Making calls with VoIP and the fixed network

Making calls with VoIP and the fixed network

Making an external call

External calls are calls made via the public telephone network (fixed network) or via the Internet (VoIP). You determine what type of connection you want to use when you dial.

Please note:

–You can use your base station to make three simultaneous external calls (on three handsets): three calls using VoIP or two calls using VoIP and one call using the fixed network.

–You can define which of your VoIP phone numbers (VoIP account) are used for outgo- ing external VoIP calls via the handset (Number Assignment, page 85).

–If you use VoIP to make a call to the fixed network, you may also have to dial the area code for local calls (depending on the VoIP provider).

You can also enter the dialling code in the configuration so you do not always need to enter it for local calls (Dialing Plans, page 87). It will then be inserted automati- cally for local calls.

Use the talk key to select the type ofconnection and make the call ~ c

Enter number/IP address and

briefly press/press and hold the talk key.

A default connection is established on your phone (fixed network or VoIP, page 67).

¤Briefly press the talk key c if you want to make a call via this default con- nection.

¤Press and hold the talk key c if you want to make the call via the other con- nection type.

Please note:

If you use a different GAP-compatible handset to the Gigaset S45, all calls will be made via the default connection, even if you press and hold

the talk key . If you want to use the non- default connection to make a call, enter a star

(*) at the end of the number.

Selecting the connection type using display keys and making a call

Precondition: The display keys on your handset are assigned to §FixedLine§ and/or §IP§ (default setting for the Gigaset S45).

§FixedLine§ / §IP§

Press the display key to select the connection type.

~ s Enter the number or select from the directory.

c / d Press the talk or handsfree key.

The number will be called via the selected connection type, regardless of whether the talk key was pressed briefly or pressed and held.

Entering an IP address

You can also dial an IP address instead of a phone number using VoIP.

¤Press the star key * to separate the sections of the IP address

(e.g. 149*246*122*28).

¤If necessary press the #key to attach the SIP port number of the person you are calling to the IP address (e.g.

149*246*122*28#5060).

Please note:

–Dialling with the directory (page 30) or last number redial list (page 33) saves repeated keying of phone numbers.

–You can assign a number from the directory to a key for quick dialling (page 31).

–You can edit or add to any phone number selected via speed dial or from the directory and use it for the current call.

Cancelling the dialling operation

You can cancel the dialling operation with the end call key a.

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