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Install And Configure ZoiPer on Android

This blog post helps you in installing “ZoiPer IAX SIP VOIP Soft-phone” on Android and also configure it to work with your DoorVaani account. Please refer to the screen shots and follow the annotations made on those screen shots. If you don’t have a DoorVaani account yet, please register for free here.

  1. Go to Google Play Store on your Android device and search for “ZoiPer”. Select “ZoiPer IAX SIP VOIP Softphone ” from the search results.
    Google Play Store Search

    Google Play Store Search for ZoiPer

     

  2. Ensure that the app publisher is “Securax LTD” and then tap on the Install button.
    Google Play Store Zoiper App

    Google Play Store Zoiper App

     

  3. Tap on the open button after the app installation is completed.
    Google Play Store After ZoiPer Install

    Google Play Store After ZoiPer Install

     

  4. On the Terms and Conditions screen, tap on “Agree & Continue”.
    Agree Terms

    Agree Terms

     

  5. On the “Account setup” screen, enter your “DoorVaani VOIP Line username and password”. Please note that both VOIP Line username and password are case sensitive. If you have not yet created a VOIP Line in your account, please create it now. Click here for how to create VOIP Line. If you forgot your VOIP Line password, you can reset it in your DoorVaani.com account. Click here for how to reset VOIP Line password.
    VOIP Line username and password

    VOIP Line username and password

     

  6. Enter hostname: as1.doorvaani.com. Ensure that you entered correct spelling of hostname.
    Enter SIP Hostname

    Enter SIP Hostname

     

  7. “Authentication username” and “outbound proxy” are optional and are not required in our system. Please leave these inputs blank and tap on skip.
    Skip Auth Name outbound proxy

    Skip Auth Name outbound proxy

     

  8. On the “choose configurations” screen, if none of the configurations are found, then select SIP UDP and tap on Finish. Refer to the next item if one or more of the configurations are found. Please note that “Not found” is not an issue.
    Configuration SIP UDP Selected

    Configuration SIP UDP Selected

     

  9. If you see SIP TCP found, then you can select it and tap on the finish button.
    Configuration SIP TCP Selected

    Configuration SIP TCP Selected

     

  10. Tap on Allow for ZoiPer to make and manage phone calls.
    Allow to Manage Phone Calls

    Allow to Manage Phone Calls

     

  11. You can Deny access to photos, media and files on your device.
    Deny Access to Photos Media Files

    Deny Access to Photos Media Files

     

  12. Tap on “Yes” to “Ignore battery optimisations?” question unless you want to subscribe for “ZoiPer Push Proxy” as an InApp monthly subscription purchase directly in the Google Play Store. Selecting “YES” is required to get inbound calls. If you do not want to get any inbound calls then you can select the “No” option. Please refer to item 21 below for more details on the “Push Proxy” subscription.
    Yes to Ignore Battery Optimisations

    Yes to Ignore Battery Optimisations

     

  13. Cancel the “Do Not Disturb Access” popup message.
    Cancel Do Not Disturb Access

    Cancel Do Not Disturb Access

     

  14. Tap on the 3 bars menu to see ZoiPer main menu.
    3 bars menu and Dial Pad Icon

    3 bars menu and Dial Pad Icon

     

  15. You should see “Account is ready” message in main menu screen. If you do not see this, you should go back to check your username, password, hostname and Internet connectivity etc., If you have access to any other WiFi then switch it over or switch it between Data Connection like 3G/4G and WiFi and see how it goes. If you need to, you should reset your VOIP Line password (refer to item 5 above to see how to reset your VOIP Line password). Any issues will be immediately auto e-mailed to you by our servers so you should watch your E-mail inbox for DoorVaani messages.
    Account is ready in 3 bars menu

    Account is ready in 3 bars menu

     

  16. From the 3 bars main menu you have access to other menus like “Accounts” and “Connectivity” etc.,
    Settings Menu

    Settings Menu

     

  17. From the Settings menu, tap on Accounts to see your account. Here you should see your “Account is ready”. If you don’t see your account as ready, please refer to item 15 above on the possible causes and fixes. Here the account name you see is the default name chosen by ZoiPer.
    Account Ready with Default Name

    Account Ready with Default Name

     

  18. Tap on the 3 dots icon of your “Account Name” in Accounts screen to see full details of your account. You can see hostname and your “VOIP Line username” as entered by you here. You can also change these values along with changing the “VOIP Line password” from this screen.
    Account Details

    Account Details

     

  19. Tap on “Account Name” to change the default account name created by ZoiPer to a name you like or easier for you to recognise your account. One of the suggested Account Name is simply “My DoorVaani Account”.
    Account Name Edit

    Account Name Edit

     

  20. You can now see your updated Account Name in Accounts screen.
    Account Ready with Custom Name

    Account Ready with Custom Name

     

  21. Tap on Connectivity menu from main menu to see your connectivity options. Please ensure that “Keep Alive WiFi” is checked ON and “Run In Background” is checked ON. Both of these options are checked ON by default. If you want, you can subscribe to and/or enable “PUSH proxy” from this screen.
    Connectivity Options

    Connectivity Options

     

  22. Tap on the Dial Pad icon (refer to item 14 above) to open the dialpad to dial outbound calls. You should be dialling the full number starting from country code and then tap on the call button to place the call.
    Dialing and Calling Numbers

    Dialing and Calling Numbers

    Please ensure that you continuously run ZoiPer in the background to get inbound calls. You won’t get inbound calls if your ZoiPer is not running on your device.

Email Forwarding of Inbound SMS

Inbound SMS Messages sent to DoorVaani.com Mobile Phone Numbers of certain countries are E-mail forwarded as soon as received by us. You can manage your Inbound SMS Messages in your DoorVaani.com web account. You can also manage your E-mail forwarding options like changing the E-mail ID on which SMS messages are forwarded or turning on or off of your e-mail forwarding.

Email Forwarding of inbound SMS

Email Forwarding of inbound SMS

This informative blog post explains how to manage your inbound SMS Messages and how to manage your email forwarding options with screen shots. If you are unsure of whether or not your phone number is capable of receiving inbound SMS Messages, you should contact us and we can check the coverage of your phone number purchased from us.

To view your inbound SMS Messages in your web account, please go to “MY PHONE NUMBERS > Inbound SMS” menu accessible from the left hand side menu.

Inbound SMS Menu

Inbound SMS Menu

Inbound SMS messages page looks like in the following screen shot. It has the features listed below:

  1. Search filters input fields in the top of the page. You can filter your search results by the sender, your phone numbers to which messages were sent, dates range in which you received those messages. Leave one or more of these inputs blank to search by “All” values.
  2. You can delete multiple messages by selecting as many check boxes as you want from the left most column and then clicking on the “Delete Checked” button in the bottom of the page. You will be asked to confirm your delete action. You can use the check box in the column header to check/uncheck all of the check boxes in one click.
  3. You can delete one message at a time by clicking on the “trash can” icon in the right most column. You will be asked to confirm your delete action.
  4. You can download all the searched results in pdf file or in csv file by clicking on the download icons in the bottom right side corner.
  5. You will also see pagination links in the bottom of this page, if you have more than 10 SMS Message records.
Inbound SMS

Inbound SMS

To manage your SMS e-mail forwarding options, please click on “MY PHONE NUMBERS > View Phone Numbers” menu accessible from the left hand side menu.

View Phone Numbers Menu

View Phone Numbers Menu

In the “My Phone Numbers” page that opens up from the above menu, you will see “Inbound SMS Fwd. Email” column. This input is auto populated with your account login email id. If you want, you can change the email id and click on the save icon to save the updates. If you want to disable email forwarding of SMS messages, please remove the e-mail id (make it blank) and then click on the save icon. You can do these updates for each one of your Phone Numbers you have in your account. Each one of your phone numbers can have a separate forwarding Email ID.

View Phone Numbers Page

View Phone Numbers Page

If you do not have an account with us yet, you can register your account for free by clicking here.

To buy phone numbers from us please login into your account and go to “MY PHONE NUMBERS > Buy Phone Numbers” accessible from the left hand side menu.