In order to use a VoIP phone, or snom IP phones, you must have a router connected to an ADSL line. A USB modem will not work. Unpack the phone and cables and plug them together. Connect the base unit and handset together using the curly phone cable; it plugs into the socket with the phone icon. If using a headset, plug it into the other socket underneath the base unit. Connect the Ethernet socket marked NET to one of the sockets on your router, using the coloured network cable. If you have a hub or switch inboard of the router, you can use it.
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If you don’t have enough network sockets, you can connect a PC into the second socket. Connect and plug in the power cable. Switch the power on and leave the phone to initialise for a minute or two. If you have your network set up to hand out IP addresses (using DHCP), the phone will pick up an IP address and be ready for use. You can also set up an IP address which is required when you don’t use DHCP on your network. When the question “Do you use DHCP?” appears on the display, press the cancel button. If this prompt doesn’t appear, use the silver menu button to select Configuration > DHCP. Follow the prompts to enter an IP address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS appropriate for your network. Use the numeric keypad, then the tick button to confirm the value. Once you’ve saved the IP address, you can use the web interface to enter the other network settings.
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Configuration
The easiest way to configure the phone is via the web interface. To access this, set the device up as described above, and then enter the IP address of the phone into a web browser. If you are unsure of the IP address for your Snom device, press the help key and the IP address will be displayed. From the web interface, click on one of the identity links to configure the account. The important fields to fill in here are all provided in your welcome email or the control panel for the first default extension. The Account is your seven digit extension number and the Password is the password you set for your extension in the control panel.
If you wish, you can add text into the Display name field which will be displayed to other parties when you call them. You can also Display text for idle screen field which will show a name for the account on your device display. You can also change the ringtone for the identity here using multiple devices behind a NAT firewall. If you intend to use multiple SNOM phones behind a NAT Firewall you will need to give each phone a unique SIP Listening Port. Select Advanced from the left hand navigation menu. In the Advanced Network section enter a unique port number into the Network identity (port) setting.