Chapter 3: To get started
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To make phone calls over BGAN
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To make phone calls over BGAN
To connect a smartphone or IP handset
Your smartphone or IP handset can be set up to make and receive calls over the BGAN network,
using the terminal’s phone number.
To connect your smartphone for making calls
For details on
initial setup
of your smartphone and the EXPLORER 323, see:
• The documentation for your smartphone
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To manage VoIP phones or smartphones (Not M2M)
To use your phone to make calls through the EXPLORER 323 using WLAN, do as follows:
1. Start up the EXPLORER 323 terminal.
2. Connect your smartphone to the wireless access
point of the EXPLORER 323.
See
To connect your WLAN-enabled device
3. Start the EXPLORER Connect app and select
Satellite Phone
(or start another SIP application).
If it is the first time you use the EXPLORER Connect
app, you must select
Register
when prompted.
You should now be ready to make and receive calls over BGAN.
When the terminal is registered with the BGAN network and
your phone is configured and connected to the LAN or WLAN
interface, you are ready to make or receive the first call. The
following sections provide a short guide to making calls. For
more detailed information, see
Note
Make sure your phone has an integrated SIP client. Cobham SATCOM offers the
EXPLORER Connect app
with a built-in SIP client that is ready to use with the
EXPLORER 323. You can also find other SIP applications on the Internet.
Note
If you are using the EXPLORER Connect app for the
first time, select
gears
in the bottom right corner and
make sure that
Enable Reception of Incoming
Calls
is selected in the settings page of the EXPLORER
Connect app. This is to prevent your smartphone from
closing the WLAN connection when not in use. This is
necessary in order to be able to receive calls on your
smartphone.
