Messenger - Siemens Gigaset C470 IP User Manual

Messenger

The messenger on your phone makes instant messaging possible (immediate message
transfer, chatting). The phone supports the XMPP Messenger (Jabber).
Instant messaging refers to communication between "friends" on the Internet. Subscribers
exchange short messages, which are forwarded immediately. This gives rise to a flowing
"conversation" similar to chatting.
The precondition for this form of communication is that both subscribers have a connec-
tion to the messenger server of the same instant messaging provider. Therefore, both
subscribers must be "online". The messenger server forwards the messages to the recipi-
ent.
The subscribers to instant messaging are called buddies.
Most messenger servers allow you to create what are known as buddy lists. You can store
the buddies you want to chat to in the buddy list.
The messenger server informs you as soon as one of your buddies comes online or goes
offline. Offline means that the buddy has disconnected from the messenger server.
In addition to this, each buddy can determine their own (communication) status (state of
presence, see page 76), from which buddies can tell whether they are in the mood to chat
or wish to remain undisturbed.
The Web configurator on your phone gives you the following options:
u
Go online (page 74).
u
Display the list of your contacts (buddies) on the handset that you previously created
on the PC. This will indicate for each buddy whether they are available (online) and
ready to chat (state of presence, see page 76).
u
Exchange messages with your buddies. Your handset notifies you about new messages
with a flashing message key f and a beep.
u
Call your buddies directly from your buddy list (page 81).
Preconditions for instant messaging:
u
You have registered with an instant messaging provider via the Web browser on your PC
and (optionally) agreed a Web name (nickname).
u
You have created a buddy list via the messenger client on the PC.
u
You have saved the messenger server address and your access data for the messenger
server (user ID, password) in the phone using the Web configurator (page 137). The
phone needs the data to establish a connection with the messenger server.
Please note:
If your instant messaging provider doesn't support the phone's messenger client, then you can open
an account with an open Jabber server and use the Web configurator to enter its address in your
phone. Many of these Jabber servers offer gateways to other messenger servers (e.g. AOL, ICQ, MSN,
Yahoo!).
You can find a list of Jabber servers and an overview of the gateways to other messenger servers on
the Internet at
http://www.jabber.org.
You can find information on setting up a Jabber account with connections from ICQ, MSN or Yahoo
on the Internet, e.g. at: http://web.swissjabber.ch
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