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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Glossary
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Version 8, 03.09.2008
DTMF Dual Tone Multi-Frequency
Another description for dual tone multi-frequency dialing (DTMF).
Dynamic IP address
A dynamic IP address is assigned to a network component automatically via
DHCP. The dynamic IP address for a network component can change every
time it registers or at certain time intervals.
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Static IP address
DynDNS Dynamic DNS
Domain names and IP addresses are assigned via
DNS. For Dynamic IP
addresses this service is enhanced with "DynamicDNS". This permits the use of
a network component with a dynamic IP address as a
Server on the Internet.
DynDNS ensures that a service can always be addressed on the Internet at the
same
Domain name, regardless of the current IP address.
E
ECT Explicit Call Transfer
Participant A calls participant B. The participant puts the connection on hold
and calls participant C. Rather than connect everyone in a three-party confer-
ence, A now transfers participant B to C and hangs up.
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Memory building block in your phone with fixed data (e.g. default and custom-
ized settings) and data saved automatically (e.g. entries to the list of callers).
Ethernet network
Wired LAN.
F
Firewall You can use a firewall to protect your network against unauthorized external
access. This involves combining various measures and technologies (hard and/
or software) to control the flow of data between a private network you wish to
protect and an unprotected network (e.g., the Internet).
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NAT.
Firmware Software for a device in which basic information is stored for the device's func-
tion. To correct errors or update the device software, a new version of the
firmware can be loaded into the device's memory (firmware update).
Flat rate Billing system for an Internet connection. The Internet provider charges a set
monthly fee. There are no additional charges for the duration of the connection
or number of connections.
Fragmentation
Data packets that are too big are split into smaller packets (fragments) before
they are transferred. They are put together again when they reach the recipient
(defragmented).