full width Shore Gear switches will work on Shore Tel Connect, however Shore Tel will no longer support firmware updates after December 2017 for the following Shore Gear full width switches: SG-T1, SG-40, SG-60, AND SG-120.Shore Tel Connect is the latest software platform for IP telephony and unified communications.Shore Tel has announced end of life of the 14.2 software scheduled for June 2018.