Provisioning of Kerio Operator Softphone for mobile devices

This topic describes auto-provisioning of Kerio Operator Softphone for mobile devices. Auto-provisioning and its functionality for SIPSession Initiation Protocol - A communication protocol used for voice and video calls in Internet telephony or private IP telephone systems. phones is described in Configuring automatic phone provisioning.

Prerequisites

• Kerio Operator must have a DNS name. Type the DNS name in the Configuration > Network section.

• Kerio Operator must use a valid SSL certificate. The certificate name must correspond with the Kerio Operator DNS name. For more information, see Securing Kerio Operator Softphone with SSL certificates.

Configuring provisioning for Kerio Operator Softphone

Step 1	Add a new extension or a new registration of their existing extension to users who want to use Kerio Operator Softphone.
Step 2	Add users to provisioning: In the administration interface, go to Configuration > Provisioned Phones > Softphones Click Add. In the Select User dialog, select the user who wants to use Kerio Operator Softphone. Save the settings.
Step 3	Users must configure their mobile devices to connect to Kerio Operator.

Securing Kerio Operator Softphone with SSL certificates

To secure your Kerio Operator Softphones, you must have one of the following SSL certificates:

• A paid SSL certificate signed by a certification authority. These certificates do not require any further configuration.

• A self-signed certificate created by your Kerio Operator server. If you use a self-signed certificate, users must download and install the certificate manually. For more information, go to Using the self-signed certificate from your Kerio Operator server.

Configuring a dial plan

Users with Kerio Operator Softphone want to use their contact list, where phone numbers are stored in different formats. The Dial Plan translates phone numbers from the format used in a user's contact lists to the format that can be dialed via your Kerio Operator PBXPrivate Branch Exchange - System that connects telephone extensions and switches calls.:

1. In the administration interface, go to Provisioned Phones > Softphones.
2. Click Dial Plan Configuration.
3. Click Add to create a new rule.
4. Save the rule and click Test in the Dial Plan Configuration dialog.
5. If you need more rules, create another one.
6. Sort rules from specific to general. Rules are applied from top to bottom.
7. Save the settings.

Creating rules

You can use the following characters when creating new rules.

Character	Description
0 to 9	digits
x	a single wildcard
*#+	Keyboard symbols
[ ]	A collection that can include a range. For example [6-9] means 6 7 8 9. Or [136-9] means 1 3 6 7 8 9.
.	Repeat the last element 0 or more times. For example, with the pattern 12. the following input will match: 1 (The 2 is repeated zero times) 12, 122, 1222 and so on

Characters for your dial plan

Example 1: International calls from USA

Match number: +x.

Remove prefixCountry codes, area codes, a number, or a set of numbers that are dialed before the telephone numbers.: +

Add prefix: 011

The following image describes a scenario when you wan to call from the USA (prefix 011) to GB (prefix +44) and outgoing prefix of your company is 9.

International calls from USA to GB

Example 2: Outgoing prefix 9

Match number: x.

Remove prefix: leave empty.

Add prefix: 9

Example 3: International calls in Europe (replacing + by 00)

Match number: +x.

Remove prefix: +

Add prefix: 00