Siemens DE380 IP R Manuale Utente

Your telephone offers you the option of making (cheap) calls via the Internet 

(VoIP) without a PC.
Your phone can do much more besides: 

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You can configure your phone conveniently on your PC. The phone features 

a Web interface (Web configurator) that can be accessed via your PC's 

Web browser (

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Save up to 200 phone numbers in the phonebook (

You can select frequently used phone numbers at the press of a single key 

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You can view missed calls on your phone (

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Get your phone to remind you of important appointments (

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Make sure your phone is always up-to-date. Upload firmware updates to 

your phone from the Internet (

page 46). 

With VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), your calls are not made via a fixed 

connection as in the telephone network, but rather they are transmitted via 

the Internet in the form of data packets. 
You can take advantage of all the benefits of VoIP with your phone:

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You can make cost-effective calls with high voice quality with subscribers on 

the Internet, the fixed line network, or the mobile phone network. 

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VoIP provider will give you personal numbers, with which you can be 

reached from the Internet, the fixed line network, or any mobile phone 

network. 

To be able to use VoIP, you need the following: 

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A broadband Internet connection (e.g., DSL) with flat rate (recommended) 

or volume-based pricing. 

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Access to the Internet
– via a router that will connect your phone to the Internet (

page 8), 

– via your phone if you are operating it in router mode (

You can find a list of recommended routers on the Internet at: 
www.gigaset.com/customercare
From here, go to the FAQ page and select "Gigaset DE380 IP R." Search for 

"Router," for example.