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Setting up and Testing Bria Software on an Android Phone

This Note contains the following sections:

Objectives

This Note tells you how to setup Bria on your Android mobile phone. You will input your personal extension details so that they work with Bria on your mobile.

By the end of this note, you should:

Have successfully configured the Bria software, on your mobile phone, for a dmSwitchboard12 extension
Be able to make and receive internal calls using the Bria software
Be able to make and receive external calls using the Bria software (depending on your dmSwitchboard12 plan

Duration

These tasks should take you approximately 20 minutes.

Firmware versions

These instructions have been written to Bria Firmware version 1.2.5.46857. Note that they may not work with other versions.

You can check the version of Firmware that your phone is using by touching About Bria on the Bria Main Menu.

You will need an Android Operating System of version 2.1 or later to run the Bria software.

Supported devices

Bria can operate on the following Android devices.

HTC Evo™ 4G
HTC Desire™
HTC Desire Z™
HTC Wildfire™
HTC Wildfire S™
HTC Thunderbolt™
HTC Aria™
Droid Incredible by HTC
Nexus One™
Samsung Epic™ 4G Android Smartphone (SPH-D700)
Samsung Galaxy S i9000
Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate™ 3G+ (SCH-i500)
Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant™ (GT-i9000)
Samsung Galaxy S Captivate™ (SGH-i896)
Samsung Galaxy S2™
DROID by Motorola
DROID 2 by Motorola
DROID X by Motorola
Motorola ATRIX™
Motorola Charm™
Motorola Droid Bionic™
Motorola Milestone™
Sony Ericsson XPERIA™ X10

Check the CounterPath website (http://www.counterpath.com/bria-android-edition.html) for the latest list.

Theory

Bria Android Edition is a secure, standards-based mobile VoIP softphone that works over both 3G and Wi-Fi networks.

Once you have followed the procedure given in this note, you can use your mobile as an extension to your dmSwitchboard12.

Bria has many of the features of traditional deskphones, including the ability to swap between two calls, merge calls and perform attended and unattended transfers. It can also use your phone's current Contact List.

Bria Android Edition incorporates advanced security settings which allows secure call signalling. It also contains enhanced audio features including G.711, G.722, GSM, iLBC and SILK.

Pre-requisites

You need all of the following to complete these instructions:

A dmSwitchboard12 account
An active, configured dmSwitchboard12 plan
An internet connection
An Android mobile phone
A download of Bria (this app is available, for a small fee, from the Play Store)
To use Bria Android Edition to make calls over 3G, you will also need a data plan with a Mobile Network Service Provider.

Setup data

The following table lists:

Data that you will need before you start the procedure and

Data that will be provided during the procedure

Data that you need to hand before you start is labelled Required in the Rule & Origins Column. This may include information published in the User Guide such as logins and passwords.

Data that will become available during the procedure itself is labelled Generated in the Rule & Origins Column. Note: You should make a note of the Generated data as you will need it later in the procedure.

If the data conforms to a particular rule, or set of rules, this is highlighted in the Rule and Origins column. An example might be that any email address must be a valid email address.

Data Name	Usage	Example	Rule & Origins
dmClub Login Details
<DMID>	The dmClubID is usually the email address with which you signed up, it's shown at the top of your Clubhouse.	fred@smithco.com	Required
<DM Password>	The password that you use to sign into your clubhouse. If your browser is set to remember this, you will not need it.	V3rr1S3cr3t	Required
Personal Extension Details
<Switchboard Account Number>	The account number of your Switchboard service	004-0027	Required
<My Extension>	The extension number for which you are setting this phone up	302	Required
Personal Extension Credentials
<SIP Proxy and Host>	The internet address for your Switchboard. Your handset uses this to find the switchboard.	004-0027.sb12.dmclub.net	Generated. You retrieve this in Step 1, below.
<SIP Username>	The username that the phone gives to the dmSwitchboard	0027307	Generated. You retrieve this in Step 1, below.
<SIP Password>	The secret password that the phone gives to the switchboard	DFET-NK5R-SLPA	Generated. You retrieve this in Step 1, below.

Step 1: Retrieve your personal extension credentials

Before you can begin, you need to have the credentials for each extension that is to be connected to Bria on a mobile phone. These credentials will be different for each extension.

Full instructions can be found here. These instructions will open in a new window and you should be able to complete them in less than five minutes.

When you have retrieved all of the credentials that you require, continue from Step 2, below.

Step 2: Open the Accounts screen on Bria

Note: You need to have purchased and installed Bria before continuing with these instructions.

You need to access the Accounts screen before you can create a new account. To open the Accounts screen, follow these steps:

a) Turn on your mobile phone

b) Access your phone's apps

c) Select Bria. The Bria Main Menu is displayed.

d) Select Accounts

Step 3: Add an Account

The following steps show you how to set up your Bria Account using the dmSwitchboard12's extension credentials that you retrieved in Step 1.

To add an account, follow these steps:

a) From the Accounts screen, touch ADD ACCOUNT. The Provider Selection screen is displayed.

b) Touch SIP Generic. The Account Name and Details screen is displayed.

c) Touch ACCOUNT NAME and type in the name that you wish to give this account. Touch OK.

d) Touch DISPLAY NAME and type in the name that you wish to display on a recipient's phone when you make a call. Touch OK.

e) Touch USER NAME and type in the <SIP Username>. Touch OK.

f) Touch PASSWORD and type in the <SIP Password>. This needs to be in upper case and with hyphens. Touch OK.

g) Touch DOMAIN and type in the <SIP Proxy/host>. This needs to be exactly as it was displayed in Step 1, with upper or lower case letters as appropriate. Touch OK.

h) Touch OUTBOUND PROXY and type in the <SIP Proxy/host>. This needs to be exactly as it was displayed in Step 1, with upper or lower case letters as appropriate. Touch OK.

i) Return to the Bria Main Menu.

Step 4: Activate additional Codecs

Codecs are used to convert an analog voice signal to a digitally encoded version. Codecs vary in sound quality, bandwidth required and their computational requirements.

Bria comes with a number of Codecs, but they are not activated by default. This step tells you how to find and activate them.

To access and activate the Codecs, follow these steps:

a) From the Bria Main Menu, touch SETTINGS. The Settings Menu is displayed.

b) From the Settings Menu, select ADVANCED SETTINGS. The Advanced Settings menu is displayed.

c) Scroll down the Advanced Settings menu until you reach the CODEC Options group. Select CELL AUDIO CODECS. The Cell Audio Codecs menu is displayed.

d) Activate the Codecs by touching the Check Mark alongside each Codec. If the Check Mark is grey the Codec is inactive. If the Check Mark is green then the Codec is active.

Try to activate all Codecs. You should be aware that, depending on your particular circumstances, not all of the Codecs will become active.

When you have finished activating all of the Codecs, return to the Bria Main Menu.

The Bria setup is now complete.

Step 5: Make some test calls

This step should take you about two minutes.

You should carry out these tests in order: they start with the lowest possible requirements and work up to testing the full system.

a) Call the Test Music extension, #803. This will show that:

Your audio out works
The sound path from the dmSwitchboard12 works

b) Call the echo test extension, #801. This will show that:

Your audio in is working
The sound path from the dmSwitchboard12 works
The link quality is OK in terms of dropout and latency

c) Call your mobile phone (ensuring that calls are not diverted to it). This shows that:

You can make calls to the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network)

d) Call your personal extension DDI from another phone. This shows that you can receive phone calls from the PSTN.

Further information

Bria is produced by CounterPath Corporation. You can find out more about Bria for mobile phones from there website: http://www.counterpath.com/bria-android-edition.html.

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