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Product Type Personal VoIP Gateway
Model SKG-300
Brand Planet Technology
Hardware Interface USB 1.1/2.0
Phone Ports 1x RJ-11 (Phone), 1x RJ-11 (Line)
LED Indicators LINK (USB connection), PSTN (line status), VoIP (Skype status)
Power Supply USB bus-powered (5V DC)
System Requirements Windows 2000/XP, Pentium 400MHz, 128MB RAM, 10MB free disk, CD-ROM, Internet connection, PSTN line
Skype Compatibility Skype version 1.3 or higher
Voice Features Call Waiting, Call Forwarding, Three-Way Conference, Voicemail Access, Call Recording (manual/auto)
Call Control Flash key sequences for switching, conferencing, forwarding
Audio Quality Full-duplex, echo-free
Dimensions Approximately 70 x 60 x 25 mm (estimated)
Weight Approximately 50 g (estimated)
Package Contents SKG-300 base, USB cable, RJ-11 telephone cable, Quick Installation Guide, CD-ROM with driver and manual
Certifications CE Class B, WEEE compliant

Frequently Asked Questions - SKG-300 Planet

What is the Planet SKG-300?
The Planet SKG-300 is a Personal VoIP Gateway that allows you to use a standard telephone handset for both Skype VoIP calls and regular PSTN calls.
How do I install the SKG-300?
Installation involves: 1) Install Skype if not already installed. 2) Run the setup from the CD-ROM. 3) Connect the SKG-300 to your PC via USB when prompted. 4) Connect a telephone handset to the Phone port. 5) Optionally connect the Line port to a wall jack for PSTN features.
Can I make Skype calls without a headset?
Yes, with the SKG-300 you can make and receive Skype calls using a regular telephone handset connected to the gateway.
How do I set up speed dial for Skype contacts?
Right-click a contact in Skype, select Assign Speed-Dial, enter a number (e.g., 22), and press OK. To call via the handset, pick up, press ##, dial the speed dial number, then press *.
How does call forwarding work?
Right-click the SKGAgent icon in the system tray, select Configure, go to the Call Forwarding tab, check Enable Call Forward, set rings, and enter the destination number. You can forward Skype calls to a PSTN number or vice versa.
How do I switch between a PSTN call and a Skype call?
During a call, press #1 to answer a new incoming call while putting the current call on hold, or press ## to terminate the current call and switch to the new one.
How do I record calls?
Open SKGAgent configuration, select the Call Recorder tab. Choose Record all calls for automatic recording or Manual Control to start/stop recording using the red/black buttons. The configuration window must remain open.
How do I access Skype voicemail?
Pick up the handset, press ## to get a VoIP dial tone, then press *. Follow the voice prompts: press 1 to repeat, 2 to delete and move to next, 3 to keep and move to next, 9 to delete all messages.
What should I do if there is no dial tone?
Check that the telephone handset is connected to the Phone jack (not Line), the SKG-300 is connected to the PC via USB, the SKGAgent is running (green phone icon in system tray), and Skype is configured to use SKG-300 as audio device (Skype > Tools > Options > Sound Devices).
Why is call forwarding not working?
Ensure a telephone cable is plugged into the Line port and wall jack, forwarding is enabled in SKGAgent configuration, and your computer is not in sleep mode. If on a PBX, add commas after the outside line digit to wait for dial tone.

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USER MANUAL SKG-300 Planet

Personal VoIP Gateway

SKG-300

User Manual

Copyright (C) 2005 PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved.

The products and programs described in this User's Manual are licensed products of PLANET Technology, This User's Manual contains proprietary information protected by copyright, and this User's Manual and all accompanying hardware, software, and documentation are copyrighted.

No part of this User's Manual may be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form by any means by electronic or mechanical. Including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval systems, for any purpose other than the purchaser's personal use, and without the prior express written permission of PLANET Technology.

Disclaimer

PLANET Technology does not warrant that the hardware will work properly in all environments and applications, and makes no warranty and representation, either implied or expressed, with respect to the quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.

PLANET has made every effort to ensure that this User's Manual is accurate; PLANET disclaims liability for any inaccuracies or omissions that may have occurred.

Information in this User's Manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of PLANET. PLANET assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this User's Manual. PLANET makes no commitment to update or keep current the information in this User's Manual, and reserves the right to make improvements to this User's Manual and/or to the products described in this User's Manual, at any time without notice. If you find information in this manual that is incorrect, misleading, or incomplete, we would appreciate your comments and suggestions.

CE mark Warning

The is a class B device, In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

WEEE Warning

Planet SKG-300 - WEEE Warning - 1

To avoid the potential effects on the environment and human health as a result of the presence of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, end users of electrical and electronic equipment should understand the meaning of the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol. Do not dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and have to collect such WEEE separately.

Trademarks

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Revision

User's Manual for PLANET Personal VoIP Gateway

Model: SKG-300

Rev: 1.0 (November 2005)

Part No. 2080-D10150-000

Index

Chapter 1 Introduction......4

SKG-300 Features 4

Package contents 4

System requirements....5

Chapter 2 SKG-300 Setup....6

2.1 Hardware Details ......6

LED Display....6

Port Connection....6

2.2 SKG-300 utility setup....7

Chapter 3 SKG-300 Configuration ....15

3.1 Enable SKG-300....15

3.2 Testing SKG-300....17

3.3 Making and Receiving Calls....19

3.4 Setting Up Skype Speed Dial....20

3.5 Switching Between VoIP and Regular Calls 21

3.6 Conference Call Between VoIP and Regular Calls....22

3.7 Three-Way Calling....22

3.8 Forwarding Calls....22

3.9 Toll Bypass 26

3.10 Call Recorder....29

3.11 Skype Voicemail....30

3.12 Changing the Default Settings .... 31

3.13 Disabling SKG-300....32

3.14 Uninstall....32

3.15 Troubleshooting....33

Thank you for purchasing SKG-300 Personal VoIP Gateway.

PLANET provides several types of Skype solution to meet various demands. As illustrated, customers can use any home phone for both Internet-based and standard telephony, without the need for special phone, headsets or microphones. Following the wizard to install software, customers can easily dial up or receive Skype or PSTN calls from one handset; through a simple setting of Call forward feature, customers can receive any incoming call wherever even away home.

Planet SKG-300 - Chapter 3 SKG-300 Configuration ....15 - 1

• Auto detection and switching of incoming PSTN or Skype calls
• RJ-11 phone port to POTS phone, RJ-11 line port to PSTN
• One handset for both PSTN and Internet calls
- No need for microphone and speaker to make Skype call
• Three-Way conference calling between PSTN and Skype calls
• Supports to forward incoming PSTN call to Skype, and forward incoming Skype call to PSTN
• C all waiting
• Voice recording by manually or automatically
• Full-duplex and echo-free sound quality

Package contents

SKG-300 Base x 1
USB cable x 1
➢ Telephone line (RJ-11) x 1

▶ Quick Installation Guide
CD-ROM with User's Manual, Driver and Utility

System requirements

Minimum System Requirements :

➢ Microsoft Windows 2000/XP
➢ Pentium 400MHz CPU or equivalent
128MB RAM
➢ 10MB free Disk Space
CD-ROM drive
➢ Internet connection (any broadband: ADSL or Cable)
➢ Standard telephone landline subscription (PSTN)
Skype™ version 1.3 or higher must be installed

2.1 Hardware Details

LED Display

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LED Indicators Descriptions
LINKSteady on indicates SKG-300 has correctly connected to the USB port of your PC
PSTNSteady on indicates SKG-300 is communicating with PSTN line, or wait for calling at standby mode
VoIPSteady on indicates SKG-300 is communicating with VoIP line

Port Connection

Planet SKG-300 - Port Connection - 1

flowchart
graph TD
    A["Right-hand Side Panel"] --> B["USB"]
    B --> C["Internet"]
    B --> D["RJ-11"]
    B --> E["PSTN"]
    E --> F["RJ-11"]
Port Descriptions
LineFor connecting to PSTN line
PhoneFor connecting to a phone set
USBFor connecting to a computer or laptop

2.2 SKG-300 utility setup

Planet SKG-300 - SKG-300 utility setup - 1

Note:

Do not connect the SKG-300 adapter to your computer until instructed to do so by the installation wizard.

The following instructions will guide you to through the process of installing the PLANET Personal VoIP Gateway SKG-300.

The installation procedure is to:

• Install Skype™ (step 1 below)
- Start the SKG-300 SW installation (step 2 below)
- Plug in the SKG-300 adapter WHEN INSTRUCTED TO DO SO (step 2 below)
- Verify the installation is OK (step 3 below)
- Connect a telephone handset to the SKG-300 adapter (step 4 below)
- Connect the SKG-300 adapter to the wall jack (step 5 below). Note that this is optional and only required for the forwarding and conferencing features.
- Use your SKG-300 adapter to make and receive Skype™ calls

The detailed instructions follow:

STEP 1: If Skype™ is not already installed on your computer, visit http://www.skype.com and follow the instructions there to install Skype™. Verify that Skype™ is working before installing the SKG-300 adapter.

STEP 2: Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your PC CD-ROM drive. The installation should start automatically. If not, open the installation folder on the CD-ROM and double click on the setup.exe program. You will see the following popup. Press Yes to proceed or No to cancel.

Setup This will install Personal VoIP Adaptor to your computer. Would you like to proceed? Yes No

Then you will see the End User License Agreement. Click the "I have read ..." checkbox and press the / Agree button as shown below.

End User License Agreement This Product is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws and treaties, and is being made available solely for use by you in accordance with the following License Agreement terms and conditions. Any use, reproduction or redistribution of the included Software that is not in accordance with the License Agreement is expressly prohibited and may result in civil and criminal penalties. THE VENDOR AND ITS SUPPLIERS ARE WILLING TO LICENSE THIS PRODUCT TO YOU ONLY ON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT. BY CHECKING THE "I have read and agree to the terms and conditions as stated above" CHECKBOX AND PRESSING THE "I agree" BUTTON, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING LICENSE AND YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE AUTHORIZ TO ACCEPT THE LICENSE ON BEHALF OF YOUR EMPLOYING OR RETAININ ENTI IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE.PRESS "Cancel" BUTT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE INSTALLATION PROCESS OR USE T SOFTWARE I agree Cancel

Wait until you see the following popup and press the OK button.

Setup Please Plug In your Personal VoIP Gateway Device... OK

Connect the USB cable to the SKG-300 adapter USB port as shown below:

LINE PHONE

The other end of the USB cable must be connected to a USB port on your computer as shown below, or to an AC Powered USB hub.

Planet SKG-300 - Note: - 5

natural_image Close-up of a computer interface showing connected ports with a white cable (no visible text or symbols)

You will see the following Windows New Hardware Found Wizard.

Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for: USB Device If your hardware came with an installation CD or floppy disk, insert it now. What do you want the wizard to do? ○ Install the software automatically (Recommended) ● Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) Click Next to continue. < Back Next > Cancel

Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and press the Next button, input the installation program location and press Next button.

The installation will continue and you will see the following screen.

Found New Hardware Wizard Please wait while the wizard installs the software... SKG-300 USB VoIP Adaptor Setting a system restore point and backing up old files in case your system needs to be restored in the future. < Back Next > Cancel

When you see the following screen, press the Finish button.

Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for: SKG-300 USB VoIP Adaptor Click Finish to close the wizard. < Back Finish Cancel

Then you will see the following Windows New Hardware Found Wizard screen.

Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for: VoIP Audio Device If your hardware came with an installation CD or floppy disk, insert it now. What do you want the wizard to do? ○ Install the software automatically (Recommended) ● Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) Click Next to continue. < Back Next > Cancel

Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and press the Next button, input the installation program location and press Next button.

The installation will continue and you will see the following screen.

Found New Hardware Wizard Please wait while the wizard installs the software... SKG-300 Skype Audio Device < Back Next > Cancel

When you see the following screen, press the Continue Anyway button.

Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware: SKG-300 Skype Audio Device has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP. (Tell me why this testing is important.) Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future. Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing. Continue Anyway STOP Installation

When you will see the following screen, select the option, "allow this program to use Skype" and press the OK button.

Another program wants to use Skype Another program is trying to access Skype. This can be a potential security risk. What would you like to do? Name: SKGAgent.exe Allow this program to use Skype Allow this program to use Skype, but ask again in the future Do not allow this program to use Skype What does this mean? OK

When you see the following screen, press the Finish button.

Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for: SKG-300 Skype Audio Device Click Finish to close the wizard. < Back Finish Cancel

STEP 3: When the installation completes you should see the following message appear near your system tray and a new telephone icon (circled in red below) in your system tray as shown below.

The telephone icon indicates that the SKG-300 software is installed and running and that you can start making calls via Skype™ and the SKG-300 adapter.

Found New Hardware Your new hardware is installed and ready to use.

You will see a new program group named "Planet Personal VoIP Gateway", accessed from the Start button -> All Programs as shown below.

FAE Internet Internet Explorer My Documents My Pictures Windows Catalog Windows Update Accessories Games Planet Personal VoIP Gateway Skype Startup Internet Explorer MSN Explorer Outlook Express Remote Assistance Windows Media Player Windows Messenger All Programs Log Off Turn Off Computer

STEP 4: Connect a standard telephone handset to the SKG-300 phone jack using a telephone cable as shown below

Planet SKG-300 - Note: - 16

natural_image Diagram showing connection between a device with a red arrow pointing to its port, connected to a wireless telephone (no text or symbols present)

STEP 5: Connect a telephone cable between the SKG-300 line jack and a wall jack as shown below. Note that this is only required for making regular phone calls or for forwarding Skype calls to your mobile (or other off-site) phone or for toll bypass applications.

Planet SKG-300 - Note: - 17

natural_image Diagram showing connection between a device with a red arrow pointing to a port, and connected to a green electrical outlet (no text or symbols visible)

You final configuration should resemble the following.

Planet SKG-300 - Note: - 18

flowchart
graph TD
    A["Telephone"] -->|USB Cable| B["USB Cable"]
    B --> C["Computer"]
    D["Wall Phone Jack"] -->|Phone Cable| B
    style A fill:#f9f,stroke:#333
    style B fill:#ccf,stroke:#333
    style C fill:#cfc,stroke:#333
    style D fill:#fcc,stroke:#333

Chapter 3 SKG-300 Configuration

3.1 Enable SKG-300

In order to use SKG-300 and its features, (1) the SKG-300 adapter must be plugged into the PC, (2) a telephone handset must be plugged into the SKG-300 adapter, (3) the SKG-300 adapter must be connected to the telephone wall jack ^1 and (4) the SKG-300 agent must be running (see green telephone in the Windows System Tray).

Planet SKG-300 - Enable SKG-300 - 1

Note:

This is only required for making regular phone calls or for forwarding Skype calls to your mobile (or other off-site) phone or for toll bypass application.

If the SKG-300 Agent is not running (i.e. no green telephone in the system tray), make sure the SKG-300 adapter is connected to the PC and start the SKG-300 Agent as shown below (Start -> All Programs -> Planet Personal VoIP Gateway -> SKG Agent):

FAE Internet Internet Explorer My Documents My Pictures Windows Catalog Windows Update Accessories Games Planet Personal VoIP Gateway Skype Startup Internet Explorer MSN Explorer Outlook Express Remote Assistance Windows Media Player Windows Messenger All Programs Log Off Turn Off Computer Configure Readme SKGAgent Uninstall

You may see the following screen, select the option, "allow this program to use Skype" and press the OK button.

Another program wants to use Skype Another program is trying to access Skype. This can be a potential security risk. What would you like to do? Name: SKGAgent.exe Allow this program to use Skype Allow this program to use Skype, but ask again in the future Do not allow this program to use Skype What does this mean? OK

You should now see the SKGAgent in the Windows System Tray as shown below.

9:25 AM

You are now ready to use the Planet Personal VoIP Gateway.

SKGAgent States

When the SKG-300 adapter is installed and the software is installed properly, then you will see a green phone in the system tray as shown below.

9:25 AM

If the SKGAgent is running and the SKG-300 adapter is removed or Skype is not running, then the telephone will be red as shown below.

Planet SKG-300 - SKGAgent States - 2

During an incoming or outgoing Skype call, the telephone handset will jiggle as shown below, indicating a VoIP call is being initiated.

Planet SKG-300 - SKGAgent States - 3

When the SKGAgent is not running, there is no phone in the system tray.

3.2 Testing SKG-300

Skype provides a useful feature to test your connection. It is called Echo123. If you send "callme" in a chat with echo123, the echo123 service will call you and let you leave a message which will be played back to you. This will help you verify that the SKG-300 adapter, SKG-300 driver and the telephone are all connected and installed properly.

Add Echo123 to your Skype contact list from the Skype Tools menu -> Add to Contact List entry as shown below:

Skype File View Tools Call Help Add a Contact... Search for Skype Users Import Contacts... Send Contacts... Manage Blocked Users... Chat Recent Chats Backscaled Chats Create Conference... Clear Call List Select Language Edit Skype Language File... Export Contacts to vCard File Import Contacts from vCard File Go to My Account Page Share Skype with a Friend Options... Online 2,175,771 Users Online

Skype™ - Add a Contact Add a Contact Enter the Skype Name or telephone number you wish to add echo123 Ex: mike1234 or +12125551212 Allow this user to see when you are online Search for people if you don't know their Skype Name Import Contacts from your addressbook Status < Previous > Next > Cancel

When Echo123 is added, click on the chat button as shown below.

Skype™ - Request Authorization from Echo Test Service (echo123) Request Authorization from Echo Test Service (echo123) Send a message to Echo Test Service (echo123) Please allow me to see when you are online What would you like to do? Request authorization to see higher status and allow this user to see when I am online Request authorization to see higher status but do not allow this user to see when I am online Echo Test Service (echo123) will see this message when your request is sent OK Cancel

You will see the following chat screen and you should enter "callme" and press the Enter key on your keyboard.

Echo Test Service (Pending Authorization) Skype® Chat Add Topics Quit Hide Users Echo Test Service Add more users to this chat! Emotions Font calme! Leur Brennan Edit my profile Online History on

Within 10-20 seconds, you should see the following screen, and the telephone connected to the SKG-300 adapter should ring. Pick up the handset and follow the instructions. The Echo Test Service will ask you to leave a message which will be played back immediately. This will help you verify that the SKG-300 adapter, SKG-300 driver and the telephone handset are all connected and installed properly.

Echo Test Service (echo123) is Calling...

When the test concludes you can press OK on the following screen.

Skype™ - Request Authorization from Echo Test Service (echo123) Request Authorization from Echo Test Service (echo123) Send a message to Echo Test Service (echo123) Please allow me to see when you are online What would you like to do? Request authorization to see higher status and allow this user to see when I am online Request authorization to see higher status but do not allow this user to see when I am online Echo Test Service (echo123) will see this message when your request is sent OK Cancel

and then press Finish on the following screen.

Skype™ - Add a Contact Contact was added! Echo Test Service (echo123) was added to your Contacts! Call Echo Test Service (echo123) now Send a Chat Message to Echo Test Service (echo123) See profile for Echo Test Service (echo123) < Previous Next > Finish

3.3 Making and Receiving Calls

You can continue to use the telephone handset connected to the SKG-300 adapter to make and receive standard telephone calls as you used without any change. To make a standard phone call, just pick up the handset and dial as you normally would. To answer (receive) a standard phone call just pick up the handset when the phone rings.

When you receive an incoming Skype™ call, the handset connected to the SKG-300 adapter will ring. If you handset supports Alphanumeric Caller ID, then the Skype username will be displayed on the handset's screen where the standard caller ID information is displayed. To answer the call, just pick up the handset and speak as you normally would. To end the call, simply hang up the handset as you normally would.

If you have SkypeOut™, you can use the SKG-300 connected handset to make SkypeOut™ calls by picking up the handset, pressing ##, to indicate to the SKG-300 adapter that this is not a standard call but a Skype

call, dialing as per the SkypeOut™ recommended dialing sequence, 00 + country code + telephone number (e.g. 00 886 2 22199518) and pressing the asterisk (*) key.

In order to make a call to a Skype™ contact, you will need to use the Skype™ program to assign a speed dial (as described in the next section) to each person you would like to call from the SKG-300 connected handset. Then simply pick up the handset, press ##, to indicate to the SKG-300 adapter that this is not a standard call but a Skype call, you will hear a new dial-tone, press the speed dial number (e.g. 22) and then press the asterisk (*) key.

3.4 Setting Up Skype Speed Dial

This section describes how to setup speed dials in Skype™. This is required in order to use a SKG-300 connected handset to dial to a Skype™ contact. It is not required for making SkypeOut™ calls using a SKG-300 connected handset.

Step 1: Right click on the desired contact as shown below and select Assign Speed-Dial:

Skype - username File View Tools Call Help Dial Call List Start Contacts Skype Contacts (14/47) John Doe Call This Contact Start Chat... Send Contacts... Send File Send Postmail Invite to Conference View Profile Rename... Assign Speed Dial Remove From Contacts Block This User Request Authorization View Chat History View Call List Away 1,804,956 Users Online

Step 2: Enter the desired speed dial number (e.g. 22) as shown below and press the OK button.

Skype® Set Speed Dial Key Enter new speed dial key for John Doe 22 OK Cancel

Step 3: You will now see an indication that the Skype™ contact has a speed dial associated with them as shown below.

Skype Contacts (13/47) John Doe 22 Away 1,884,734 Users Online

3.5 Switching Between VoIP and Regular Calls

While on a regular phone call you may receive a Skype™ call or while on a Skype™ call you may receive a regular call. The SKG-300 adapter will indicate an incoming call with an audible call waiting tone and you

can do the following:

  • Press '#1' to answer new call keeping current call on-hold
  • Press ‘##’ to answer call and terminate current call

Once having 2 active calls, you may:

  • Press '#1' putting current call on-hold switching to other call
  • Press ‘##’ terminating current call switching to other call
  • Press '#2' to conference the calls together (see next section)

While on a regular phone call, if you receive a Skype call, you can see the Skype username on your telephone (if it has alphanumeric CLID display).

3.6 Conference Call Between VoIP and Regular Calls

While on a regular phone call you may receive a Skype™ call or while on a Skype™ call you may receive a regular call. The SKG-300 adapter will indicate an incoming call with an audible tone and you can conference in the additional caller by pressing #2. While in a conference call, you may press ‘##’ to terminate the conference call.

3.7 Three-Way Calling

During an active Skype call the user may press '#1' to put current Skype call on-hold and get a PSTN dial tone to establish a PSTN call.

You may then:

  • Press '#1' to switch between active calls keeping current call on-hold
  • Press ‘##’ to terminate current call and switch to call on-hold
  • Press '#2' to conference the calls together

3.8 Forwarding Calls

The SKG-300 adapter can be configured to forward incoming Skype ^™ calls to another telephone number, such as your mobile phone. It can also forward incoming telephone calls to a Skype ^™ or SkypeOut ^™ call. Right click on the SKGAgent (green telephone in the Windows System Tray) and select configure as shown below.

About Configure Exit

You will see the SKG-300 configuration screen as shown below.

SKGiAgent Configuration General | Call Forwarding | Call Records | General Settings Initiate VoIP Call Send Key Call Waiting Sequence Conference Key Sequence Soft Phone Type Restore Defaults PLANET Reputing & Communication Planet Personal VoIP Gateway Apply Quit

Press the Call Forwarding tab to see the Call Forwarding parameters as shown below.

SKGAgent Configuration General Call Forwarding | Call Recorder | Call Forward Settings VoIP To Phone Line Enable Call Forward Enable Toll Bypass Rings Before Forwarding 2 Number To Dial 333 Phone Line To VoIP Enable Call Forward Enable Toll Bypass Rings Before Forwarding 2 Number To Dial 77 Toll Bypass Pin Number 1234 Power Management □ Enable Stand-by/Interrate PLANET Restarting & Communication Planet Personal VoIP Gateway Apply Quit

In order to forward incoming Skype™ calls to a telephone number such as your mobile phone, change the VOIP to Phone Line settings as follows:

- Check the Enable Call Forward checkbox as shown below

SKGAgent Configuration General Call Forwarding Call Recorder Call Forward Settings VoIP To Phone Line Enable Call Forward Enable Toll Bypass Rings Before Forwarding 2 Number To Dial 22199518 Phone Line To VoIP Enable Call Forward Enable Toll Bypass Rings Before Forwarding 7 Number To Dial 77 Toll Bypass Pin Number 1234 Power Management Disable Standby/Hibernate PLANET Revolving & Communication Planet Personal VoIP Gateway Apply Quit

- Select the number of rings before the forwarding takes place as shown below.

SKGAgent Configuration General Call Forwarding Call Recorder Call Forward Settings VoIP To Phone Line Enable Call Forward Enable Toll Bypass Rings Before Forwarding 2 Number To Dial 22199518 Phone Line To VoIP Enable Call Forward Enable Toll Bypass Rings Before Forwarding Number To Dial 77 Toll Bypass Pin Number 1234 Power Management Disable Standby/Hibernate PLANET Reiterating & Communication Planet Personal VoIP Gateway Apply Quit

Then select the telephone that should be dialed on the telephone line and press the Apply and/or Exit button as shown below. Enter the telephone exactly as you would dial it if you were to pick up a telephone directly connected to the phone line.

SKGAgent Configuration General Call Forwarding Call Records Call Forward Settings VoIP To Phone Line Enable Call Forward ✓ Enable Toll Bypass ✓ Rings Before Forwarding 2 Number To Dial 22199518 Phone Line To VoIP Enable Call Forward ✓ Enable Toll Bypass ✓ Rings Before Forwarding 2 Number To Dial 77 Toll Bypass: Pin Number 1234 Power Management ✓ Disable Standby/Hibernate Apply Quit Planet Personal VoIP Gateway

If you are on a PBX, you may need to press a digit to get an outside line (i.e. 9). In this case you would enter 0,,22199518.

In order to forward incoming regular calls to a VoIP call, such as through SkypeOut™ or to a Skype account, enter speed dial number (e.g. 22) associated with the Skype User without the * key (as shown above).or enter the SkypeOut™ number (e.g. 00886222199518).

Planet SKG-300 - Forwarding Calls - 7

Note:

You may need to disable suspend mode in your computer to prevent the computer from going into sleep mode. If the computer is in sleep mode, then forwarding will not work. Or you can enable “Disable Standby/Hibernate” in configuration.

SKGAgent Configuration General Call Forwarding Call Recorder Call Forward Settings VoIP To Phone Line Enable Call Forward ✓ Enable Toll Bypass ✓ Rings Before Forwarding 2 ✓ Number To Dial 22199518 Phone Line To VoIP Enable Call Forward ✓ Enable Toll Bypass ✓ Rings Before Forwarding ✓ Number To Dial 77 Toll Bypass Pin Number 1234 Power Management ✓ Disable Standby/Hibernate PLANET Revolving & Communication Planet Personal VoIP Gateway Apply Quit

3.9 Toll Bypass

Toll bypass is similar to forwarding, except the incoming caller hears a beep, enters a password and then dials out an arbitrary number instead of fixed forwarding as described in the previous section.

There are two common scenarios for this. You can call in from your mobile phone to the computer that the SKG-300 adaptor is connected to and make a low cost SkypeOut international call. This is useful if you are in the same geographical location as SKG-300 and want to make international calls.

The second common scenario is your Skype to the computer that the SKG-300 adaptor is connected to and make a low cost local call over the PSTN line. This is useful if you are traveling abroad and want to make a low cost local call (in the geographical location that the SKG-300 adaptor is in).

Right click on the SKGAgent (green telephone in the Windows System Tray) and select configure as shown below.

About Configure Exit

You will see the SKG-300 configuration screen as shown below.

SKGAgent Configuration General | Call Forwarding | Call Recorders | General Settings Initiate VoIP Call Send Key Call Waiting Sequence Conference Key Sequence Soft Phone Type SKYPE Restore Defaults Planet Personal VoIP Gateway Apply Quit

Press the Call Forwarding tab to see the Call Forwarding parameters as shown below.

SKGAgent Configuration General Call Forwarding Call Recorder Call Forward Settings VoIP To Phone Line Enable Call Forward Enable Toll Bypass Rings Before Forwarding 2 - Number To Dial 333 Phone Line To VoIP Enable Call Forward Enable Toll Bypass Rings Before Forwarding 2 - Number To Dial 77 Toll Bypass Pin Number 1234 Power Management Disable Standby/Hibernate PLANET Networking & Communication Planet Personal VoIP Gateway Apply Quit

In order to enable toll bypass of incoming PSTN calls, change the Phone Line to VOIP settings as follows:

- Check the Enable Toll Bypass checkbox as shown below

SKGAgent Configuration General Call Forwarding Call Recorder Call Forward Settings VoIP To Phone Line Enable Call Forward Enable Toll Bypass Rings Before Forwarding 2 - Number To Dial 22189518 Phone Line To VoIP Enable Call Forward Enable Toll Bypass Rings Before Forwarding 2 - Number To Dial 77 Toll Bypass Pin Number 1234 Power Management Disable Standby/Hibernate PLANET Reiterating & Communication Planet Personal VoIP Gateway Apply Quit

- Select the number of rings before the forwarding takes place as shown below.

SKGAgent Configuration General Call Forwarding Call Recorder Call Forward Settings VoIP To Phone Line Enable Call Forward Enable Toll Bypass Rings Before Forwarding 2 Number To Dial 2219519 Phone Line To VoIP Enable Call Forward Enable Toll Bypass Rings Before Forwarding 2 Number To Dial 77 Toll Bypass Pin Number 1234 Power Management Disable Standby/Hibernate PLANET Reputing & Communication Planet Personal VoIP Gateway Apply Quit

Set your password and press apply as shown below. The password can be any 4 to 8 digits

SKGAgent Configuration General Call Forwarding Call Recorder Call Forward Settings VoIP To Phone Line Enable Call Forward Enable Toll Bypass Rings Before Forwarding Number To Dial 22195518 Phone Line To VoIP Enable Call Forward Enable Toll Bypass Rings Before Forwarding 2 Number To Dial 77 Toll Bypass Pin Number 1234 Power Management Disable Standby/Hibernate Planet Personal VoIP Gateway Apply Quit

When you call into your telephone line you will hear a beep. Enter the pin code followed by the * button and then enter the Skype speed dial (e.g. 22) or the SkypeOut telephone number (e.g. 00 + country code + telephone number) followed by the * button.

In order perform toll bypass on an incoming Skype call, enable Toll Bypass in the VoIP to Phone Line section. When you Skype into the SkKG-300 adaptor, you will hear a beep. Enter the pin code followed by the * button and then enter the telephone number you want to dial on the PSTN line followed by the * key.

Planet SKG-300 - Toll Bypass - 7

Note:

You may need to disable suspend mode in your computer to prevent the computer from going into sleep mode. If the computer is in sleep mode, then forwarding will not work. Or you can enable “Disable Standby/Hibernate” in configuration.

SKGAgent Configuration General Call Forwarding Call Recorder Call Forward Settings VoIP To Phone Line Enable Call Forward Enable Toll Bypass Rings Before Forwarding 2 Number To Dial 22199510 Phone Line To VoIP Enable Call Forward Enable Toll Bypass Rings Before Forwarding 2 Number To Dial 77 Toll Bypass Pin Number 1234 Power Management Disable Standby/Hibernate PLANET Receiving & Communication Planet Personal VoIP Gateway Apply Quit

3.10 Call Recorder

The SKG-300 adapter can be configured to record PSTN or Skype voice by manually or automatically. Right click on the SKGAgent (green telephone in the Windows System Tray) and select configure as shown below.

SKGAgent Configuration General | Call Forwarding | Call Recorder Location C:\Documents and Settings\jacky\My Documents\Recordings Open Folder Automation ● Inactive ○ Record next call ○ Record all calls Manual Control PLANET Networking & Communication Planet Personal VoIP Gateway Apply Quit

Location : You can click "Open Folder" button to change the location of the voice file, or leave it as the default setting.

Automation :

Inactive : SKG-300 will not record any voice.

Record next call : SKG-300 will only record the next call, and then the Automation status will change to Inactive.

Record all calls : SKG-300 will record all the calls automatically; user can check the voice file in the specific directory.

Manual Control : User can select to record which call he wants to save, just press the red circle button to start recording, and press black square button to stop the recording.

Planet SKG-300 - Automation : - 1

Note:

To enable recording feature, user must click on SKGAgent and keep the configuration on the desktop, if user click "Quit" to quit the setting, SKG-300 will not record any voice at all.

3.11 Skype Voicemail

With SKG-300 active, the attached telephone handset can be used to check for, and listen to your Skype voicemail.

When you have a new Skype voicemail that you have not listened to, you will hear an intermittent beep in the VoIP dial tone.

If you have no new voicemail (i.e. either no voicemail or voicemail that you have already listened to), the standard VoIP dial tone will be heard.

You can access your voice mail only when there is no call in progress.

In order to access your voicemail:

  1. Pick up the attached telephone handset
  2. Press ‘##’ to get VoIP dial tone
  3. If a new Skype voice message exists the VoIP dial tone will have an intermittent beep
  4. Press '*' to access voice mail mode
  5. Once in voice mail mode the first message is played automatically
  6. At the end of each message a trailing "beep" is played
  7. At the end of the last messages a trailing 'beep-beep-beep' is played
  8. During the playing of current message and within 5 seconds following the end of message the you can press the 1, 2, 3, 9 in order to perform the following actions:
User Action Key
Repeat current message 1
Delete current message, move to next 2
Keep current message, move to next 3
Delete all messages 9
  1. If you don't enter any valid key within 5 sec after message has ended, the system will behave as if you pressed '3'

To exit voicemail mode press ‘##’ or place the attached telephone in the handset (i.e. on hook). Alternatively, pressing ‘#1’ will also exit voicemail mode. In either case, the currently playing message will be stopped.

3.12 Changing the Default Settings

You can change the default settings for sending a call, activating a Skype™ call, switching between a Skype™ call and a regular call (call waiting) and conference calling, by running the SKG-300 configuration.

Right click on the SKGAgent and select Configure as shown below.

About Configure Exit

You will see the configuration tab as shown below.

SKGAgent Configuration General | Call Forwarding | Call Recorder | General Settings Initiate VoIP Call Send Key Call Waiting Sequence Conference Key Sequence Soft Phone Type SKYPE Restore Defaults Planet Personal VoIP Gateway Apply Quit

The Initiate VoIP Call – press these keys to get a VoIP dial-tone. You can now dial a SkypeOut™ call or a Skype™ speed dial call from your telephone handset.

The Send Key – press this key following the phone number (or speed dial number) when making a VoIP call.

The Call Waiting Sequence – press these keys during a call to switch between a VoIP and regular call. For example to switch from a regular telephone call to an incoming Skype™ call or to switch from a Skype™ call to an incoming regular phone call.

The Conference Key Sequence – while on a Skype call and you receive a regular call or while on a regular call and you receive a Skype call, press these keys conference together the two calls.

Press the Restore Defaults button if you want to restore all sequences to their factory shipped settings.

3.13 Disabling SKG-300

In order to disable SKG-300, right click on the SKGAgent in the system tray and select Exit as shown below.

About Configure Exit

You can now disconnect the SKG-300 adapter from the PC.

3.14 Uninstall

In order to uninstall the SKG-300 adapter, click on the uninstall utility in the SKG-300 program group accessed from the Start button -> All Programs -> Planet Personal VoIP Gateway.

FAE Internet Internet Explorer My Documents My Pictures Windows Catalog Windows Update Accessories Games Planet Personal VoIP Gateway Skype Startup Internet Explorer MSN Explorer Outlook Express Remote Assistance Windows Media Player Windows Messenger All Programs Configure Readme SKGAgent Uninstall Log Off Turn Off Computer

When the uninstall indicator disappears, the un-installation is complete.

3.15 Troubleshooting

The first step in troubleshooting is to read the readme.txt that appears in the SKG-300 program group. It contains a list of known issues for the current SKG-300 driver version.

To find out the driver version, right click on the SKGAgent (green telephone in the system tray) and select About.

About Configure Exit

You will see the SKGAgent About screen below.

About SKGAgent Planet Personal VoIP Gateway Copyright (C) 2005 Version 1.14.08PL01 Planet Tech. www.planet.com.tw OK

Common Fix

If SKG-300 was working OK and suddenly stops working properly (e.g. stops responding to incoming rings or you cannot get a VoIP dial tone) try the following:

  • Quit the SKGAgent (right click on the green telephone in the System Tray and select Quit)
  • Quit the Skype application
    • Unplug the SKG-300 adaptor
  • Wait 30 seconds
  • Plug in the SKG-300 adaptor
  • Start Skype
  • Start the SKGAgent

Wrong Device Installed

If you insert the SKG-300 adapter on a Windows XP SP2 PC "prior" to installing the software, the adapter will be incorrectly installed as a USB Modem.

Simply proceed to install the SKG-300 software and it will resolve the issue and install the adapter properly.

Softphone Version Warning

If you get a Softphone Version Warning from SKG-300, then you should upgrade your softphone to the latest version. Otherwise, SKG-300 may not operate properly.

SKG-300 does not appear to be responding to incoming calls

There are several reasons why SKG-300 may not function.

  • SKG-300 may not work properly with some 4 wire (multi-line) phones
  • Make sure the SKG-300 adapter is connected to the PC and SKGAgent is running (green phone in the Windows System Tray).
    • Make sure the handset is connected to the phone jack on the SKG-300 adaptor and not the line jack

  • If the Skype™ application was terminated for any reason while the SKG-300 agent was running, you will need to exit the SKGAgent and then restart it.

  • Some telephone handsets require a battery to be installed in order to ring. If your handset supports a battery, make sure there is a battery installed and that the battery is not depleted.

Cannot hear dial-tone when I pick up the handset connected to the SKG-300 adapter

Check to make sure that the handset is connected to the correct jack on the SKG-300 adapter

Cannot hear the Skype™ call in telephone handset

Check to make sure that Skype is configured to use the SKG-300 Audio device as its Audio In and Audio Out Sound Device.

This is done as following:

Select Options from the Skype™ Tools Menu as shown below.

Skype File View Tools Call Help Add a Contact... Search for Skype Users... Import Contacts... Send Contacts... Manage Blocked Users... Chat Recent Chats Bookmarked Chats Create Conference... Clear Call List Select Language Edit Skype Language File... Export Contacts to vCard File Import Contacts from vCard File Go to My Account Page Share Skype with a Friend Options... Online 1,376,269 Users Online

and then select Sound Devices as shown below.

Skype™ - Options General Privacy Notifications Sounds Sound Devices Audio In SKG-300 Skype Audio Device Audio Out SKG-300 Skype Audio Device Ringing Windows default device Ring PC speaker Let Skype adjust my sound device settings Hotkeys Connection Advanced Call Forwarding & Voicemail Related Tasks Learn more how to set up your audio settings. Make a test call to Skype answering machine. Save Cancel

Check the Audio In and Audio Out list boxes and make sure SKG-300 Skype Audio Device is selected.

Call Forwarding is not working properly

  • Make sure that a telephone cable is plugged into the SKG-300 adaptor line jack and to the wall phone plug
  • Make sure call forwarding is configured properly in the SKGAgent -> Configure -> Call Forwarding tab
  • Try to dial the telephone number as you have entered in the SKG-300 Call Forwarding dialog box
  • If you are on a PBX, make sure you have entered enough commas after the 9 (for example) to make sure that SKG-300 waits for the dial tone before dialing the telephone number
  • Make sure your computer is not going into suspend (sleep) mode. This will prevent forwarding from working

Toll bypass is not working properly

  • Make sure that a telephone cable is plugged into the SKG-300 adaptor line jack and to the wall phone plug
    • Make sure toll bypass is configured properly in the SKGAgent -> Configure -> Call Forwarding tab
  • Make sure Skype version 1.3.xx or higher is used on both sides
  • Make sure your computer is not going into suspend (sleep) mode. This will prevent toll bypass from working.
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Brand : Planet

Model : SKG-300

Category : Phone