A catalog of SIP providers fills in the connection details, and you can add your own.
Adding a provider used to mean knowing its server names and ports.
A catalog
Now you choose the provider from a catalog and enter only what the provider gave you: a username and a password. The catalog fills in the rest:
- the server to register with,
- the port and the kind of connection,
- whether audio is encrypted,
- how often to renew,
- and how that provider wants phone numbers written.
Each entry also carries short setup notes: what to switch on at the provider's end, and what usually trips people up.
What each provider offers
Every provider in the catalog shows three lights: calls, fax and text. A lit one means Kahevo can use that service through them. It is the honest picture at a glance, before you sign up for anything.
Any provider still works
The catalog is a convenience, not a fence. A provider that is not listed is set up by hand, as before, or added to the catalog so the next install is quicker. Entries you add are yours, and updates never touch them.
Codecs per provider
Some providers accept only certain codecs. A provider entry, or one connection, can have its own list. Kahevo offers that provider only those and converts on the other side of the call when it has to. A browser on wideband audio can call out through a provider that takes only the classic telephone codec, and neither side knows.
Polite to providers
Some providers limit how often a system may register and block one that does it too often. A connection can carry a minimum wait, and Kahevo holds back anything that would break it.
Dialing rules that fit
The one-click dialing rules are now written in the form the chosen provider expects, since providers disagree about how a number should look.