Grandstream Networks, Inc.

GAC2500 Audio Conference Phone

GUI Customization Guide

GAC2500 GUI Customization Guide

Index
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 3
OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................ 3
HOW TO CUSTOMIZE GAC2500 LCD GUI ......................................................................................... 3
HTTPD SERVICE .................................................................................................................................. 3

CONFIGURATION GUIDE.......................................................................... 5
APP SETTING ....................................................................................................................................... 5
ADD THIRD PARTY APPLICATION ............................................................................................... 6
CONFIG SETTINGS .............................................................................................................................. 7
CONTACTS SETTINGS ........................................................................................................................ 8
LAYOUT SETTINGS .............................................................................................................................. 9
SCREEN SETTINGS ........................................................................................................................... 10
LANGUAGE AND KEYBOARD SETTINGS ........................................................................................ 11
WIDGET SETTINGS............................................................................................................................ 12

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Table of Figures
GAC2500 GUI Customization Guide
Figure 1: HTTPD Service .............................................................................................................................. 4
Figure 2: App Setting Interface...................................................................................................................... 5
Figure 3: Add a Third Part Application .......................................................................................................... 6
Figure 4: Config Settings............................................................................................................................... 7
Figure 5: Contacts Interface .......................................................................................................................... 8
Figure 6: Layout Settings .............................................................................................................................. 9
Figure 7: Screen Settings............................................................................................................................ 10
Figure 8: Language and Keyboard Settings ............................................................................................... 11
Figure 9: Widget Settings ............................................................................................................................ 12

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INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW
Grandstream GAC2500 Audio Conference Phone allows users to customize the GUI desktop layout and
display, offering users with flexibility and control. The GUI Configuration Tool facilitates displaying/hiding
certain applications, configuring parameters on the GAC2500 with specific configuration items, controlling
the display appearance and much more.
This document describes how to use the Grandstream Graphical GUI Customization Tool to customize the
GAC2500 GUI settings and applications. This tool allows users to do the following on applications running
on the GAC2500:

Turn on/off applications

Set up parameters

Personalize device display

Turn on/off certain functions on applications

The Grandstream Graphical GUI Customization Tool is available for download from the following link:
http://www.grandstream.com/support/tools

HOW TO CUSTOMIZE GAC2500 LCD GUI

1. Unzip the tool package. Double click on gui_config_tool.exe to start up the tool. Single click on
GAC2500 picture to get into the GAC2500 GUI customization interface.
2. Set up the parameters and application configurations.
3. Generate the GAC2500 custom file gac2500cust by clicking on File Save As. The tool also
allows users to read and edit the existing custom files.
4. Put the generated custom file gac2500cust on your HTTP/TFTP/HTTPS server.
5. Point the device's configuration file path to the directory on the server where the custom file locates.
6. Reboot the device to trigger the upgrade.
7. After booting up, GAC2500 LCD shall display the customized GUI.

HTTPD SERVICE
Users could provision the GAC2500 with the HTTPD service in the GUI Customization Tool. When users
save the generated custom file gac2500cust in the local PC, users could click on the Open HTTPD
option or HTTPD icon

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to enable the HTTPD service in Customization tool. Users will see a pop-out

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window to show the HTTP server address. Users need to enter the HTTP server address on the GAC2500,
and reboot the device, the GAC2500 will be provisioned.

Figure 1: HTTPD Service

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CONFIGURATION GUIDE
APP SETTING
The following figure shows the "App Setting" section on the Config Tool.

Figure 2: App Setting Interface

In this section, users could configure the following:

Edit menu layout structure

Enable or disable specific application

Edit options to be displayed on GUI interface for a specific application, which includes icon and text
for description purpose. (Default settings will be applied if there is no change made)

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ADD THIRD PARTY APPLICATION

To add a third party application, with the cursor located within the panel, right-click the mouse, a drop-down
menu will appear, with option add3rdApp.
Click on add3rdApp, a pop-up window Add Third Party Application will be shown like the following.
Browse and select an apk, enter a Display Name, and click on Add.

Figure 3: Add a Third Part Application

A third party application with the icon and display name shows up in the panel.

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CONFIG SETTINGS
The following figure shows the "Config Settings" section on the Customization Tool. As can be seen, users
could enable/disable the configuration options in Customization Tool. For example, if the user unchecks
Layout Settings option, the Layout Settings option will be blocked, users cannot browse the settings in
Layout Settings in Customization tool, and the sub-options in Layout Settings menu will not be
provisioned into the GAC2500.

Figure 4: Config Settings

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CONTACTS SETTINGS
The following figure shows the "Contacts Settings" section in the Customization Tool. As can be seen, in
this section, parameters for phonebook download such as Download Mode, URL and Update-Interval can
be set up for the GAC2500.

Figure 5: Contacts Interface

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LAYOUT SETTINGS
The following figure shows the "Layout Settings" section in the Customization Tool. Users could customize
the desktop layout for GAC2500 in this section. For example, users could add icon/widget on the screen
layout.

Figure 6: Layout Settings

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SCREEN SETTINGS
The following figure shows the "Screen Settings" section in the Customization Tool. Users could select an
image on local PC, and customize GAC2500s screen.

Figure 7: Screen Settings

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LANGUAGE AND KEYBOARD SETTINGS

The following figure shows the "Language and Keyboard Settings" section on the Customization Tool. Users
could select display languages and input method in this section for GAC2500.

Figure 8: Language and Keyboard Settings

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WIDGET SETTINGS
The following figure shows the "Widget Settings" section in the Customization Tool. Users could change
the order of items in Widget Settings.

Figure 9: Widget Settings

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