Intended Use; Telephone Type; Voice Encryption - Siemens OpenStage 60/60 G Operation Manual

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General information

Intended use

The OpenStage phone is a desktop unit designed for voice transmission
and for connection to the LAN. Any other use is regarded as unauthorized.

Telephone type

The phone name data can be found on the name plate on the base of the
device; The exact product name and serial number are specified here. Spe-
cific details concerning your communications platform can be obtained
from your service technician.
Please have this information ready when you contact our service depart-
ment regarding faults or problems with the product.

Voice encryption

Your OpenStage 60/60 G/80/80 G, software release 2 (V2 R0.xxxx) and lat-
er supports voice encryption on HiPath 4000 V4 R1. In this way you can
make a OpenStage tap-proof call. Voice transmission is encrypted and is
decrypted at the other call party's phone and vice versa.
There is a difference between secure modes "Cipher Mode" and "Secure
Mode".
In idle mode, you can see which secure mode is activated on your Open-
Stage display
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Cipher Mode
To guarantee that your calls are always secure, your service personnel can
activate "Cipher Mode". In this mode, voice transmission is always encrypt-
ed, even when it is to a phone that does not support voice encryption.
However, this may cause a loss in call quality.
If your phone is in "Cipher Mode", you receive the message "always en-
abled" when you query status
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Secure Mode
If "Secure Mode" is enabled on your phone, and a connection is established
to a phone that does not support voice encryption, the call is not encrypt-
ed, i. e. unsecured.
Your service personnel can define on your communication system whether
you are notified of unencrypted calls and how
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If your phone is in "Secure Mode", you receive the message "enabled"
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