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
84
Setting the base station via the handset
Gigaset A580 IP / US English / A31008-xxxx-xxxx-x-xxxx / settings_bs_hs_pabx.fm / 24.04.2009
Version 8, 03.09.2008
Setting the base station via the handset
The base station settings are performed using a registered Gigaset A58H handset.
Some settings can also be carried out via the base station Web configurator. The ú icon
identifies functions that you can perform via the Web configurator.
Protecting against unauthorized access
Protect the system settings of the base station with a PIN known only to
yourself. The system PIN must be entered, for example, when activating and
deactivating the handset, when changing the VoIP settings, with firmware
updates, when resetting the base station default settings and for launching the
Web configurator.
Changing the system PIN
You can change the 4-digit system PIN set on the base station (default setting:
0000) to a 4-digit PIN known only by you.
§Menu§ ¢ Settings ¢ Base ¢ System PIN
~ Enter the current system PIN and press §OK§.
~ Enter your new system PIN and press §OK§.
~ Now re-enter the new system PIN and press §OK§.
For security reasons, "
****
" is displayed instead of the system PIN.
a Press and hold (idle status).
Resetting the system PIN
If you have forgotten your system PIN, you can reset the base station to the
original PIN 0000. To do this, you must reset your base station using the key
on the base station ( £
Resetting the base station using a key on the base
station on Page 85).
Please note that this will restore all other base station settings too
(£
Page 85).