Entering Your Own Area Code, Activating/Deactivating An Automatic Area Code For Voip - Gigaset A580 IP User Manual

Please note
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If a VoIP phone number that has been assigned to a handset as a send number
is deleted, the handset will automatically be assigned the first configured VoIP
phone number.
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Calls made to a number that is not assigned to a handset as a receive number
will not be signalled on any handset.
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If you have not assigned receive numbers to any of the handsets, calls to all con-
nections will be signalled on all handsets.
Entering your own area code, activating/deactivating an
automatic area code for VoIP
On the base station, save the complete code (with international code) for the area
in which you are using the phone.
For VoIP calls you must generally always dial the area code – even for local calls. You
can avoid having to dial the area code for local calls by setting your phone to prefix
this code for all VoIP calls made in the same local area. (
local calls through VoIP option).
For calls made via VoIP, the area code entered is then prefixed to all numbers that
do not start with 0 – even when dialling numbers from the directory and other lists.
Exceptions: Phone numbers for which you have defined dialling plans and deacti-
vated the Use Area Codes option (
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Open the following Web page: Settings
Area Area Codes
Make the following settings here:
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From the Country list, select the country in which you are using your phone. This
way the country code and the prefix of the area code are automatically set (in
International Prefix / Area Code and Local Prefix fields).
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In the Local Area Code field, enter the area code for your town without a prefix
(maximum 8 figures 0–9, *, #, R, P, r, p), e.g. 131 (for Edinburgh).
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Select Yes next to Predial area code for local calls through VoIP to activate the
function.
Select No to deactivate the function. You will then need to enter the area code
for local calls made via VoIP. Numbers in the directory must always contain the
area code when dialling via VoIP.
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Select Set to save the settings.
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The area code will also be prefixed to VoIP calls made to emergency numbers
if there are no defined dialling plans for these numbers.
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The numbers of your network mailbox saved in the base station are not pre-
fixed with an area code (
Web configurator – Setting the phone using a PC
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Page 128).
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Telephony
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Page 131).
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Predial area code for
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Dialling Plans.
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