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
22
First steps
Gigaset A580 IP / US English / A31008-xxxx-xxxx-x-xxxx / starting.fm / 24.04.2009
Version 8, 03.09.2008
You will see the following display.
¤ Press the key below
§Yes§ on the display
screen.
You will be prompted to enter your phone's
system PIN.
Start VoIP
connection
wizard?
No Yes
New firmware available appears in the display.
New/improved firmware is available for your phone on the Internet. First per-
form an automatic update of the firmware (£
Page 88). Once the update has
been completed (after approx. 3 minutes) the handset's idle display appears
again and the Message key f flashes. If you press f, the display shown in
the picture above appears and you can start the connection wizard.
Please note
To protect your phone and its system settings from unauthorized access,
please define a 4-digit number code (system PIN) known only to yourself. This
code must be entered before you can register/de-register handsets or alter
your phone's VoIP or LAN settings.
The default system PIN is 0000 (4 x zero). For further information, see
Page 84.
The active line is marked [----].
¤ Enter your phone's current system PIN
using the keypad.
¤ Press the key below
§OK§ on the display
screen.
The connection wizard is launched.
System PIN:
[ _ _ _ _ ]
Ç
OK
Please note
u You can also call up the connection wizard at any time via the menu
(£
Page 89).
u The connection wizard will also start automatically if you try to establish a
connection via the Internet before you have made the necessary settings.
Prerequisite: You have not activated the fixed line network connection as
a replacement connection (
£
Page 119):