NETGEAR SPH101 manual

NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Skype™ WiFi Phone Model SPH101 Use Manual[...]

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iii Content s Getting St arted What Is in the Box .............. ................. ................... ................. ...... 2 Charge the Battery ........................ ................. ................. .............. 2 Join a Wireless Network .......... ................... ................. ................. 4 Sign In to Skype .............[...]

iv Contents Settings and W irel ess Networks Settings Menu .................... .................... ................ ................. .... 26 Network ....... ................. ................. ................. ................. ............ 28 General ............. ................. ................. ................... ................. .... 2[...]

1 Getting S t arted The WiFi phone connects wirelessly to Skype through your broadband Internet connection. Y ou can use the WiF i phone to make and receive calls and to manage Skype. T o set up and use your WiFi p hone: 1. Check the package contents. 2. Charge the battery . 3. Connect to a wireless network. 4. Si gn in to Skype. 5. Use your WiFi p[...]

2 Getting Started What Is in the Box The Skype™ WiFi Phone package includes the followin g items: • WiFi phone • Battery • Battery charger • Skype™ WiFi Phone Model SPH101 Use Manual • NETGEAR CD • W arranty card Charge the Battery For information about radio frequency (RF) exposu re, FCC notices and re gulatory information, see “[...]

Getting Started 3 3. Connect the power cord, and plug it into an outlet. The battery charges, which can take up to 12 hours. 4. Push the On/Of f button to turn on the WiFi phone. 5. Use the soft key to accept the No Emerge ncy Calls message. The WiFi phone tries to connect to a netwo rk. See “Join a Wireless Network” on page 4. Then it prompts [...]

4 Getting Started Join a Wireless Network The WiFi phone scans for wireless ne tworks in your area. It joins the first open network without wire le ss security that it finds. Then the display shows: • Sign in to Skype • Create new account Secure Networks If you want to join a particular network, or a network with wireless security , select Canc[...]

Getting Started 5 The first time that you join a wir eless network with security , you must know the password or WEP keys. When entering letters, tap the button to change from a, to b, and so on. After you have joined the network, the WiFi pho ne remembers the network settings and saves them in Preferred Networks. See “Preferred Networks” on pa[...]

6 Getting Started Sign In to Skype After you join a network, you are prom pted to sign in to Skype, or to create a new Skype account. Enter your Skype Name and Skype password. Select Y es to save your name and password for automatic sign in. If you have many contacts, you may need to wait five minutes or more to get them on to the WiFi p hone the f[...]

Getting Started 7 T ry Y our WiFi Phone Y our WiFi phone is now ready to use. Hold the phone as you would any other telephone with the antenn a pointed up and over your shoulder . T o make a call: 1. Enter the phone number . If you are making a SkypeOut call, press and hold down the zero (0) button to dial a plus sign (+) before entering the number[...]

8 Getting Started[...]

9 Using the WiFi phone After you set up the WiFi phone, you can use it to make and receive calls. The WiFi phone controls are shown below . Hang up USB connector for supplied battery S peaker phone control Select or Call *a/A button Headphone connector Scroll On/Off Vo l u m e control Options Back or Cancel Sp e c i a l characters charger[...]

10 Using the WiFi p hone Controls The controls on the WiFi phone a re described in th is section. • V olume control. Change the volu me for the WiFi phone. • Spe ak e r ph one control. T urn the speaker phone on or off. • Select or Options. This sof t key works with the display as Select , or Options . • Back or Cancel. This soft key works [...]

Using the WiFi p hone 11 On/Off Button Menu The On/Off button is located at th e to p of the WiFi phone. After the WiFi phone starts up, you can use this button to display a menu. The menu offers these options: • Switch off. Switch off the WiFi phone. • Silent. T urn off the ring tone for the WiFi phone. • Change status. Change your Skype sta[...]

12 Using the WiFi p hone Change Y our St atus Normally , the WiFi phone is Online. T o view or change the status: 1. Push the On/Of f button located at the top of the WiFi phone. 2. Select Change status. The WiFi ph one shows the followin g options: • Offline. Exit Skype, but st ay connected to your wireless network . • Online. The WiFi phone i[...]

Using the WiFi p hone 13 SkypeOut, SkypeIn, and Skype V oicemail The WiFi phone is optimize d for Skype. With Skype you can make free calls to anyone else using Skype. If you have already signed up for the following you can also use them imme diately on your WiFi phone : • SkypeOut. Make calls to people without Skype. • SkypeIn. People without [...]

14 Using the WiFi p hone Cont act s Select Contacts. Then scroll and select a contact. Y ou can use these optio ns: • Call. Call a contact. • Send voicemail. Send voicemail to a contact. • View P rofile. V iew details about a contact. • Advanced. Display the Advan ced Options menu. Either select the contacts icon, or choose Contacts with th[...]

Using the WiFi p hone 15 Call a Cont act T o call a contact: 1. Select a cont act. Y ou can press a letter key on the p hone to go to contacts whose names begin with that letter . 2. Select Options with the sof t key . Then select call. 3. During the call, you can use the soft keys to select Options or End Call. Select Options to use Hold, Mute/Unm[...]

16 Using the WiFi p hone Options During a Call Choosing Options lets you manage your call and work with contac ts. • Hold. Put the person you are calling on hold. The phone puts a call on hold if there is another incoming call. • Mute micropho ne/Unmute. T urn off the sound and turn it back on again. • Switch calls. Switch between calls. • [...]

Using the WiFi p hone 17 Advanced Optio ns Select a contact. Select Options, and then select Advanced. Scro ll and select an advanced option. • Rename. Change a contact’s name. • Remove. Y ou can remove any contact from your contacts list. • Block. Y ou can block or unblock a contact. A blocked icon shows which con tacts are blocked. • Re[...]

18 Using the WiFi p hone Add a Cont act Y ou can add a Skype contact or a SkypeOut contact. Choose by Skype T o ad d a Skype contact: 1. Fro m the cont acts li st, select Opti ons, and then se lect Advanced. 2. Scroll down and select Add Contact. 3. Choose By Skype Name. 4. Enter the name, and the WiFi phone searches for that name. 5. Select Add. T[...]

Using the WiFi p hone 19 By SkypeOut Number T o ad d a SkypeOut contact: 1. Fro m the cont acts li st, select Opti ons, and then se lect Advanced. 2. Scroll down and select Add Contact. 3. Choose By SkypeOut number . 4. Enter a descriptive name for the contact. 5. Next, enter a “+”, followed by the contact’ s numbe r (including country code a[...]

20 Using the WiFi p hone Search for Users Y ou can search by Skype Name, by full name, or by e-mail. T o search: 1. Select Search from the menu, or sel ect it on the Options menu with the soft key . 2. T ype your search criteria with the keypad. T o stop a search, use th e soft keys to choose S top or Cance l. 3. Select a Skype user from the list. [...]

Using the WiFi p hone 21 Authorization If you want to let other Skype users know when you are online, then you need to authorize them. If someone adds you to his or her contact list, that person is listed as Authorization waiting. Y ou can use the privacy settin gs in Skype to receive incoming calls only fr om people with au thorization . After you[...]

22 Using the WiFi p hone Authorization W aiting These contacts are waiting for you to authorize them so that they will be notified when you are onli ne. 1. From the contact s display , select Options with the soft key . 2. Select Authorization waiting. 3. Any contact s who are waiting are listed here. Y ou can accept, decline, or decl ine and block[...]

Using the WiFi p hone 23 History View the calls that have been made, received, and missed from this WiFi phone since the last time it was reset. Y ou can also view Authorizations here. T o can go to this screen, you can use th e History bu tton or the History menu selection. Missed Calls Select Missed calls from the Histo ry to view missed calls. F[...]

24 Using the WiFi p hone Vo i c e m a i l If you have purchased Skype V oicemail, then you can access it from the main menu or the History menu. Tip : From the main menu you can press an d hold down the 1 butt on to go di rectly to V oicemail. Y ou cann ot use this shor tcut while entering nu mbers. Either select the V oicemail icon, or V oicemail [...]

25 Settings and Wireless Networks Y ou can use the Settin gs menu on the WiFi phone to view or adjust the following: • Skype My profile settings, notifications, and privacy • Wireless networ k setup and security • WiFi phone setti ngs including sound, rin g tone, time , language, and back light • Advanced settings Once you set up the WiFi p[...]

26 Settings and Wireless Networks Settings Menu Select Settings to view or adjust the settings for the WiFi phone. Y ou can scroll to displa y the items at the bottom of the list. The following options are available: • My profile. Enter optional My profile settings for you r Skype account, including fu ll name, birthday , gender , country , provi[...]

Settings and Wireless Networks 27 • Sound devices . Set the Audio In, Audio Out, and auto adjustments. • T ones. Set the ringing tone, ringing volume, sound aler ts, vibrator , key tones, and defaul t. • Time and Date. Set the date, clock, time zone, clock format, date format, and date separator . • Manage blocked users. View blocked contac[...]

28 Settings and Wireless Networks Network From the Settings menu, select Network. The Netw ork menu has these options: • Wireless networks in ran ge. Scan for networks in your area, and display them. • Preferred netwo rks. Y ou have connected to these networks with your WiFi phone. See “Preferred Networks” on page 31. • Auto-connect to op[...]

Settings and Wireless Networks 29 General From the Settings menu, select General . The General menu has these options: • Change password. Change your Skype sign-in password. • Auto sign in. Automatically sign in to Skype when you use the WiFi phone (reco mmended). • Language. Select a language. • Sof tware up dates. Check for sof tware upda[...]

30 Settings and Wireless Networks Advanced From the Settings menu , choose Advanced. Y ou should not ne ed to change most of these settin gs. The Advanced me nu has these options: • Sof tware up dates. Check to see if a soft ware update is available for your W iFi phone. • Proxy . Set proxy and conne ct to Skype. • Host. Set the host and conn[...]

Settings and Wireless Networks 31 Preferred Networks When you connect to a wireless network, the WiFi phone remembers the network and puts it into Preferred Networks. T o view or manage Preferred Networks: 1. On the Settings menu, select Preferred Ne tworks. 2. With the soft key , select Options. The options are a s follows: • Add current. Add th[...]

32 Settings and Wireless Networks Connect t o a Network The WiFi phone sca ns for wireless networks when you turn it on. If no network is available, yo u can scan for the network again, or try later . Se e “Network” on page 28 . Also see “Wireless Networks” on page 4-36. Many wireless networks use securi ty such as WEP or WP A-PSK. These se[...]

Settings and Wireless Networks 33 4. Follow the prompts to enter the passphrase or keys. Tip : Passphrases and keys are case-sensitive. NETGEAR is not the same as Netgear . Use the *a/A button to change to lowercase, uppercase, or numeric entry .[...]

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35 T roubleshooting Use the following su ggestions to locate the source of a prob lem. Find t he Problem T o make an d receive calls, the WiFi phone must do the followin g: 1. Respond when turned on. If the phone does not respond, see “Charg e the Battery” on page 2. 2. Find a wireless network. See “Wireless Networks” on p age 36. 3. Connec[...]

36 Troubleshooting Wireless Networks T o use your WiFi phone, you need a good conne ction to a wireless network. The WiFi phone automa tically scans for wireless networks. If it does not find your network, check the following items: • Move the WiFi phone closer to the wireless access point or router . See “Wireless Range and Interference” on [...]

Troubleshooting 37 • If you have connected to a network befo re, the phone remembers the settings unless you sign out or the phone is reset. Y ou can view and manage your Pre ferred Networks as described in “Preferred Networks” on page 31. Wireless Range and Interference Wireless networks ha ve one or more access points or routers that send o[...]

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39 Wireless Default Settings and T echnical S pecifications Wireless Default Settings Wireless communicati on Enabled Wireless network na me (SSID) An y (connects to the first wireless network that responds) Security Disabled Network type Infrastructure T ransmission spee d Auto a a. Maximum wireless signal rate (IEEE S tandard 802.1 1). Actual thr[...]

40 Wireless Default Settings and Technical Specifications T echn ic al Specifications Antenna Internal Radio data rate 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 1 1, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Frequency 2.4–2.4835 GHz Emissions FCC, CE Interface USB, for charging only Weight with battery 0.25 lbs (0.1 1kg) Dimensions (W x H x D) 1.8 x 4.3 x 0.8 in (46 x 1 10 x 21mm) Operatin[...]

41 Related Document s Y ou may find the following onl ine documents useful. Use the followin g links to read more about wireless technology . Document Link Wireless Communications http://documentation.netgear .com/r efer ence/ enu/wir eless/inde x.htm Preparing a Computer for Network Access http://documentation.netgear .com/r efer ence/ enu/wsdhcp/[...]

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43 Regulatory Compliance Certificate of the Manufacturer/Importer It is hereby certified that the WiFi phone has been suppressed in accordance with the conditions set out in the BMPT -AmtsblVfg 243/1991 and Vfg 46/1992. The operation of some equipment (for example, test tr ansmitters) in accordance with the regulations may , however , be subject to[...]

44 Regulatory Compliance FCC RF Exposure Information W ARNING!! Read this information before using your phone. In August 1986 the Federal Communica tion s Commission (FCC) of the United S tates with its action in Report and Outer FCC 96-326 adopted an updated safet y standard for human exposure to radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy emitted[...]

Regulatory Compliance 45 Those standards were based on comprehe nsive and periodic evaluations of the relevant scientific literature. For exam ple, over 120 scientists, engineers, and physicians from universities, government health agencies, and industry reviewed the available body of research to develop the ANSI S tandard (C95.1). Nevertheless, we[...]

46 Regulatory Compliance EN 301 489-1 V .1.3.1 (2001), EN 301 489-17 V .1.2.1 (2002) EN 50361: 2001 EN 60950-1: 2001 IC (WLAN) T o prevent radio interference t o the lic ensed service, this de vice is int ended to be operated indoors and away from windows to provide maximum shielding. Equipment (or its transmit antenna) that is instal led outdoors [...]

Regulatory Compliance 47 Europe - EU Declaration of Conformity Èesky [Czech ] NETGEAR, Inc. tímto pr ohlašuje, že tento WiFi ph one je ve sho dì se základními požadavky a dal šími pøís lušnými ustanoveními smìrnice 1999/ 5/ES. Dansk [Danish] Undertegnede NETGEAR, Inc. erklærer he rved, at følgende udstyr WiFi phone overholder de v[...]

48 Regulatory Compliance Latviski [Latvian] Ar šo NETGEAR, Inc. deklarç, ka WiFi phone atbilst Direktîvas 1999/5/ EK bûtiskajâm prasîbâm u n citiem ar to saistît ajiem noteikumiem. Lietuviø [Lithuanian] Šiuo NETGEAR, Inc. deklaruoja, ka d šis WiFi phone atitinka esminius reikalavimus ir kitas 1 999/ 5/EB Direktyvos nuost atas. Nederlands[...]

Regulatory Compliance 49 SAR For body worn operation, this phone has been tested and meets FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with an accessory that contains no metal and that positions the handset a minimum of (specified distance) from the body . Use of other accessories may not ensure complianc e with FCC RF exposure guidelines. SAR St ate ment[...]

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