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Softphone
This PBX supports the operation of the Auerswald COMfortel SoftPhone.
COMfortel SoftPhone
*Important: You need licences for the COMfortel SoftPhone. You can purchase these here:Auerswald Shop.
The COMfortel SoftPhone is a multi-platform client for Windows, Android and iOS.
The COMfortel SoftPhone is provisioned via the PBX.
The registration information for the COMfortel SoftPhone can be sent to the subscriber by e-mail.
Thanks to the proxy service, the COMfortel SoftPhone is also available on the smartphone regardless of the location. No VPN connection is needed.
*Further information on the COMfortel SoftPhone operation can be found in the COMfortel SoftPhone Operation Manual. You will find this in the Internet under: Auerswald Support/FONtevo Support.
*For more information on the proxy service via the Auerproxy server, please refer to the COMpact PBX data protection declaration. You will find this in the Internet under: Auerswald Support/FONtevo Support or here: Synthèses > Déclaration de protection des données.
Requirements for the transfer of e-mails
•configured outgoing mail server
*Further help under E-mail
•Configured DNS server and, if necessary, an HTTP proxy server
*Instructions of use are in DNS Configuration
*Instructions of use are in HTTP Proxy Configuration
Configuration
•Activate the proxy service to use the COMfortel SoftPhone.
−Administration > Configuration VoIP > Serveur proxy pour COMfortel SoftPhones
•Create and configure a new subscriber. COMfortel SoftPhone: Enter an e-mail address for the transmission of the registration information.
−Abonnés (Abo) > Numéros de téléphone > Nouveau
−Type de périphérique: COMfortel SoftPhone
−Send registration link
*Note:Softphones are very often not tied to a location and are therefore created by default without a location. The correctly assigned location is necessary, among other things, so that the PBX can properly initiate an emergency call.
*Further help under Appels d’urgence
•Install Softphone in the device.
*The installation file for the COMfortel SoftPhone can be found on the Internet at Auerswald Support/FONtevo Support. COMfortel SoftPhone Mobile: The clients are installed via the Google Play Store or Mac App Store.
•Enter user name and password in the softphone.
*Note:The registration information for the COMfortel SoftPhone is emailed to the subscriber when the phone is set up. Sending can be restarted later (e.g. after changing the subscriber):
−Abonnés (Abo) > Numéros de téléphone > Configurer > Paramètres de base > change password > Renvoyer les données d'enregistrement
*Note:The registration information can be copied here:
−Password:Abonnés (Abo) > Features> select subscriber > Basic Network Settings > Éditer le PIN et le mot de passe
−SIP address:Abonnés (Abo) > Features> select subscriber > Paramètres VoIP > Nom d’utilisateur SIP
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The PBX supports softphones from other manufacturers (also called soft clients). These are listed as Standard VoIP phones. The functions may be restricted.