Instruction manual

APPENDIX C. GLOSSARY

Active state/Active call: Refers to when the phone is in use and connected to another phone.

ARP: Address Resolution Protocol.

BLF/DSS: Busy Lamp Field/Direct Station Select. BLF indicates the status of another phone. DSS dials

another phone.

Caller ID: Service provided by some local telephone companies that supplies the calling party’s phone

number and name.

CSV file: Comma Separated Values file. The CSV file is a plain text file specially formatted to store

spreadsheet or database information. CSV files are used as a method for transferring data between

programs. For example, to load a phone book created in Microsoft Excel into your IP phone, save the

Excel file as a CSV file and upload it to the phone through the Web GUI.

DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. DHCP is a protocol that assigns dynamic IP addresses to

devices on a network. Each time the IP 706/IP 712 phone connects to the network, its IP address may

change. The DHCP keeps track of the address changes.

DID: Direct Inward Dialing number. Essentially a number assigned to an extension within a VoIP PBX.

The DID allows calls originating from PSTN to be routed to extensions within a VoIP network. Also, calls

originating from the VoIP network use the assigned DID numbers as their originating direct dial number.

Distinctive rings: Distinctive Rings are specific ring tones set to specified numbers, allowing the user to

recognize who is calling by the ring assigned to their number. Differing from internal/external rings,

Distinctive Rings apply only to specified numbers in the Personal Contacts list.

DND: Do Not Disturb prevents calls from ringing and paging over a speakerphone.

Duplex: Refers to the communication ability of two devices in a system. Half-Duplex means

conversation between two devices can only go one direction at a time; Full-Duplex allows for

communication in two directions simultaneously.

Firmware: The software that is embedded in a hardware device.

Function keys: The keys on the phone face that have an assigned function that does not change.

Handset: The hand-held part of the phone that contains the audio transmitter and receiver.

Headset: A handsfree device worn on the head that contains the audio transmitter and receiver.

HFAAI: Handsfree Auto Answer Intercom. The HFAAI feature enables the phone to answer calls

automatically (without ringing) when both parties have HFAAI activated on their phones.

ICMP: Internet Control Message Protocol.

Idle screen: The LCD display when the phone is in an idle state.