Index

256-bit AES encryption, 6, 11, 327–328
411 services, 126, 276
4C connectors (Pocket PC), 26
802.11a standard, 20
802.11b standard, 20–21, 311
802.11g standard, 21, 311, 368
911 services, 126, 184, 276

A

About Me field, profile, 147–149
Access API, 378–380
accounts
creating Skype user, 29–31, 44–47
creating SkypeOut, 181–182
setting up SkypeIn, 186–188
Actiontec Internet Phone Wizard, 135–136
Active Directory, and Skype, 365–368
ActiveS, 381, 383
ActiveSync, connecting Pocket PC device to PC, 34, 37
adapters, telephone, 244–247
add-on products
See also specific add-on
headsets, 234–236
microphones, 234
music player, 224–226
Skype API, 380
telephone gateways, 236–244
adding
contact to existing call, 112–113
contact to existing chat, 192–193
contacts, 47–52
new sounds, 152
ringtones, 231
Skype to small business, 273–275
speed to your connections, 19
user accounts, 44–47
video to Skype, 19
voice mail to Skype, 198–206
Windows users, accounts, 130–132
address books
accessing Outlook’s from Skype, 212
importing, 115–121
advertising your Skype name, 52
AES encryption, 256-bit, 6, 11, 327–328
alerts
setting sound, 79–80, 150–153
turning on, off, 194
Allow Calls, Allow Chats options, 73, 74
AMY (Answering Machine by YabberNut), 201–204, 240–241
analog telephone adapters (ATAs), 392–393
answering machines
adding to Skype, 198–199
adding to Windows XP Media Center, 229
making Skype work with existing, 269–273
YapperNut YapperBox, 201–204, 240–241
APIs (application programming interfaces)
and add-on products, 198
Skype Phone, Skype Access, 378–380
Apple computers
See also Macintosh
Skype’s recommended system requirements, 15
testing existing setup for Skype installation, 26
application programming interfaces. See APIs
architecture
advanced P2P technology, 178–181, 324–328
P2P, components, encryption, 174–177
astericks (*), search wildcards, 54
Asterisk, 322, 324
attachments, caution about accepting, 101
audio
capability, testing Windows, 23–24
sound alerts, 79–80, 150–153, 194
transfering between applications, 218
Audio Vox SMT5600 smart phone, 306–307
authentication, enabling proxy, 158–159
authorization
calling without, 63
obtaining user’s, 50–51
Pending Authorization icon, 88
user, 195–196
automatic call answering, 160
Automatic Proxy Detection, 158
Away status
described, 87
setting, 63–64, 68–69

B

back-up utilities, 231
bandwidth
Skype requirements, 335–336
video call requirements, 282, 283
.BAT files, caution on opening, 101
batteries, extra for mobile calling, 300
Berson, Tom, 330, 352, 353
binary tarball option, Linux installation, 41–42
blocking
firewall ports, 374
skam (Skype spam), 196
Skype in the workplace, 332, 373–374
users, 75–76, 195–196
BlueCoat solutions, 331
Bluetooth headsets, 16–17, 235–236, 341–342
Boingo wireless provider, 315
bookmarking chats, chat topics, 95, 97
broadband
described, 18
effect of multiple instances of Skype, 136
business
blocking Skype in the enterprise, 332, 373–374
connecting telephone gateways, 273–275
and firewalls, 361, 364–365
Skype security issues, 352–354
using Skype in the workplace, 319–335, 358–359
WiFi telephones, 396
buttons, configuring for sound alerts, 151–152

C

Cab installer, 34
cable modems
connecting telephone gateways, 271
typical speed, 18
cables, USB extension, 299
calculator add-on, 230
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act), 328
call centers, 239–240
call forwarding, 169–171, 216–217
Call Forwarding status, 88
calling for free, 124–126
calling cards and SkypeOut, 126
calls
forwarding, 169–171, 189, 216–217
information about, displaying, 164–165, 369–373
making test, 57
making your first, 58–60
putting on hold, 60, 153
recording, 206–210
callto: feature, 346–347
cell phones
chatting text message to, 215
Pocket PC, 300–305
Skype-enabled, 396–397
and VoSky Call Center, 239
vs. Skype, 126
chat, voice. See voice chat
chat history
deleting, 92–93
displaying, 194
using, viewing, 161
Chat option, 55
chat topics, selecting, 94–95
chats
See also voice chat
adding contacts to, 192–193
setting advanced options, 160–161
using system commands in, 193–194
CIRD notation, 356
Cisco, and SIP support, 322
Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) notation, 356
clearing chat history, topics, 93, 95
clock plug-in, 230
.CMD files, caution on opening, 101
codec, configuring, 165
Comes online setting, 76–77
command-line options, 194–195
commands, system, using in chat, 193–194
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), 328
computers
personal, Skype’s recommended, 14–15
running multiple instances of Skype, 128–137
conference calls, 9, 112
confidentiality. See privacy
configuration
PBX setup for business, 398–399
personal computer recommendations, 14–15
of telephone gateways, 236, 271–272
VoIP with telephone adapter, 392
configuring
network devices, 360–363
sound alerts, 79–80, 150–153
connecting
Pocket PC device to PC, 34, 37
telephone gateways, 270–273
telephone to computers, 244–247
connections
checking P2P with NatCheck, 169
controlling port for incoming, 365
failures on VoIP networks, 330–331
LAN-based, for Skype, 17–18
opening using HTTP port, 325–327
Skype types, settings, 17, 156–159
speed. See speed
for telephone adapters, 244–245
USB, 298–299
for video calls, 280, 283
wireless-based, 20–21
connectors, 4C (Pocket PC), 26
Connectotel Skype to SMS service, 215–216
Connectotel SMS to Skype service, 215
contacts
adding, 33, 47–52
adding to existing call, 112–113
adding to existing chat, 192–193
blocking, 75–76
configuring alert when online, 153
double-clicking name, 67
importing, 115–121
inviting to a chat, 99–101
searching for, 52–54
sending, 113–115
sending files to multiple, 106–107
setting chat topic with, 94–95
starting chat with, 56–57
viewing profiles of, 57
Contacts window, sending file in, 107
Control Panel, searching for sound card, 23
converging networks, 5
cordless telephones
connecting telephone gateways, 271–272
Linksys CIT 200, 249–250
Skype-enabled, 394–395
and telephone gateways, 236–237
using Skype with existing, 269–273
and YabberBox, 202
corporate help desks, 338–341
costs
high-speed connections, 300
using Skype with existing telephone, 276
CPU (central processing unit)
Skype’s usage, 335–336
usage per call, 169
creating user accounts, 29–31, 44–47
Creative Sound Card, 136
CS-50 USB Bluetooth headset, 235–236
currency options, 184–185
Current Status, setting, 61–64
CyberPhone K USB phone, 258–259
CyberSpeaker speaker phone, 260–261

D

.DAT files, 173
data
classifying sensitive, 352–353
packet loss issue, 166
deleting chat history, 92–93
desktop shortcuts, 346
Desktop VoIP phone with speaker phone, 263–264
devices
See also specific device
sound card, 23
sound, Skype options, 154–156
dialing
configuring SkypeOut, 182–185
dial-up modem connections vs. broadband, 21–22
speed-dial capabilities, 272–273
digital subscriber line. See DSL
digital telephone adapters, 392–393
disabling
chat history, 92
Guest accounts, 130
displaying
See also viewing
chat history, 194
technical call information, 164–165, 369
user information, 89–90
Do Not Disturb status, 64, 87
double-click to start call, settings, 88–89
Douglass, Dan, 369, 388
download and upload speed, 18–20
downloading
Skype for Pocket PC, 33–34
Skype for Windows, 26
Skype for MAC OS X, 38
transferred files, 105
in the workplace, 332
dragging and dropping to add people to chat, 192–193
drivers
video, 284
Widcomm Bluetooth, 341
DSL/cable router, 393
DSL (digital subscriber line)
connecting telephone gateways, 271
and Skype recommendations, 14
typical speed, 18–19
and video calls, 283
and VoIP, 5
DualPhone USB phone, 247–249, 394

E

e-mail
adding Skype name to signature, 52
address books, importing, 115–121
e911 service, 276–277
editing
language files, 190–192
profiles, 143–150
your profile, 69–71
education uses of Skype, 338–339
embedded Skype, 334–335
emergency numbers, 184
emoticons, showing and using, 68, 98
enabling
hotkeys, 80–83
proxy authentication, 158–159
encryption
256-bit AES, 6, 11, 327–328
and file transfers, 105
Skype’s described, 177, 327–328
End Users License Agreement (EULA)
Skype’s for Pocket PC, 34
Skype’s for Windows, 27
and supernodes, 329
Ethernet, and bandwidth, 335
EULA. See End Users License Agreement
events
configuring sound alerts, 150–153
Notification options, 78–79
.EXE files, caution on opening, 101
exiting from chat, 194
exporting contacts to Outlook, 231
extensions, USB, 298–299, 314

F

faxes
and Skype, 126
and telephone gateways, 236
Festoon videoconferencing solution, 283, 289–293
file sharing and peer-to-peer networks, 9, 178–179
file transfers
handling, 101–109
relayed, 108–109
unauthorized use of Skype, 328–329
files
caution about attachments, 101
sending in chats, 102–109
Firefox, 346
firewalls
and file transfers, 109
and proxy servers, 158, 357–358
and Skype in the workplace, 332, 336
and NAT devices, 327, 362–363
Windows, 365–368
Flash phones, 314–315
FlashPhone F1K USB phone, 264–265
fonts, changing, 99
Foreign eXchange Office (FXO) interface, 398
forwarding Skype calls, 169–171, 189, 216–217
free
calling, 124–126
WiFi hotspot locators, 315–316
Friis, Janus, 178, 179
full-screen video calls, 281

G

Garfinkel, Simson, 330
Gateway devices, using with Skype, 137
gateways, telephone
add-on products, 236–244
maximum phones per, 268
Skype PBX, 398–400
Getting Started Wizard, 33
Global Index, using, 176–177, 180
government wiretaps, 328
Greasemonkey, 346
GSM mobile phones, and SMS to Skype, 215
Guest accounts, disabling, 130

H

H.323 protocols, 322–324
headsets
add-on products, 234–236
Bluetooth, 16–17, 235–236, 341–342
configuring codec, 165
and Pocket PC devices, 16
Skype’s recommendations, 15
wired vs. wireless, 312
help, using in chat, 193
hiding
areas of your profile, 143–145
user actions, 193–194
user information, 89–90
history, chat, settings, 74, 90–92
hold, putting calls on, 60
home users
avoiding being supernode, 325
embedded Skype, 334–335
high-speed connections, 18–19
personal video calls, 278–279
routers and firewalls, 358
using DSL without firewall, 361
using Skype without computer, 268–269
VoIP for, 5
WiFi telephones, 395
host cache, 324
Hot Recorder call-recording tool, 207
Hotkeys option, 80–83
hotspots, WiFi, 18
HP HW6710/6715 Pocket PC phone, 305
HTTPS, connection settings, 158
hubs, USB, 299
Hughes, David, 350
hyperlinks
configuring callto links, 161–162
launching Skype with button, 346

I

iBook, 16, 26
icons
emoticons, 98
placing Skype’s on your desktop, 29
IM. See instant-messaging
iMate K-Jam Pocket PC phone, 303
importing contacts, 115–121
index to Skype users, 176–177
installing
Skype for Linux, 39–42
Skype for Mac OS X, 38–39
Skype for Pocket PC, 33–37
Skype for Windows, 26–33
instant message, starting, 90–92
instant-messaging (IM) applications, 4, 127
Internet
rating speed of your connection, 19–20
security of, 11
Skype connection settings, 156–159
and Skype’s decentralized P2P network, 174–175
interviews, podcasting Skype call, 217
Invisible status, setting, 64
inviting
address book names to use Skype, 119–121
others to join Skype, 60–61
users to a chat, 99–101
IO Gear USB speaker phone, 262–263
IP addresses
and login information, 177
and NAT, 356
IP phone infrastructures, 352
IPEVO USB phones, 255–257
iPMate Skype gateway, 243–244
iPod, 400
iSkoot call-forwarding, 216–217

J

jitter, configuring sound, 166
John, Stuart, 342
Jyve plug-in, 382–383

K

Kalmström, Peter, 211
KatrinaHelp, 339–340
Kazaa, 178, 179, 324
keyboard, entering phone numbers using, 183
keyboard shortcuts
on desktop, 346
Hotkeys option, 80–83
Kingdom of Loathing game, 350

L

LANs (local area networks)
connection speed, 19–20
Skype connections, 17–18
Skype in the workplace, 359
landline phones, calling with SkypeIn, 186
language files, editing, 190–192
language options, 86–87
laptops
Apple, Skype’s recommended system requirements, 16
PCs, Skype’s recommended system requirements, 15
phone for. See USB phones
using Skype with your, 298–300
launching
Skype with Run command, 194
Skype with Run As command, 133–134
licenses
Skype, Pocket PC, 35
Skype, Windows, 27, 329
and supernodes, 329
lighting during video calls, 282
links. See hyperlinks
Linksys CIT 200 cordless telephone, 249–250, 345, 394, 397
Linux
installing Skype for, 39–42
Skype API for, 382
Skype’s recommended system requirements, 17
testing existing setup for Skype installation, 26
local area/wide area network (LAN/WAN), voice calls over, 4–5
local phone service, using Skype with your, 273–275
logging, Skype’s, 328–329
logging in as Skype user, 45–47
login server, 175–176, 180
long distance
free, lower-cost, 124–126
setting currency options, 184–185
using Skype with your service, 275–278
using SkypeIn for, 186–189
Look2Skype add-on, 211–213
low cost long distance, 126

M

M-Mail, 215
Mac OS X
installing Skype for, 38–39
Skype API for, 381
Macintosh
Nicecast for the Mac, 221–222
Skype’s recommended system requirements, 15–16
making
test calls, 57
video calls, 287–289
voice calls, 110–113
your first call, 58–60
managing contacts, 113–121
mcePhone for Skype, 227–228
media center, integrating with Skype, 227–228
Mehta, Dina, 340
microphones
add-on products, 234
configuring, 154
muting, unmuting, 60, 295
and Pocket PC devices, 16
testing in Windows, 23
Microsoft Outlook. See Outlook
Microsoft MSN Messenger, making video calls with Skype, 293–296
MIDI loopback cable, and VAC, 218
missed calls notifications, 78
MiTunes music player plug-in, 224–225
mobile phones, calling with SkypeIn, 186
mobile Skype
and remote use, 350
USB phones, 313–315
using Skype with your laptop, 298–300
modems, speed of cable, 18–19
monitors, resolution, and video calls, 281
Motorola HS810 headset, 342
Motorola MPX220 smartphone, 308–309
Mozilla Mail, Skypelt plug-in, 226–227
MPlat FlashPhone USB phone, 264–265
MSN Messenger, making video calls with Skype, 278, 282
Mt. Everest Internet cafe, 350
multiple instances of Skype on one system, 128–137
multiple users, creating, 44–47
multiplexing, and NAT, 356
Munir, Kamal, 342
music player plug-ins, 224–226
MuteForSkype music player plug-in, 224–225
muting
all sounds, 152
microphones, 60, 295
Windows control, 23

N

names
contact, double-clicking to call, 67
personalizing your profile’s, 145
Napster, 178–179
NAT (Network Address Translation)
device vs. firewall, 362–363
implementations of, 356–358
and SIP, 322
and Skype, 326, 327, 333
NatCheck, checking P2P connections with, 169
Network Address Translation (NAT). See NAT
network devices, configuring, 360–363
networking, peer-to-peer (P2P), 6–8
networks
converging, 5
LAN, speed of, 19–20
unauthorized use of Skype on, 328–329
Nicecast for the Mac, 221–222
No History setting, 92
nodes described, 175
Nokio 6630 smartphone, 309–310
Nokio 6680 smartphone, 310–311
Not Available status, 64, 87
Notification options, 76–79

O

Offline status, 62, 88
online pubs, 350
Online status, 63, 87
operating systems
See also specific system
and Skype API, 379, 383
Skype recommendations, 128
Options settings, 65–83
Orange SPV C500 smartphone, 306–307
Outlook
adding Skype toolbar, exporting contacts to, 231
importing contacts, address books, 115–121
integrating Skype with, 210–214

P

packet filtering, 357, 374
packet loss issue, 166–167
Pamela
for SkypeCasting, 219
voice mail, 199–201
passwords, setting for user accounts, 132
PBX
gateways, Skype, 398–400
Skype for larger businesses, 274–275
and Skype, 338
PC laptops. See laptops
PCPhoneLine VPT1000 USB corded phone, 257–258
PCPhoneLine VTA1000 phone adapter, 246–247
peer-to-peer (P2P) networking described, 6–8
peer-to-peer (P2P) networks
and Skype’s advanced P2P technology, 178–181
Skype’s decentralized, 174–175
Pending Authorization icon, 88
performance
optimizing Skype, 335–336
speed. See speed Permaworld foundation, 339
Person, Tom, 327
personal area networks (PANs), WiFi, 341
personal computers, Skype’s
recommended configuration, 14–15
personal video calls, 278–279
PerSonoCall software, 341
phone numbers
calling landline, mobile, 186
emergency, 184
using plus symbol (+) for Skype calls, 183, 185
PhoneConnector phone adapter, 245–246
phones
See also telephones
cell. See cell phones
speaker, add-on products, 259–265
USB, Skype-enabled, 247–259
Plantronics CS-50 USB Bluetooth
headset, 235–236, 341
playing
previously recorded calls in future call, 218
sounds on specified events, 150–153
test audio clip, 23
plug-ins. See add-ons
plus symbol (+), use for Skype calls, 183, 185
Pocket PC devices
4C connectors, 26
capable of Skype calls (table), 312
installing Skype for, 33–37
Skype’s recommended system requirements, 16
testing existing setup for Skype installation, 26
using Skype with, 300–305, 343–344
using Skype with wireless, 311–312
podcasts, recording Skype calls for, 221–222
popup windows
chat, configuring, 161
display technical call information, 164–165, 369
ports
blocking firewall, 374
configuring Internet, 156–159
Skype’s use of, 324, 333, 364, 368–373
USB, and Skype connections, 298–299
PowerBooks, testing existing setup for
Skype installation, 26
PowerGramo recording add-on, 209–210
privacy
blocking users, 75–76, 195–196
configuring voice mail, 173
guarding your, 145–150
of Skype, 330
privacy option setting, 71–76
private branch exchange (PBX) system
gateways, Skype, 398–400
Skype for larger businesses, 274–275
and Skype, 338
profiles
adding contact, 49
advanced settings, 142–143
editing your, 69–71
personalizing your, 143–150
viewing contact, 57
protocols. See specific protocol
proxy servers
Skype connection settings, 156–159
and Skype in the workplace, 334, 357, 368–373
PSH TCP flag, 326
public switched telephone network (PSTN) vs. VoIP technology, 4–5
purchasing
telephone adapters, 269–270
webcams, 280–281

R

RapidBox Skype gateway, 241–242
Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP), 322
recent chats, viewing, 96
recording Skype calls, 206–210
registering Skype, 26–33
relayed
calls and file transfers, 359–360
file transfers, 108–109, 331
‘TCP,’ 167
remote users, 350
REN (ringer-equivalent number)
checking capacity, 274
and number of phones connected, 268
requesting authorization from contact, 50–51
resolution, screen, and video calls, 281
restricting access with privacy options, 71–76
ringer-equivalent number (REN)
checking capacity, 274
and number of phones connected, 268
ringtones
adding, 231
configuring, 152, 155
routers
NAT, 356, 360
Skype, 392–401
and supernodes, 324
RPM version of Skype, 40
RTP (Real-Time Transport Protocol), 322
Ruhrpumpen, 339
Run As command, launching Skype with, 133–134
Run command, launching Skype with, 194
running
multiple instances of Skype, 128–137
Skype with other applications, 127

S

S3ven’s free tools, 230–231
SAM (Skype Answering Machine), adding, 204–205
Samsung i600 smartphone, 307–308
Samsung i730 Pocket PC phone, 301
Santa Cruz Networks Festoon
videoconferencing solution, 289–293
satellite connections, 18, 19
screen size, resolution, and video calls, 281
Scriptschool.com, 350
searching
for contacts, 52–54
for sound card, 23
security
Skype (basic), 11–12
Skype in the workplace, 328–331, 352–354
Skype privacy options, 71–76
sending
chat message to contact, 83
contacts, 113–115
file during voice call, 108
file in main Contacts window, 107
files from Windows Explorer, 103–105
files to multiple contacts, 106–107
text messages, 214–216
servers
login, 175–176
proxy. See proxy servers
setting
chat history, 74
Current Status, 61–64
double-click to start call, 88–89
language options, 86–87
passwords on user accounts, 132
Skype Internet connections, 156–159
up voice mail, 171–173
setup wizard, Skype, 27
Share Skype with a Friend menu option, 60–61
Shared.xml, 365
Show me as option, 68–69
Siemens M34 SB Gigaset phone adapter, 250–251, 397
Siemens SX66 Pocket PC phone, 302
signing up as new Skype user, 44–47
Simple Traversal of User Datagram (STUN), 326
SimplyPhone USB phone, 253
SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) vs. Skype protocol, 320–324
skam (Skype spam), blocking, 196
SkyBox gateway, 242–243
SkyIn voice mail, 198
SkyLook call-recording tool, 207–208
Skype
advanced settings, 142–174
architecture, 6, 174–181, 324–328
basic options, 65–83
blocking, 332, 373–374
business uses for, 338–341
call-forwarding option, 216–217
compared with other IM applications, 127
downloading, 26
features, options, 10–11
future of, 340, 392–401
installing. See installing
inviting others to join, 60–61, 119–121
license. See licenses
long distance. See long distance
multiple instances, using, 135–137
Outlook. See Outlook
PBX gateways, 398–399
peer-to-peer (P2P) networking, 6–8
routers (ATAs), 392–393
security, 11–12, 71–76, 352–354
smartphones, using with, 305–311
using without computer, 265–275
video calls, 278–296
voice mail. See voice mail
in the workplace, 328–331
Skype API, 378–388
Skype for Pocket PC, 343–345
Skype Groups, 273
Skype Me status, 63
Skype UI Text Editor, 190
Skype Web Toolbar, 222–224
Skype Zones, 315
SkypeCasting, 217, 219–221
SkypeHeadset, 342
SkypeIn, setting up and using, 186–189
Skypelt! Mozilla/Thunderbird e-mail
plug-in, 226–227
SkypeNet, Skype API for, 382
SkypeOut
described, using, 126, 181–186
home and business uses, 273–275
SkypeOut Dialing wizard, 184
SkypePod, 400–401
Skypeter free tools, 230
SkypeWeb, Skype API for, 382–383
SkypeX, 381
smart phones, using Skype with, 305–311, 343
SMS text messaging, 214–216
sniffing Skype calls, 353
SOCK5
proxy server, using, 368–373
settings, 158
sound alerts
configuring, 150–153
turning on, off, 194
Sound Alerts option, 79–80
sound cards
configuring, 155
determining if your computer has, 22–25, 23
setting instance of Skype to use, 135–136
sound clips, playing in Windows, 23
sound devices, Skype options, 154–156
Sound Recorder (Windows), 23
spam, Skype (skam), blocking, 196
speaker phone add-on products, 259–265
speakers
configuring, 155
Skype’s recommendations, 15
testing in Windows, 23
speeches, practicing, 206
speed
and conference calls, 112–113
file transfers during calls, 108
testing Internet, 137
upload and download, 18–20
upload, for video calls, 280
speed-dial capabilities, setting up, 272–273
Spontania Video4IM video call plug-in, 284–289
Spring PPC-6700 Pocket PC phone, 304
standards, wireless, 20–21
starting
calls by double-clicking contact name, 67, 88–89
chats, 55–57
Skype with Run As, 133–134
voice calls, 110
startup options, 160, 195
status
automatic settings, 68–69
Call Forwarding, 71
displaying call, 165
icons, 87–88
instant message or chat, 90–92
setting your current, 61–64
UDP, configuring, 168–169
STUN (Simple Traversal of User Datagram), 327, 333
subscriptions to SkypeIn, 186–188
supernodes, 177–178, 324, 329, 335, 359
switching between user accounts, 45–47
system commands, using in chat, 193–194
system requirements, Skype’s recommendations, 14–15

T

tarball options, Linux installation, 41–42
Targus telephone adapter, 342
TCP flags, 326
TCP handshake, 361–362
TCP/IP stack, and NAT, 356–357
TCP ports
and firewalls, 364
and Skype calls, 7
telco SS7 protocol suite, 320
telephone adapters
add-on products, 244–247
analog (ATAs), 392–393
maximum phones per, 268
telephone gateways
add-on products, 236–244
buying, 269–270
configuring, 271–272
connecting, 270–273
maximum phones per, 268
telephones
cell phones. See cell phones
cordless. See cordless phones
replacing your existing system, 273
setting instance of Skype to use, 135–136
Skype-enabled, 393–395
Skype phones, 345
Skype WiFi, 395–396
speaker phone add-on products, 259–265
USB phones. See USB phones
WiFi, 341–345
test calls, making, 57
test messaging, Skype option, 214–216
testing
hotkey combinations, 82
Internet speed, 137
Pocket PC devices for Skype support, 37
sound settings, 156
telephone gateways, 272
your broadband connection speed, 19
text on screen, editing, 190–192
Thunderbird Mail, Skypelt plug-in, 226–227
time
chat message timestamps, 161
showing user’s local, 230
toolbars
adding Skype to Outlook, 231
Outlook Toolbar for Skype, 211
Skype Web, 222–224
topics, selecting chat, 94–95
tracking users across Skype network, 176–177
transfers
call, Skype Forwarder, 229
file, handling, 101–109
troubleshooting Skype connections, 334, 369, 373

U

UDP (User Datagram Protocol)
configuring SessionIn, SessionOut, 167
Skype’s use of, 364
status configuration, 168–169
vs. TCP, 361–362
unmuting microphones, 60
upload
and download speed, 18–20
speed for video calls, 280
URI (Universal Resource Identifier) and callto: feature, 346–347
US Robotics USR9600, USR809600 USB phones, 254–255
USB phones
add-on Skype-enabled products, 247–259
connecting telephone gateways, 271
Flash phones, 314–315
Skype, 397–398
types of, 313–314, 345
using with laptops, 298
USB ports, using Skype with, 298–300
user accounts
creating Skype, 29–31, 44–47
passwords, setting, 132
Windows XP, and Skype, 128–130
User Datagram Protocol. See UDP
user information, hiding, 89–90
usernames, creating unique, 30
users
avoiding becoming supernode, 335, 359
blocking, 75–76
multiple, and multiple instances of Skype, 128
signing up as, 44–47
viewing profiles of, 144–145
UX tarball option, Linux installation, 41–42

V

.VBS files, caution on opening, 101
Verizon smart phones, 343
Verso solutions, 331
video calls
frame rate vs. image quality, 282
making with Skype, 278
personal, 278–279
Skype solutions, 273–296
SkypePod, 401
speed, webcams, setup, 278–282
video phones, 310–311
Video4IM video call plug-in, 145, 146, 284–289
videoconferencing solutions, 289–293
VidiTel videoconferencing solution, 289–273
viewing
See also displaying
chat history, 97, 161
list of voice mails, 172
profiles, 57, 144
recent chats, 96
Virtual Audio Cable (VAC) driver, 218
virtual help desk, 339–340
viruses and attachments, 101
voice calls
See also calls
adding contact to, 112–113
conference calls, 112
making, 110–113
in P2P network, 6–8
sending file while in, 108
using SkypeOut, 181–186
without computer, 268–273
voice chats
See also chats
bookmarking, 97
described, 5
inviting user to, 99–101
sending file in, 102–109
sending message, 83
setting double-click to start call, 88–89
starting, 90–92
viewing recent, 96
voice mail
adding to Skype, 198–206
forwarding, 169–171
offline with, 88
setting up, using, 171–173
VoIP (Voice over IP)
basics of, 4–5, 321
and CALEA rules, 328
network security, 328–331
and Skype, 335–336
Vonage, 277, 278
VoSky Call Center gateway, 239–240
VoSky Chatterbox speaker phone, 260
VoSky Internet Phone Wizard (IPW), 237–238, 269–270, 345
VoSky USB phone, 252, 397
VTA100 PCPhoneLine phone adapter, 246–247
VZAccess 3G Verizon, 343

W

Web sites
Internet speed tests, 137
Skype’s Personalize Skype, 198
“speed-test,” 19
WeFi locators, 315–316
webcams, choosing for video calls, 280
Wi-Max, 18–19
Widcomm Bluetooth driver, 341
WiFi
finding hotspots, 315–316
phone solutions, 341–345
Skype telephones, 395–396
wildcards for contact searches, 54
Windows
Active Directory, and Skype, 365–368
add-on products. See specific add-on or plug-in
installing Skype for, 26–33
Mobile functionality, 300
Skype API for, 380–381
Skypeteer tools, 230
testing existing setup for Skype installation, 22–25
VAC driver, 218
viewing chat history, 161
Windows 2000 and Skype, 14
Windows Explorer, sending files from, 103–105
Windows XP
AMY voice mail add-on, 202–204
as optimal operating system, 128
and Skype, 14
Windows XP Media Center, 227–229
wireless Pocket PCs, using Skype with, 311–312
wireless-based connections, types of access, 20–21
wireless broadband (Wi-Max), 18–19
wiretaps, 328
wizards
Actiontec Internet Phone Wizard, 135–136
Import Contacts Wizard, 115–121
Skype for Pocket PC Setup Wizard, 34
Skype Setup Wizard, 27
SkypeOut Dialing, 184
VoSky Internet Phone Wizard (IPW), 237–238
workplace
blocking Skype in, 332, 373–374
corporate, virtual help desk, 338–341
proxy servers and Skype, 368–373
Skype security issues, 352–354
using Skype in, 319–335

Y

YapperBox, integration with AMY, 202
YapperNut YapperBox gateway and answering machine, 240–241

Z

Zennstrom, Niklas, 178, 179
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