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5.3 Configuring Accounts
Choose File > Account Settings.The SIP Accounts window appears.
SIP Accounts
To work with accounts, choose File > Account Settings from the menu. The SIP Account window appears,
showing all the accounts set up. Each account is automatically assigned a number: the first account in the list is
0, the second account is 1, and so on. These numbers do not imply any ranking.
You can:
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Add or remove an account.
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Enable one or more accounts. See below for details.
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Set one account as the default. See below for details.
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Set or change the properties of an account. These properties control how Bria interacts with your VoIP
service provider, and are set individually for each account. Click the Properties button, then see the
following pages for details.
Enabling Accounts
You must enable an account in order to make and receive calls on that account. You can enable as many
accounts as you want. Click the Enable box beside each account. The rules for enabled accounts are:
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When multiple accounts are enabled, you will be able to receive calls on all those accounts.
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You can never place a call on a disabled account. If you place a call that is only “known” to the service
provider of a disabled account, it will fail with a “Not found” message.
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You can never receive a call on a disabled account. If another party phones you on a number that is only
known to a disabled account, the call will never appear on your Multimedia Communicator.
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When multiple accounts are enabled, the account to use for an outgoing call is determined by the rules of
the dial plan determine which account is used. See “Dialing Plan” on page 73. If you have not set up any
dial plans, then the default account is used.
Setting the Default Account
When multiple accounts are enabled, one account is always the default. You can set any account as the default
account: click on the account and click the Make Default button.
The dial plan rules may select the default account to use to place an outgoing call, as described on page 73.