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snom 821 User Manual Customizing the Phone Settings
2. Press to scroll down.
◦ When you are at the top of the list, pressing will take you to identity 12.
◦ At any other position within the list, press to scroll.
3. When you have reached the identity you wish to edit, press to select it.
4. When prompted, enter Account and Registrar.
5. Press .
On the web interface
Open the web interface and click on an identity in the menu on the left. The configuration window for
that identity will open; it contains four tabs, with the left one, Login, visible in the front. To view SIP,
NAT, and RTP pages, click on the respective tab; the font weight of the tab on the active page is bold.
1. Login tab. Enter the information received from your provider or your administrator in the
appropriate fields.
◦ Display name
The display name is optional and freely selectable. It will be sent to any parties you call unless
you hide your identity (see "Hiding my caller ID" on page 64). If you do not enter a display
name, the data in the "Account" text field will be shown on your display and sent to any parties
you call unless you hide your identity.
◦ Display text for idle screen
Any text you enter in in this text field will be shown - instead of your display name or account -
on your display only. It will not be sent to any parties you call.
◦ Ringtones
The phone has 10 built-in ringtones that can be assigned to identities, group types, and contact
types. It is also possible to download a custom melody and to turn off the ringer by selecting
"Silent".
Assigning ringtones to identities: See "Assigning ringtones" on page 68.
2. SIP settings. Click on the SIP tab to bring the page to the front. It contains a number of technical
settings and textfields for entering URIs/URLs to various servers (for music-on-hold, for example),
as well as some behavior settings. These are:
◦ Automatic acceptance of incoming calls: Identity # > SIP tab > Auto Answer. The default
setting is "off".
Acoustic alert (one short beep) when the phone accepts a call automatically: Preferences >
Auto Answer > Auto Answer Indication. The default setting is "off".
◦ Contact List. A contact list must be available on a server. Click "on" and enter the Contact List
URI .
◦ Identity can receive calls. The default setting is "on". The default setting is "on". If you want to
be able to use the identity for outgoing calls but do not wish other phones to be able to call the
identity, turn the setting off.
◦ Allow incoming extension monitoring. If you do not wish other phones to be able to monitor the
activity on your phone, turn the setting off.
You can also allow only certain phones to monitor and pick up your calls. In this case, select
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