NETGEAR SPH101 User Manual

Skype™ WiFi Phone Model SPH101 Use Manual

NETGEAR, Inc.

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Contents

Getting Started

What Is in the Box ......................................................................... 2

Charge the Battery ........................................................................ 2

Join a Wireless Network ............................................................... 4

Try Your WiFi Phone ..................................................................... 7

Using the WiFi phone

Controls ....................................................................................... 10

On/Off Button Menu .....................................................................11

Change Your Status .................................................................... 12

SkypeOut, SkypeIn, and Skype Voicemail .................................. 13

Get Your Skype Contacts ............................................................ 13

Contacts ...................................................................................... 14

Advanced Options ....................................................................... 17

Authorization ............................................................................... 21

History ......................................................................................... 23

Missed Calls ................................................................................ 23

Voicemail ..................................................................................... 24

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Settings and Wireless Networks

Settings Menu ............................................................................. 26

Network ....................................................................................... 28

General ....................................................................................... 29

Advanced .................................................................................... 30

Preferred Networks ..................................................................... 31

Connect to a Network ................................................................. 32

Trouble s ho oti ng

Find the Problem ......................................................................... 35

Wireless Networks ...................................................................... 36

Wireless Default Settings and Technical Specifications Related Documents Regulatory Compliance

iv Contents

Getting Started

Warning: This WiFi phone will not work during a power failure,

broadband Internet outage, or without a wireless connection.

The WiFi phone connects wirelessly to Skype through your broadband Internet connection. You can use the WiFi phone to make and receive calls and to manage Skype. To set up and use your WiFi phone:

1. Check the package contents.

2. Charge the battery.

3. Connect to a wireless network.

4. Sign in to Skype.

5. Use your WiFi phone.

What Is in the Box

The Skype™ WiFi Phone package includes the following items:

• WiFi phone

• Battery

• Battery charger

• Skype™ WiFi Phone Model SPH101 Use Manual

• NETGEAR CD

• Warranty card

Charge the Battery

For information about radio frequency (RF) exposure, FCC notices and regulatory information, see “Regulatory Compliance” on page 43.

The first time that you use the WiFi phone, follow these steps.

1. Remove the clear plastic cover from the display.

2. Open the back panel, put the battery inside the WiFi phone, and replace the back panel.

2 Getting Started

Power cord connection

Back panel

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/Off button to turn on the WiFi phone.

On/Off button

5. Use the soft key to accept the No Emergency Calls message. The WiFi phone tries to connect to a network. See “Join a

Wireless Network” on page 4. Then it prompts you to sign in to Skype. See “Sign In to Skype” on page 6.

Getting Started 3

Join a Wireless Network

The WiFi phone scans for wireless networks in your area. It joins the first open network without wireless 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 Cancel with the soft key. Select Exit, and then select Connect. The WiFi phone shows a list of available networks.

Use the *a/A button to change to lowercase, uppercase, or numeric entry.

4 Getting Started

The first time that you join a wireless 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 phone remembers the network settings and saves them in Preferred Networks. See “Preferred Networks” on page 31.

If you do not see the network that you want, make sure that it is up and running. Select Cancel and you will see these options:

• Connect

• Network properties

• Refresh list

• Preferred networks

Select Refresh list to find the network. For more help with wireless networks, see “Settings and Wireless Networks” on page 25.

Getting Started 5

Sign In to Skype

After you join a network, you are prompted to sign in to Skype, or to create a new Skype account. Enter your Skype Name and Skype password.

Use the *a/A button to change to lowercase, uppercase, or numeric entry.

Select Yes 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 onto the WiFi phone the first time you sign in. You can use the soft keys to select Menu or Contacts.

6 Getting Started

Try Your WiFi Phone

Your WiFi phone is now ready to use. Hold the phone as you would any other telephone with the antenna pointed up and over your shoulder.

To make a call:

1. Enter the phone number.

Tip: Purchase Skype credit from the Skype

website in order to make SkypeOut calls.

If you are making a SkypeOut call, press and hold down the zero (0) button to dial a plus sign (+) before entering the number.

2. Press the Call button. The Call button has a green phone icon on it, and is on the left

side of the WiFi phone.

For information about getting your Skype contacts and using the WiFi phone, see “Using the WiFi phone” on page 9.

Getting Started 7

8 Getting Started

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.

On/Off

Headphone connector

Volume control

Select or Options

Scroll

Call

*a/A button

Speaker phone control

Back or Cancel

Hang up

Special characters

USB connector for supplied battery charger

Controls

The controls on the WiFi phone are described in this section.

• Volume control. Change the volume for the WiFi phone.

• Speaker phone cont ro l. Turn the speaker phone on or off.

• Select or Options. This soft key works with the display as Select, or Options.

• Back or Cancel. This soft key works with the display as “Back” or “Cancel.”

• Call. Make a call.

• Hang up. End a call.

• Scroll. Scroll up or down through menu displays. You can use the edges to move left or right.

• a/A * button. Use this together with the keypad buttons to enter lowercase letters, uppercase letters, or numbers.

• Special characters. Use this to enter special characters such as punctuation marks.

10 Using the WiFi phone

On/Off Button Menu

The On/Off button is located at the top 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. Turn off the ring tone for the WiFi phone.

• Change status. Change your Skype status. See“Change Your Status” on page 12.

• My profile. View your profile.

• Sign out. Sign out from Skype.

Warning: Sign out removes the contacts and history

• Network details. View details about the wireless network that you are using.

• View networks. View wireless networks in your area. See “Join a Wireless Network” on page 4 and “Connect to a Network” on page 32.

from the phone. Make sure that you want to sign in with a different name before using this feature.

Using the WiFi phone 11

Change Your Status

Normally, the WiFi phone is Online. To view or change the status:

1. Push the On/Off button located at the top of the WiFi phone.

2. Select Change status. The WiFi phone shows the following options:

• Offline. Exit Skype, but stay connected to your wireless

network.

• Online. The WiFi phone is ready to make and receive Skype

calls.

• Skype me. Invite messages from Skype users.

• Do not disturb. The WiFi phone will not receive calls.

• Invisible. The WiFi phone is online, but appears to be Offline

to other Skype users.

For more information about these features, see the Skype website at skype.com.

12 Using the WiFi phone

SkypeOut, SkypeIn, and Skype Voicemail

The WiFi phone is optimized 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 immediately on your WiFi phone:

• SkypeOut. Make calls to people without Skype.

• SkypeIn. People without Skype can call you at an assigned regular phone number.

• Skype Voicemail. Send and receive voicemail from other Skype users.

For more information about Skype, see the Skype website at skype.com.

Get Your Skype Contacts

The first time that you use your WiFi phone, or after it has been reset, your contacts are automatically loaded onto your WiFi phone. This can take five minutes or more. The contacts remain on the WiFi phone unless it is reset or you sign in with a different Skype Name.

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