Setting The Base Station Via The Handset; Protecting Against Unauthorized Access - Siemens Gigaset A580 User Manual

Setting the base station via the handset

Setting the base station via the handset
The base station settings are performed using a registered Gigaset A58H handset.
Some settings can also be carried out via the base station Web configurator. The ú icon
identifies functions that you can perform via the Web configurator.

Protecting against unauthorized access

Protect the system settings of the base station with a PIN known only to
yourself. The system PIN must be entered, for example, when activating and
deactivating the handset, when changing the VoIP settings, with firmware
updates, when resetting the base station default settings and for launching the
Web configurator.
Changing the system PIN
You can change the 4-digit system PIN set on the base station (default setting:
0000) to a 4-digit PIN known only by you.
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For security reasons, " **** " is displayed instead of the system PIN.
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Resetting the system PIN
If you have forgotten your system PIN, you can reset the base station to the
original PIN 0000. To do this, you must reset your base station using the key
on the base station (
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Please note that this will restore all other base station settings too
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Enter the current system PIN and press
Enter your new system PIN and press
Now re-enter the new system PIN and press
Press and hold (idle status).
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Resetting the base station using a key on the base
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