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
If the phone always starts by trying to establish a broadband connection, put
the
G.722 codec at the top of the Selected codecs list.
Area: Settings for Codecs
To save additional bandwidth and transmission capacity, on VoIP connections
that use the
G.729 codec you can suppress the transmission of voice packets in
pauses ("Silence Suppression"). Then, instead of the background noises in your
environment, your caller hears a synthetic noise generated in the receiver.
Please note: "Silence Suppression" can sometimes lead to deterioration in the
voice quality.
¤ In the
Enable Annex B for codec G.729 field, state whether the transmission of
data packets during pauses should be suppressed when using the
G.729
codec, (select
Yes).
Saving settings on the phone
¤ Select
Set to save the settings for the voice quality.
Voice quality and infrastructure
With your Gigaset A580 IP, you have the opportunity to make calls with good
voice quality via VoIP.
However, your phone's performance with VoIP – and therefore the voice quality
– also depends on the properties of the entire infrastructure.
The following VoIP provider components are just some of the things that can
impact performance:
u Router
u DSLAM
u DSL transmission line and speed
u Connection paths over the Internet
u If applicable, other applications that also use the DSL connection
Please note
u Only deactivate codecs (put them in the Available codecs list) if there is a par-
ticular reason. The more codecs that are deactivated increases the risk of
calls not being established due to unsuccessful codec negotiations. In par-
ticular you can only establish broadband connections if you permit the
G.722 codec.
u With incoming calls, all supported voice codecs are always permitted.
Please note
Please observe the following for good voice quality:
u When making calls using VoIP, avoid performing other Internet activities
(e.g. surfing the Internet).
u Please note that voice delays can occur depending on the codec used and
the network capacity utilization.