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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VoIP telephony via Gigaset.net
Gigaset A580 IP / US English / A31008-xxxx-xxxx-x-xxxx / telephony.fm / 24.04.2009
Version 8, 03.09.2008
Displaying the call duration
The duration of each call appears in the display for calls made via a fixed line
network and VoIP
u During the conversation,
u Until about three seconds after the call has ended if you do not replace the
handset in the charging cradle.
VoIP telephony via Gigaset.net
You can use Gigaset.net to make free phone calls via the Internet directly to
other Gigaset.net users, without having to set up an account with a VoIP pro-
vider or make any further settings. You simply have to connect your phone to
the power supply and the Internet connection and, if necessary, enter yourself
in the Gigaset.net online directory under a name of your choice (
£
Page 47/
Page 50).
Gigaset.net is a VoIP service provided by Gigaset Communications GmbH
*
to
which all users of a Gigaset VoIP device can subscribe.
You can call other subscribers to Gigaset.net free of charge, i.e. there are no
telephone charges other than the costs for your Internet connection. Connec-
tions to/from other networks are not possible.
Every Gigaset VoIP device is assigned a Gigaset.net phone number by default
(
£
Page 148).
All registered subscribers are included in the Gigaset.net directory, which you
are able to access.
An echo service is available on the phone number 12341#9 (English),
12344#9 (French) or 12346#9 (Spanish) for you to check your VoIP connec-
tion.
After an announcement, the echo service sends back the voice data you have
received immediately in the form of an echo.
Exclusion of liability
Gigaset.net is a voluntary service provided by Gigaset Communications GmbH
with no liability for or guarantee of network availability. This service can be ter-
minated at any time with a notice period of three months.
Please note
The actual duration of the call can vary from that shown by a few seconds.
* Gigaset Communications GmbH is a licensee of the Siemens trademark.
Please note
If you do not use your Gigaset.net connection for six weeks, it is automatically
deactivated. You cannot be reached for calls from Gigaset.net.
The connection is reactivated:
u As soon as you start a search in the Gigaset.net directory or
u Make a call via Gigaset.net (dial a number with #9 at the end) or
u Activate the connection via the Web configurator (£ Page 114).