Operation Manual

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Configuring the system settings
Gigaset DL500A analog / IM-NORD EN / A31008-N3103-R201-2-7619 / settings.fm / 20.01.11
Version 4, 16.09.2005
Updating the phone
firmware
Prerequisite: The base is connected to the
Internet (i.e., connected to a router,
¢ page 15).
If necessary, you can update your base's
firmware.
The firmware update is downloaded directly
from the Internet by default. The relevant
Web page is preconfigured on your base.
Prerequisite:
The base is in idle status i.e.,
u No calls are being made.
u There is no internal connection to/
between the registered handsets.
u No handset has the base menu open.
Starting the firmware update
manually
v ¢
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Settings ¢ System
Update Firmware
Select and press
§OK§.
~ Enter the system PIN and
press
§OK§.
The base establishes a connection to the
Internet.
§Yes§ Press the display key to start the
firmware update.
Updating firmware automatically
Your base will check daily whether a newer
firmware version is available from the Inter-
net on the configuration server. If firmware
updates are available, the message New
firmware available. Update? is displayed in
the idle display of the base.
§Yes§ Press the display key to confirm
the prompt.
The firmware is loaded onto your base.
You can deactivate the automatic version
check via the Web configurator.
Activating repeater support
You can increase the range and signal
strength of your base using a repeater. You
will need to activate repeater mode. This will
terminate any calls that are in progress at the
time.
Prerequisite: Eco mode(+) is deactivated.
v
¢
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¢ System ¢ Repeater Mode
§Change§ Press the display key to activate
or deactivate repeater mode
(³= on).
§Yes§ Press the display key to confirm
the prompt.
Please note
u The firmware update can take up to
three minutes.
u When updating from the Internet,
checks are made to ensure that no
newer version of the firmware exists.
If this is not the case, the operation is
terminated and a message is issued to
that effect.
Please note
If the base is not connected to the Inter-
net at the time when the check for new
firmware is to be carried out (e.g.,
because the router is deactivated), the
check is carried out as soon as the base is
reconnected to the Internet.
Please note
u Repeater support and Eco Mode /
Eco Mode+ (
¢ page 70) cancel each
other out, i.e., both functions cannot
be used at the same time.
u The default encrypted transmission
setting is deactivated when repeater
mode is activated.