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== Managing accounts ==
== Managing accounts ==
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Register Ekiga to an account / VoIP service
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General information about accounts
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You can register with as many
VoIP
service providers as you want using Ekiga.
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An account to a
VoIP service provider is not mandatory for using Ekiga
(you can use the IP address to call, or to use network neighbours, as shown later in the manual)
, but having at least one
account
will greatly enhance the Ekiga softphone experience.
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A
service provider is not mandatory for using Ekiga, but having at least one
VoIP service provider
will greatly enhance the Ekiga softphone experience
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VoIP services can extend Ekiga's feature set in many useful ways:
VoIP services can extend Ekiga's feature set in many useful ways:
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* etc.
* etc.
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You can register with as many VoIP service providers as you want using Ekiga.
You'll notice that the Configuration Assistant recommends two VoIP services to you during setup:
You'll notice that the Configuration Assistant recommends two VoIP services to you during setup:
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* Ekiga.net is a free VoIP service for PC-to-PC communication. Ekiga.net gives you your own SIP address, a searchable addressbook, conference calls, and the ability to contact friends using other service providers with peering or ENUM.
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*
[http://www.ekiga.net
Ekiga.net
]
is a free VoIP service for PC-to-PC communication. Ekiga.net gives you your own SIP address, a searchable addressbook, conference calls, and the ability to contact friends using other service providers with peering or ENUM.
* Ekiga Call Out is a commercial VoIP service for PC-to-Phone and Phone-to-PC communication. It also allows you to send SMS messages from PC-to-Phone.
* Ekiga Call Out is a commercial VoIP service for PC-to-Phone and Phone-to-PC communication. It also allows you to send SMS messages from PC-to-Phone.
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=== Information about addresses ===
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==== SIP addresses ====
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SIP addresses are formatted as such: ''sip:user@[host[:port]]''
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This permits you to call the given user or extension on the specified SIP service provider: ''sip:jonita@ekiga.net''
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==== H.323 addresses ====
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H.323 addresses are formatted as such: ''h323:[user@][host[:port]]''
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This permits you to:
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* Call a given host on a port different from the default port 1720: ''h323:seconix.com:1740''
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* Call a given user using their respective alias if registered to a gatekeeper: ''h323:jonita''
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* Call a given phone number if you are registered to a gatekeeper for a PC-To-Phone provider, or if that user has an ENUM record associated to an H.323 URL: ''h323:003210111222''
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* Call a given user using their alias through a specific gateway or proxy: ''h323:jonita@gateway.seconix.com''
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* Call an MCU and join a specific conference room: ''h323:myfriendsroom@mcu.seconix.com''
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==== CALLTO addresses ====
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Callto addresses are formatted as such: ''callto:[user@][host[:port]]''
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Callto addresses and H.323 addresses are formatted exactly the same except callto addresses also support
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ILS addressbook server lookups through callto addresses of the type: callto:ils_server/user_mail.
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For example, calling ''callto:ils.seconix.com/joe.user@somedomain.com'' will look for the user with the
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joe.user@somedomain.com email address on the ILS server ils.seconix.com and proceed to initiate a call.
=== Account window ===
=== Account window ===
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The SIP address can be used by other users to call you. Similarly, you can use the SIP address of your friends and family to call them. You can for example use sip:dsandras@ekiga.net to call the author of Ekiga.
The SIP address can be used by other users to call you. Similarly, you can use the SIP address of your friends and family to call them. You can for example use sip:dsandras@ekiga.net to call the author of Ekiga.
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You can use the online address book of Ekiga to find the SIP addresses of other Ekiga users. It is of course possible to call users who are using another provider than ekiga.net. You can actually call any user using SIP software or hardware, and registered to any public SIP provider
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You can use the online address book of Ekiga to find the SIP addresses of other Ekiga users. It is of course possible to call users who are using another provider than ekiga.net
(see also [[Peering]] and [[Enum]])
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If you know the URI address of the party that you wish to call, you may enter that URI into the sip: input box at the top of the screen and press the Connect button; eg: sip:foo@ekiga.net and pressing the Connect button would call the user at that address. With the default setup, you can simply type sip:foo to call user foo@ekiga.net.
If you know the URI address of the party that you wish to call, you may enter that URI into the sip: input box at the top of the screen and press the Connect button; eg: sip:foo@ekiga.net and pressing the Connect button would call the user at that address. With the default setup, you can simply type sip:foo to call user foo@ekiga.net.
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===== Default provider =====
===== Default provider =====
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The default provider is [https://www.diamondcard.us/exec/voip-login?act=sgn&spo=ekiga Diamondcard Worldwide Communication Service], which offers these [https://www.diamondcard.us/exec/voip-rep-acc-type?priInc=/ekiga?sr%3D/secondary/e/ekiga%26pr%3D/templates%26ht%3D/templates&secInc=/ekiga?sr%3D/secondary/e/ekiga%26pr%3D/templates%26ht%3D/secondary/e/ekiga&secAbs=/home/diamond/secondary/e/ekiga&secRel=/secondary/e/ekiga&priAbs=/home/diamond/templates&priRel=/templates&secId=ekiga&lc=&spo=ekiga rates]. When signing up for a DiamondCard account, a small amount of the subscription is given back to the Ekiga project.
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If you want to create an account and use it to call your friends and family using regular phones at interesting rates, go in the Tools menu, and select the "PC-To-Phone Account" menu item. A dialog will appear allowing you to create an account using the "Get an Ekiga PC-to-Phone account".
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If you want to create
such
an account and use it to call your friends and family using regular phones at interesting rates, go in the Tools menu, and select the "PC-To-Phone Account" menu item. A dialog will appear allowing you to create an account using the "Get an Ekiga PC-to-Phone account".
[[Image:Capture-PC-To-Phone_Settings.png]]
[[Image:Capture-PC-To-Phone_Settings.png]]
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====== Dial a number ======
====== Dial a number ======
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With the default setup
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you can
simply
use
sip:
003210444555
to call
the real phone
number
003210444555, 00 is
the
international dialing code
,
32 is
the
country code
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10444555 is
the
number to call
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To dial a number
, simply
add "00" followed by the country code, and by your number. For example, ''
sip:
003210111111''
to call number
10111111 in Belgium.
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If Ekiga.NET or
the
PC-To-Phone account are not your default account
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you will have to enter
the
full URL to be able to dial
,
without
the
leading "00": ''sip:3210111111@eugw.ast.diamondcard.us''
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====== Send SMS ======
====== Send SMS ======
===== Other providers =====
===== Other providers =====
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See [[List of PC to phone providers]] for a list of alternative providers.
See [[List of PC to phone providers]] for a list of alternative providers.
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You can use several providers at the same time.
==== Call in (phone to PC) ====
==== Call in (phone to PC) ====