User manual SIEMENS GIGASET C470 IP

[. . . ] EN Dear Customer, Gigaset Communications GmbH is the legal successor to Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices GmbH & Co. KG (SHC), which in turn continued the Gigaset business of Siemens AG. Any statements made by Siemens AG or SHC that are found in the user guides should therefore be understood as statements of Gigaset Communications GmbH. Sehr geehrte Kundin, sehr geehrter Kunde, die Gigaset Communications GmbH ist Rechtsnachfolgerin der Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices GmbH & Co. [. . . ] Press and hold the talk key c if you want to make the call via the other connection Updating the base station firmware If necessary, you can update your base station firmware. The firmware update is downloaded directly from the Internet by default. The relevant Web page is preconfigured in your phone. Precondition: The base station is in idle status, i. e. : u No calls are being made via the fixed line network or VoIP. u There is no internal connection between the registered handsets. u No other handset has opened the base station menu. Starting the firmware update manually v Settings Base Software Update Select and press OK. The base station establishes a connection to the Internet or to the local PC. Yes Press the display key to start the firmware update. Please note: The firmware update can last up to 3 minutes. 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. 116 Base station settings Updating the base station firmware Automatic firmware update Your phone will check daily whether a newer firmware update is available via the Internet on the Siemens configuration server. If this is the case, the message New firmware available will be displayed when the handset is in idle status, and the message key f flashes. Yes Press the display key to confirm the prompt. The firmware will be loaded onto your phone. Please note: If you reply to the request with No, the display will not be repeated. The message New firmware available will only be shown again if a newer version of the firmware than the one rejected is available. You can deactivate the automatic version check via the Web configurator (page 161). 117 Making VoIP settings Using the connection assistant Making VoIP settings In order to be able to use VoIP, you must set a few parameters for your phone. You can make the following settings using your handset. u Download the general access data for your VoIP provider from the Siemens configuration server and store them on your phone. u Enter your personal access data for your first VoIP account (first VoIP phone number). You can configure the access data for five further VoIP accounts via the phone's Web configurator. u Set the phone's IP address in the LAN. Please note: You can set these and other parameters conveniently via the Web configurator on a PC connected to your local network (see page 124). The connection assistant on your phone can help you make the settings. Using the connection assistant The connection assistant starts automatically when you set the handset and base station up for the first time, or when you try to connect to the Internet before making the necessary settings. You can also start the connection assistant via the menu: v Settings Telephony Connection Assist. For how to enter VoIP settings using the connection assistant, see page 19. Changing settings without the connection assistant You can change your provider's VoIP settings and the VoIP user data via the menu without starting the connection assistant. Downloading your VoIP provider's settings The general settings for various VoIP providers are available for download on the Internet. The relevant Web page is preconfigured in your phone. [. . . ] 107 Search for subscriber on Gigaset. net . 1 Signal tone for internal listening in . 103 Signal tone, see Advisory tones Simple Transversal of UDP over NAT . 112 Sound, see Ringer tone Special characters . [. . . ]