Ozeki Softphone Setup with Ozeki PBX

The following article discusses Ozeki Softphone in relation with Ozeki Phone System. Ozeki Softphone was designed to run on Windows to make and receive calls. It is based on SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) and it is able to handle phone extensions. For more information, read the sections below.

If you follow these quick and easy steps on how to setup Ozeki Softphone, you will be completely content. Just download the application from our webpage and do as the instructions say (Figure 1).

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Figure 1 - Ozeki Softphone Setup with Ozeki PBX

What is a Softphone?

A softphone is a software-based phone that is needed to be installed on the computer. It makes it possible for people to make phone calls from the computer. Softphone is usually mentioned in connection with VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). A softphone requires Internet connection and also VoIP service.

A softphone can be a program on its own, or can be integrated into a web application. It provides every functionality that an ordinary telephone provides: conferencing, call forward, call waiting and speed dialling.

With a softphone you can make VoIP calls after you have subscribed for a VoIP service provider. The application has no physical appearence, it can be seen only the computer's screen. To be able to build up a connection between two softphones the same protocol like SIP and at least one shared audio codec is needed.

Requirements of Using a Softphone

You are required to ensure a computer is equipped with a headset or with a microphone and a speaker or even a USB phone. Furthermore, broadband Internet connection and a VoIP provider is needed.

How to Install Ozeki Softphone with Ozeki Phone System

  • The first thing you need to do is to download the softphone from our webpage.
  • The next step is to create your own SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) account by using Ozeki Phone System.
  • Here is a detailed list that you have to follow to get a SIP account:

    • ensure that your device can handle Internet telephony and meets the system requirements of Ozeki Phone System software
    • ensure available Internet
    • you need to have a VoIP service provider for using VoIP service.
    • if you provided these you can download Ozeki Phone System and install it
    • you need to provide some data such as user name and password and after this your account is ready to use and you can connect Ozeki Softphone to Ozeki Phone System

  • The softphone will be used as an extension to the Ozeki Phone System server.

Our software, Ozeki Phone System provides a fantastic support for extensions and therefore Ozeki Softphone can be connected to it. Since Ozeki Phone system is an IP PBX it can provide telephone system functionalities: it switches calls between VoIP phones, analog landline phones and digital phones, too.

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