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Web configurator – Setting the phone using a PC
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Entering your own area code, activating/deactivating an
automatic area code for VoIP
On the base station, save the complete code (with international code) for the area
in which you are using the phone.
For VoIP calls you must generally always dial the area code – even for local calls. You
can avoid having to dial the area code for local calls by setting your phone to prefix
this code for all VoIP calls made in the same local area. (
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Predial area code for
local calls through VoIP
option).
For calls made via VoIP, the area code entered is then prefixed to all numbers that
do not start with 0 – even when dialling numbers from the directory and other lists.
Exceptions:
Phone numbers for which you have defined dialling plans and deacti-
vated the
Use Area Codes
option (
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Open the following Web page:
Settings
¢
Telephony
¢
Dialling Plans
.
Area Area Codes
Make the following settings here:
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From the
Country
list, select the country in which you are using your phone. This
way the country code and the prefix of the area code are automatically set (in
International
Prefix
/
Area Code
and
Local Prefix
fields).
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In the
Local Area Code
field, enter the area code for your town without a prefix
(maximum 8 figures 0–9, *, #, R, P, r, p), e.g. 131 (for Edinburgh).
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Select
Yes
next to
Predial area code for local calls through VoIP
to activate the
function.
Select
No
to deactivate the function. You will then need to enter the area code
for local calls made via VoIP. Numbers in the directory must always contain the
area code when dialling via VoIP.
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Select
Set
to save the settings.
Please remember
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The area code will also be prefixed to VoIP calls made to emergency numbers if
there are
no
defined dialling plans for these numbers.
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The numbers of your network mailbox saved in the base station are
not
pre-
fixed with an area code (
