User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- The handset at a glance
- Overview of display icons
- The base station at a glance
- Contents
- Safety precautions
- Gigaset A580 IP - more than just making calls
- VoIP - making calls via the Internet
- Gigaset HDSP - telephony with brilliant sound quality
- First steps
- Operating the handset
- Menu trees
- Making calls with VoIP and the fixed line network
- VoIP telephony via Gigaset.net
- Network services
- Using lists
- Using the directory
- Saving the first number in the directory
- Storing a number in the directory
- Order of directory entries
- Selecting a directory entry
- Dialing with the directory
- Managing directory entries
- Using Shortcut keys
- Transferring the directory to another handset
- Copying a displayed number to the directory
- Copying a number from the directory
- Using the network mailbox
- ECO DECT: Conserving energy
- Setting the alarm clock
- Using multiples handsets
- Handset settings
- Changing the date and time
- Changing the display language
- Activating/deactivating the screensaver
- Quickly accessing functions
- Activating/deactivating auto answer
- Changing the handsfree/earpiece volume
- Setting ringers
- Activating/deactivating advisory tones
- Setting the battery low tone
- Restoring the handset default settings
- Setting the base station via the handset
- Making VoIP settings on the handset
- Operating the base station on the PABX
- Setting the phone with the PC
- Connecting the PC with the telephone's Web configurator
- Logging in, setting the Web configurator language
- Logging off
- Using the Web pages
- Menu bar
- Navigation area
- Working area
- Buttons
- Opening Web pages
- Setting the phone with the Web configurator
- Configuring the IP
- Configuring telephone connections
- Optimizing voice quality for VoIP connections
- Setting the telephone's default connection
- Activating the fixed line network connection as an alternate connection
- Assigning send and receive numbers to handsets
- Activating Call Forwarding for VoIP connections
- Entering your own area code, activating/deactivating an automatic area code for VoIP
- Activating/deactivating network mailbox, entering numbers
- Setting DTMF signaling for VoIP
- Defining Flash key functions for VoIP (hook flash)
- Configuring call forwarding via VoIP
- Defining local communication ports for VoIP
- Messaging
- Configuring info services/activating idle display
- Changing internal handset numbers and names
- Transferring handset directories to/from the PC
- Activating VoIP status message display
- Starting a firmware update
- Activating/deactivating the automatic version check
- Copying the date/time from time server
- Querying the phone status
- Getting help with your phone
- Protecting our environment
- Appendix
- FCC / ACTA Information
- Gigaset A580 IP - free software
- Accessories
- Glossary
- Index
- Mounting the charging cradle to the wall
- Mounting the base station to the wall
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Setting the phone with the PC
Gigaset A580 IP / US English / A31008-xxxx-xxxx-x-xxxx / web_server.fm / 24.04.2009
Version 8, 03.09.2008
Navigation area
In the navigation area, the functions of the menu selected in the menu bar
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If you select a function, the associated page opens in the working area with
information and/or fields for your inputs.
If a function is assigned subfunctions, these are displayed with the function as
soon as you select the function. The relevant page for the first subfunction is
displayed in the working area.
Working area
Depending on the function selected, information or dialog boxes are displayed
in the working area, which allow you to make or change your phone settings.
Making changes
Settings can be changed via input fields, lists or options.
u There may be restrictions regarding the possible values for a field, e.g. the
maximum number of characters, entering special characters or certain value
ranges.
u To open a list, select . You can select from preset values.
u There are two kinds of options:
– Options in a list, from which you can activate one or several options.
Active, i.e. selected options are highlighted with , non-active options
with . You can activate an option by selecting . The status of the
other options in the list does not change. You can deactivate an option by
selecting .
– Alternate options. The active option in the list is highlighted with , and
the non-active with . You can activate an option by selecting . The
previously activated option is deactivated. You can only deactivate an
option by activating another option.
Entering Cyrillic and Arabic characters
In the following, the specified maximum number of characters permitted in a
field refers to Latin characters and digits (1 character = 1 byte), i.e. 1 character
means 1 byte.
Cyrillic and Arabic characters require 2 bytes each, i.e. with a field length of
16 characters, for example, you can enter a maximum of 8 Cyrillic or Arabic
characters.
If you enter too many characters into a field, the entry will be rejected (not
saved on the base station). The "old" field content (e.g. the default settings)
remains in place and is displayed again when the web page is updated. No
warning/confirmation is given.
Please note
An overview of the Web configurator menu
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