Use VoIP services in Juniper with OnSIP

Introduction

Juniper VoIP can be set up to work together with OnSIP (www.onsip.com). In that case, the installation and setup of an Asterisk server is not necessary as the whole infrastructure is hosted and managed by OnSIP.

You will need to open an account with OnSIP to use this service. Before doing so, make sure that your area and the areas you wish to call are covered by the service. After opening an OnSIP account, follow the configuration procedure below.

Configuration

Go to Apps and install the module VoIP OnSIP.

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Go to Settings/General Settings. In the section Integrations/Asterisk (VoIP), fill in the 3 fields:

  • OnSIP Domain is the domain you chose when creating an account on www.onsip.com. If you don’t know it, log in to https://admin.onsip.com/ and you will see it in the top right corner of the screen.

  • WebSocket should contain wss://edge.sip.onsip.com

  • Mode should be Production

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Go to Settings/Users. In the form view of each VoIP user, in the Preferences tab, fill in the section PBX Configuration:

  • SIP Login / Browser’s Extension: the OnSIP ‘Username’

  • OnSIP authorization User: the OnSIP ‘Auth Username’

  • SIP Password: the OnSIP ‘SIP Password’

  • Handset Extension: the OnSIP ‘Extension’

You can find all this information by logging in at https://admin.onsip.com/users, then select the user you want to configure and refer to the fields as pictured below.

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You can now make phone calls by clicking the phone icon in the top right corner of Juniper (make sure you are logged in as a user properly configured in Juniper and in OnSIP).

Note

If you see a Missing Parameters message in the Juniper softphone, make sure to refresh your Juniper window and try again.

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Note

If you see an Incorrect Number message in the Juniper softphone, make sure to use the international format, leading with the plus (+) sign followed by the international country code. E.g.: +16506913277 (where +1 is the international prefix for the United States).

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You can now also receive phone calls. Your number is the one provided by OnSIP. Juniper will ring and display a notification.

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OnSIP on Your Cell Phone

In order to make and receive phone calls when you are not in front of your computer, you can use a softphone app on your cell phone in parallel of Juniper VoIP. This is useful for on-the-go calls, but also to make sure to hear incoming calls, or simply for convenience. Any SIP softphone will work.

On Android and iOS, OnSIP has been successfully tested with Grandstream Wave. When creating an account, select OnSIP in the list of carriers. You will then have to configure it as follows:

  • Account name: OnSIP

  • SIP Server: the OnSIP ‘Domain’

  • SIP User ID: the OnSIP ‘Username’

  • SIP Authentication ID: the OnSIP ‘Auth Username’

  • Password: the OnSIP ‘SIP Password’

Aside from initiating calls from Grandstream Wave on your phone, you can also initiate calls by clicking phone numbers in your browser on your PC. This will make Grandstream Wave ring and route the call via your phone to the other party. This approach is useful to avoid wasting time dialing phone numbers. In order to do so, you will need the Chrome extension OnSIP Call Assistant.

Warning

The downside of using a softphone on your cell phone is that your calls will not be logged in Juniper, as the softphone acts as an independent, separate app.