Powering the System On and Off
The G7500 system turns on when you plug it into a power source. The system doesn’t have a power
button, so you must unplug the power cable to turn it off.
Don’t power off the system during maintenance activities (for example, while a software update is in
progress).
Related Links
Restart the System on page 102
Navigating the System
You can navigate the G7500 system using the system web interface.
Access the System Web Interface
Access the G7500 system web interface to perform administrative tasks.
The system web interface enables you to do the following actions:
▪ Finish setting up your system.
▪ Remotely configure and manage your system. Unlike the local interface, you can configure every
setting through the system web interface.
▪ Control certain user functions of the system (such as placing calls and ending content sessions).
▪ Manage contacts.
Procedure
1. Enter the system IP address in a browser.
When setting up your system, the onscreen instructions display the IP address to use.
2. Enter the user name (the default is admin).
3. Enter the password (the default is the last six characters of your system’s serial number).
Related Links
Complete System Setup on page 12
Place a Call from the System Web Interface
The G7500 system web interface gives you many of the same calling features and controls that are in the
local interface.
You can also place video and audio-only calls directly from the Dashboard.
Procedure
1. In the system web interface, go to Place a Call.
2. Do one of the following:
▪ Select Dial to manually dial a number or name.
▪ Select Contacts to search local and directory contacts to call.
▪ Select Favorites to search contacts marked as Favorites.
▪ Select Recent to select a number or name you’ve called in the past.
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