How to set up a SIP channel to interconnect with a SpeakUp account

Applies to VoipNow 3 and higher!

This article describes the steps required for setting up a SIP channel that you can use to interconnect with your SpeakUp account.

Step-by-step guide

This is what you need to do if you want to configure a SIP channel that can connect with your SpeakUp account:

STEP 1: Log in the VoipNow interface and click on Channels in the side menu. The Channel Management page will open.

STEP 2: Click the Add new SIP channel icon and set it up as described here:

Clone settings from channel: --
Name: Fill in the desired channel name, for example SpeakUp Channel.
I want to configure the channel: Select manually from the drop-down list.
Send calls to: sip.speakup.nl
Accept calls from IPs/network: 193.169.139.0/255.255.255.0
Username: your_sip_username
Password: your_sip_password
Confirm password: your_sip_password
Do not register: unselected
Concurrent calls (outgoing+incoming): Fill in the number of channels you purchased, both for incoming and outgoing calls (e.g.: 10).
Charging plan: Choose either Free or Paid, depending on your requirements. If you select Paid, then do not forget to add costs to the channel!
Channel capabilities: Both
DTMF mode: RFC2833
Behind NAT: Select this checkbox if the channel is located behind a NAT (Network Address Translation) router.
CallerID for outgoing calls: It should not be needed, so leave this text box empty.
From domain: speakup.nl
Qualify value: 300ms
Trusted channel: selected
Trust Remote-Party-ID SIP header: selected
Send Remote-Party-ID SIP header: selected
Channel codecs: Select the corresponding checkboxes for the ulaw, alaw, g729 codes.
Use MD5: unselected

You can leave the fields not mentioned in this example as they are or you can customize them according to your requirements.

STEP 3: Select the Set up the public phone numbers assigned to the channel checkbox in order to add the number(s) you have purchased.

STEP 4: Click OK.

STEP 5: Use the Add Public Phone Numbers to Channel {channel_name} to define the numbers. Make sure you add them correctly!

The SpeakUp number format is:

318877xxxxx