Skype™ WiFi Phone Model SPH101 Use Manual NETGEAR, Inc.
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Contents Getting Started What Is in the Box ......................................................................... 2 Charge the Battery ........................................................................ 2 Join a Wireless Network ............................................................... 4 Sign In to Skype ............................................................................ 6 Try Your WiFi Phone .....................................................................
Settings and Wireless Networks Settings Menu ............................................................................. 26 Network ....................................................................................... 28 General ....................................................................................... 29 Advanced .................................................................................... 30 Preferred Networks .....................................................................
Getting Started Warning: This WiFi phone will not work during a power failure, broadband Internet outage, or without a wireless connection. The WiFi phone connects wirelessly to Skype through your broadband Internet connection. You can use the WiFi phone to make and receive calls and to manage Skype. To set up and use your WiFi phone: 1. Check the package contents. 2. Charge the battery. 3. Connect to a wireless network. 4. Sign in to Skype. 5. Use your WiFi phone.
What Is in the Box The Skype™ WiFi Phone package includes the following items: • • • • • • WiFi phone Battery Battery charger Skype™ WiFi Phone Model SPH101 Use Manual NETGEAR CD Warranty card Charge the Battery For information about radio frequency (RF) exposure, FCC notices and regulatory information, see “Regulatory Compliance” on page 43. The first time that you use the WiFi phone, follow these steps. 1. Remove the clear plastic cover from the display. 2.
Power cord connection Back panel 3. Connect the power cord, and plug it into an outlet. The battery charges, which can take up to 12 hours. 4. Push the On/Off button to turn on the WiFi phone. On/Off button 5. Use the soft key to accept the No Emergency Calls message. The WiFi phone tries to connect to a network. See “Join a Wireless Network” on page 4. Then it prompts you to sign in to Skype. See “Sign In to Skype” on page 6.
Join a Wireless Network The WiFi phone scans for wireless networks in your area. It joins the first open network without wireless security that it finds. Then the display shows: • Sign in to Skype • Create new account Secure Networks If you want to join a particular network, or a network with wireless security, select Cancel with the soft key. Select Exit, and then select Connect. The WiFi phone shows a list of available networks. Use the *a/A button to change to lowercase, uppercase, or numeric entry.
The first time that you join a wireless network with security, you must know the password or WEP keys. When entering letters, tap the button to change from a, to b, and so on. After you have joined the network, the WiFi phone remembers the network settings and saves them in Preferred Networks. See “Preferred Networks” on page 31. If you do not see the network that you want, make sure that it is up and running.
Sign In to Skype After you join a network, you are prompted to sign in to Skype, or to create a new Skype account. Enter your Skype Name and Skype password. Use the *a/A button to change to lowercase, uppercase, or numeric entry. Select Yes to save your name and password for automatic sign in. If you have many contacts, you may need to wait five minutes or more to get them onto the WiFi phone the first time you sign in. You can use the soft keys to select Menu or Contacts.
Try Your WiFi Phone Your WiFi phone is now ready to use. Hold the phone as you would any other telephone with the antenna pointed up and over your shoulder. To make a call: 1. Enter the phone number. Tip: Purchase Skype credit from the Skype website in order to make SkypeOut calls. If you are making a SkypeOut call, press and hold down the zero (0) button to dial a plus sign (+) before entering the number. 2. Press the Call button.
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Using the WiFi phone After you set up the WiFi phone, you can use it to make and receive calls. The WiFi phone controls are shown below.
Controls The controls on the WiFi phone are described in this section. • Volume control. Change the volume for the WiFi phone. • Speaker phone control. Turn the speaker phone on or off. • Select or Options. This soft key works with the display as Select, or Options. • Back or Cancel. This soft key works with the display as “Back” or “Cancel.” • Call. Make a call. • Hang up. End a call. • Scroll. Scroll up or down through menu displays. You can use the edges to move left or right. • a/A * button.
On/Off Button Menu The On/Off button is located at the top of the WiFi phone. After the WiFi phone starts up, you can use this button to display a menu. The menu offers these options: • Switch off. Switch off the WiFi phone. • Silent. Turn off the ring tone for the WiFi phone. • Change status. Change your Skype status. See“Change Your Status” on page 12. • My profile. View your profile. • Sign out. Sign out from Skype. Warning: Sign out removes the contacts and history from the phone.
Change Your Status Normally, the WiFi phone is Online. To view or change the status: 1. Push the On/Off button located at the top of the WiFi phone. 2. Select Change status. The WiFi phone shows the following options: • Offline. Exit Skype, but stay connected to your wireless network. • Online. The WiFi phone is ready to make and receive Skype calls. • Skype me. Invite messages from Skype users. • Do not disturb. The WiFi phone will not receive calls. • Invisible.
SkypeOut, SkypeIn, and Skype Voicemail The WiFi phone is optimized for Skype. With Skype you can make free calls to anyone else using Skype. If you have already signed up for the following you can also use them immediately on your WiFi phone: • SkypeOut. Make calls to people without Skype. • SkypeIn. People without Skype can call you at an assigned regular phone number. • Skype Voicemail. Send and receive voicemail from other Skype users. For more information about Skype, see the Skype website at skype.com.
Contacts Select Contacts. Then scroll and select a contact. Either select the contacts icon, or choose Contacts with the soft key. History You can use these options: • Call. Call a contact. • Send voicemail. Send voicemail to a contact. • View Profile. View details about a contact. • Advanced. Display the Advanced Options menu.
Call a Contact To call a contact: 1. Select a contact. You can press a letter key on the phone to go to contacts whose names begin with that letter. 2. Select Options with the soft key. Then select call. 3. During the call, you can use the soft keys to select Options or End Call. Select Options to use Hold, Mute/Unmute, Switch calls, or view participants.
Options During a Call Choosing Options lets you manage your call and work with contacts. • Hold. Put the person you are calling on hold. The phone puts a call on hold if there is another incoming call. • Mute microphone/Unmute. Turn off the sound and turn it back on again. • Switch calls. Switch between calls. • View call participants. See which contacts are participating in the call. When you receive a call, the WiFi phone shows an incoming call message.
Advanced Options Select a contact. Select Options, and then select Advanced. Scroll and select an advanced option. • Rename. Change a contact’s name. • Remove. You can remove any contact from your contacts list. • Block. You can block or unblock a contact. A blocked icon shows which contacts are blocked. • Request authorization. See “Authorization” on page 21. • Add a contact. See “Add a Contact” on page 18. • Search for users. See “Search for Users” on page 20.
Add a Contact You can add a Skype contact or a SkypeOut contact. Choose by Skype To add a Skype contact: 1. From the contacts list, select Options, and then select Advanced. 2. Scroll down and select Add Contact. 3. Choose By Skype Name. 4. Enter the name, and the WiFi phone searches for that name. 5. Select Add. The contact is added to the list. 6. Select OK to send an authorization request.
By SkypeOut Number Tip: You may need to purchase Skype credit to make a Skype Out call. To add a SkypeOut contact: 1. From the contacts list, select Options, and then select Advanced. 2. Scroll down and select Add Contact. 3. Choose By SkypeOut number. 4. Enter a descriptive name for the contact. 5. Next, enter a “+”, followed by the contact’s number (including country code and area code). 6. Select OK, and the contact information is added to the contact list.
Search for Users You can search by Skype Name, by full name, or by e-mail. To search: 1. Select Search from the menu, or select it on the Options menu with the soft key. 2. Type your search criteria with the keypad. Tip: Use the a/A * button to change from lowercase, to uppercase, or numeric entry. To stop a search, use the soft keys to choose Stop or Cancel. 3. Select a Skype user from the list. 4. Use the soft key to select Options. The following options are displayed: • Show more results.
Authorization If you want to let other Skype users know when you are online, then you need to authorize them. If someone adds you to his or her contact list, that person is listed as Authorization waiting. You can use the privacy settings in Skype to receive incoming calls only from people with authorization. After you add a contact, you can request authorization from that contact. Request Authorization To request authorization from a contact: 1.
Authorization Waiting These contacts are waiting for you to authorize them so that they will be notified when you are online. 1. From the contacts display, select Options with the soft key. 2. Select Authorization waiting. 3. Any contacts who are waiting are listed here. You can accept, decline, or decline and block them. • Accept. Notify this contact when you are online. • Decline. Decline to let this contact know when you are online. • Decline and Block.
History View the calls that have been made, received, and missed from this WiFi phone since the last time it was reset. You can also view Authorizations here. To can go to this screen, you can use the History button or the History menu selection. Missed Calls Select Missed calls from the History to view missed calls. From the Missed calls display, select Options with the soft key to use these options: • • • • • • • Call. Call the selected number. Send voicemail.
Voicemail If you have purchased Skype Voicemail, then you can access it from the main menu or the History menu. Either select the Voicemail icon, or Voicemail from History. Tip: From the main menu you can press and hold down the 1 button to go directly to Voicemail. You cannot use this shortcut while entering numbers.
Settings and Wireless Networks You can use the Settings menu on the WiFi phone to view or adjust the following: • Skype My profile settings, notifications, and privacy • Wireless network setup and security • WiFi phone settings including sound, ring tone, time, language, and back light • Advanced settings Once you set up the WiFi phone to work with a wireless network, it remembers the network settings in case you use that network again.
Settings Menu Select Settings to view or adjust the settings for the WiFi phone. You can scroll to display the items at the bottom of the list. The following options are available: • My profile. Enter optional My profile settings for your Skype account, including full name, birthday, gender, country, province, city, and home phone. • Network. View the network status and setup including WiFi status, IP status, View networks, and Auto-connect. See “Network” on page 28. • General.
• Sound devices. Set the Audio In, Audio Out, and auto adjustments. • Tones. Set the ringing tone, ringing volume, sound alerts, vibrator, key tones, and default. • Time and Date. Set the date, clock, time zone, clock format, date format, and date separator. • Manage blocked users. View blocked contacts. You can unblock them here. • Connectivity. This shows whether or not the earphone is connected. • Phone Settings. Adjust the brightness and duration of the back light. • Information.
Network From the Settings menu, select Network. The Network menu has these options: • Wireless networks in range. Scan for networks in your area, and display them. • Preferred networks. You have connected to these networks with your WiFi phone. See “Preferred Networks” on page 31. • Auto-connect to open network. If the WiFi phone does not find a preferred network, it will connect to the first open wireless network that it finds. An open wireless network does not use wireless security.
General From the Settings menu, select General. The General menu has these options: • Change password. Change your Skype sign-in password. • Auto sign in. Automatically sign in to Skype when you use the WiFi phone (recommended). • Language. Select a language. • Software updates. Check for software updates for the WiFi phone. • Reset. Choose from two reset methods. – Reset all. Reset the WiFi phone to its factory defaults, as shown in “Wireless Default Settings” on page 39.
Advanced From the Settings menu, choose Advanced. You should not need to change most of these settings. The Advanced menu has these options: • Software updates. Check to see if a software update is available for your WiFi phone. • Proxy. Set proxy and connect to Skype. • Host. Set the host and connect to Skype. • Port. Specify the port and connect to Skype • Proxy authentication. Set the proxy authentication. • User name. Shows the user name for this WiFi phone. • Password.
Preferred Networks When you connect to a wireless network, the WiFi phone remembers the network and puts it into Preferred Networks. To view or manage Preferred Networks: 1. On the Settings menu, select Preferred Networks. 2. With the soft key, select Options. The options are as follows: • Add current. Add the current network. • Define new network. Enter settings for a new network. • Move up. Move a network up toward the top of the list of preferred networks. • Move down.
Connect to a Network The WiFi phone scans for wireless networks when you turn it on. If no network is available, you can scan for the network again, or try later. See “Network” on page 28. Also see “Wireless Networks” on page 4-36. Many wireless networks use security such as WEP or WPA-PSK. These security features encrypt data, and require you to enter a passphrase or keys before you can use the network.
4. Follow the prompts to enter the passphrase or keys. Tip: Passphrases and keys are case-sensitive. NETGEAR is not the same as Netgear. Use the *a/A button to change to lowercase, uppercase, or numeric entry.
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Troubleshooting Use the following suggestions to locate the source of a problem. Find the Problem To make and receive calls, the WiFi phone must do the following: 1. Respond when turned on. If the phone does not respond, see “Charge the Battery” on page 2. 2. Find a wireless network. See “Wireless Networks” on page 36. 3. Connect to a wireless network. See “Tips for Connecting to Wireless Networks” on page 36. 4. Connect to the Internet and sign in to Skype.
Wireless Networks To use your WiFi phone, you need a good connection to a wireless network. The WiFi phone automatically scans for wireless networks. If it does not find your network, check the following items: • Move the WiFi phone closer to the wireless access point or router. See “Wireless Range and Interference” on page 37. • Check the preferred network settings. The phone remembers networks that you have used in the past. See “Preferred Networks” on page 31.
• If you have connected to a network before, the phone remembers the settings unless you sign out or the phone is reset. You can view and manage your Preferred Networks as described in “Preferred Networks” on page 31. Wireless Range and Interference Wireless networks have one or more access points or routers that send out wireless signals. The distance that the signal travels is the wireless range. Interference can block a wireless signal.
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Wireless Default Settings and Technical Specifications Wireless Default Settings Wireless communication Enabled Wireless network name (SSID) Any (connects to the first wireless network that responds) Security Disabled Network type Infrastructure Transmission speed Autoa Country/Region United States (varies by region) Operating mode 802.11g and 802.11b a. Maximum wireless signal rate (IEEE Standard 802.11). Actual throughput will vary.
Technical Specifications Antenna Internal Radio data rate 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Frequency 2.4–2.4835 GHz Emissions FCC, CE Interface USB, for charging only Weight with battery 0.25 lbs (0.11kg) Dimensions (W x H x D) 1.8 x 4.3 x 0.
Related Documents You may find the following online documents useful. Use the following links to read more about wireless technology. Document Link Wireless Communications http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/ enu/wireless/index.htm Preparing a Computer for Network Access http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/ enu/wsdhcp/index.htm Glossary http://documentation.netgear.com/reference/ enu/glossary/index.
42 Related Documents
Regulatory Compliance Certificate of the Manufacturer/Importer It is hereby certified that the WiFi phone has been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set out in the BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/1991 and Vfg 46/1992. The operation of some equipment (for example, test transmitters) in accordance with the regulations may, however, be subject to certain restrictions. Please refer to the notes in the operating instructions.
FCC RF Exposure Information WARNING!! Read this information before using your phone. In August 1986 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States with its action in Report and Outer FCC 96-326 adopted an updated safety standard for human exposure to radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC regulated transmitters. Those guidelines are consistent with the safety standard previously set by both U.S. and international standards bodies.
Those standards were based on comprehensive and periodic evaluations of the relevant scientific literature. For example, over 120 scientists, engineers, and physicians from universities, government health agencies, and industry reviewed the available body of research to develop the ANSI Standard (C95.1). Nevertheless, we recommend that you use a hands-free kit with your phone (such as an earpiece or headset) to avoid potential exposure to RF energy.
EN 301 489-1 V.1.3.1 (2001), EN 301 489-17 V.1.2.1 (2002) EN 50361: 2001 EN 60950-1: 2001 IC (WLAN) To prevent radio interference to the licensed service, this device is intended to be operated indoors and away from windows to provide maximum shielding. Equipment (or its transmit antenna) that is installed outdoors is subject to licensing.” This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canada RSS-210.
Europe - EU Declaration of Conformity Èesky [Czech] NETGEAR, Inc. tímto prohlašuje, že tento WiFi phone je ve shodì se základními požadavky a dalšími pøíslušnými ustanoveními smìrnice 1999/ 5/ES. Dansk [Danish] Undertegnede NETGEAR, Inc. erklærer herved, at følgende udstyr WiFi phone overholder de væsentlige krav og øvrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999/5/EF. Deutsch [German] Hiermit erklärt NETGEAR, Inc.
Latviski [Latvian] Ar šo NETGEAR, Inc. deklarç, ka WiFi phone atbilst Direktîvas 1999/5/EK bûtiskajâm prasîbâm un citiem ar to saistîtajiem noteikumiem. Lietuviø [Lithuanian] Šiuo NETGEAR, Inc. deklaruoja, kad šis WiFi phone atitinka esminius reikalavimus ir kitas 1999/5/EB Direktyvos nuostatas. Nederlands [Dutch] Hierbij verklaart NETGEAR, Inc. dat het toestel WiFi phone in overeenstemming is met de essentiële eisen en de andere relevante bepalingen van richtlijn 1999/5/EG.
SAR For body worn operation, this phone has been tested and meets FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with an accessory that contains no metal and that positions the handset a minimum of (specified distance) from the body. Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines. SAR Statement The Netgear SHP101 has been tested for body-worn Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) compliance.
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Trademarks NETGEAR is a trademark of Netgear, Inc. Skype, SkypeIn, SkypeOut and associated logos and the "S" symbol are trademarks of Skype Limited. Other brand and product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Statement of Conditions In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice.
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