1 country: sets the country where the viewstation is used
2 language: sets one of the languages used for the viewstation
3 system name: sets the name displayed in a call for the viewstation
4 auto answer: sets the auto-answer feature when the viewstation receives an incoming call
5 allow dialing: permits or denies the ability to place a video call from the viewstation
6 allow user setup: permits or denies access to the user setup screen
7 maximum time in a call: sets the maximum time for a video call
country: the country field of the general setup screen (shown in figure 2-3) allows you to specify country specific calling parameters for your location. click the country field to access the country setup screen (figure 2-4).
the fields in the country setup screen allow you to set local calling parameters:
1 country: to select a country, highlight the blue country text field and press the select button on the remote control. scroll down the list of countries and highlight the desired country. the country code appears with the corresponding country.
2 area code required:
?1 checked: the viewstation automatically adds the area code to the isdn or dcp dialing prefix of calls placed from the viewstation.
?2 not checked: the viewstation dials all calls as if the calls were placed within the local area code.
3 phone international access: the international prefix is 011 for north america and 00 for european countries. the default depends on the country. highlight the blue text field on the phone international access field. enter the assigned prefix to make international calls.
when complete, highlight the menu icon and press the select button on the remote control.
language: the language field selects the language used for the viewstation (see "setup common to all viewstations" on page 9.) highlight the desired flag associated with a language and press the select button on the remote control.
system name: the system name is the name assigned by the user to identify the viewstation. this can be any combination of alphanumeric characters up to 34 characters in length.
auto answer: the auto answer option allows the viewstation to automatically answer incoming video calls.
1 checked: the viewstation automatically answers incoming video calls.
2 not checked: incoming calls ring until they are manually answered or the far site disconnects the call.
allow dialing: the allow dialing option enables or disables dialing and access to the address book on the viewstation.
1 checked: the viewstation allows dialing and access to the address book.
2 not checked: the viewstation prevents dialing and denies access to the address book.
figure 2-5 shows the message that is displayed when the allow dialing feature is not checked.
allow user setup: the allow user setup option enables or disables users from changing the user setup by removing the icon from the system information screen as shown in figure 2-6. this is generally used when the user setup policy has been defined by the lan manager or the viewstation administrator.
1 checked: allows changes to the user setup settings.
2 not checked: prevents changes to the user setup settings.
figure 2-6. allow user setup disabled on system information screen maximum time in call: the default time for the maximum time in a call is 480 minutes. when the maximum time in a call is met, the viewstation displays a yellow dialog box stating that the length of the call has reached the set time and asks if you want to continue the call. if the call is extended, the time of the extended call is equal to the set maximum time in a call.