Siemens gigaset c475 ip User Manual

Web configurator – configuring the telephone via a PC

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The Web configurator is the Web interface for your phone. It allows you to make the set-

tings for your phone's base station via your PC's Web browser. 

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A standard Web browser is installed on the PC, e.g. Internet Explorer version 6.0 or 

higher, or Firefox version 1.0.4 or higher.

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The phone and PC are connected with each other via a router. 

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Configure your phone access to the local network (IP address, gateway to the Internet).

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Configure your phone for VoIP. Assign up to six VoIP phone numbers to your telephone.

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Load new firmware onto the phone if necessary.

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Use internet services: Enable access to an online directory, display text information on 

the handset (info services) and synchronise the telephone's date/time with a time server 

on the Internet. 

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Manage the names and internal numbers of registered handsets and your local directo-

ries.

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Obtain information about your phone's status (firmware version, MAC address, etc.).

Precondition: The settings of a firewall installed on your PC allow the PC and phone to 

communicate with each other.

There are two ways of connecting your PC to the base station Web configurator: 

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via the (local) IP address of the base station

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via Gigaset config 

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Establish the telephone's current IP address on the handset:
You can see the phone's current IP address in the handset display by briefly pressing the 

paging key on the base station. 
Your phone's IP address can change if you have activated dynamic IP address assignment 

Depending on your VoIP provider, it is possible that you will be unable to change individual settings 

in the Web configurator. 

– The  phone  is  not blocked while you make your settings in the Web configurator. You can also use 

your phone to make calls or change base station or handset settings on your handset at the same 

time. 

– While you are connected to the Web configurator, it is blocked to other users. It cannot be 

accessed by more than one user at any time.