How to place video calls with Zoiper 3

This guide will show you how to place video calls using Zoiper 3.

Index
VIDEO CALLS WITH ZOIPER 3.................................................................................2
How to place a video call using my Zoiper Service account?..........................................2
How to place a video call using a SIP account?............................................................2
Enabling Video in Asterisk......................................................................................2
HOW TO RECEIVE A VIDEO CALL WITH ZOIPER 3?..................................................4
EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION FOR ASTERISK.............................................................5
Sip accounts...........................................................................................................5
Extensions..............................................................................................................5

Last revision:22 January 2014

Video calls with Zoiper 3

Zoiper 3's Video capability is available only for SIP.

Zoiper 3's Video capability is available only for Windows.
To use Zoiper 3's Video capability with your own PBX server, you will need to
upgrade to Zoiper 3 Biz.

How to place a video call using my Zoiper Service account?

To place a Video Call using the Zoiper Service you will need a Zoiper Service account.
This is the only difference, so we will proceed to the next section:

How to place a video call using a SIP account?

Having a SIP account is not enough to place a Video call with Zoiper.
You will need to alter your Asterisk setup a bit.

Enabling Video in Asterisk

Use your favourite text editor to open /etc/asterisk/sip.conf for editing.

Add the following line in the [general] section:
videosupport=yes
This will enable Video support for your Asterisk.
Zoiper 3 supports vp8, H.263plus and H.264 video codecs.
Please be careful to put h263p and not h263 or the Video will not work properly.
Now proceed to the SIP accounts you'd like to use Video with. Add the following lines:
allow=h263p
allow=h264
allow=vp8
videosupport=yes

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Save your configuration and reload your Asterisk.

Run your Zoiper 3 and make sure your SIP account is registered.
Find the contact you'd like to call and select it.
Press the arrow extension of the Call button.
Select Make video call.

A new window will appear. There will be no video until the call is answered. On the upper
right corner you could see a preview of what your camera actually sends to the other side.
There is a menu below, showing the name of the contact you are calling and some
functional buttons.

If you need to stop your Video for a moment you simply need to close the video window.
If want to start the Video again use the button in the Calls tab.

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How to receive a Video Call with Zoiper 3?

The incoming call screen is the same for all types of calls.
If you hit Answer Zoiper will process the call as an incoming voice call.
If you know that the caller wants to establish a video call, press Video.

If the video device of the caller is enabled your video conversation will begin immediately.

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Example configuration for Asterisk

The examples below are showing two SIP accounts and their extensions.

Sip accounts
[general]
context=default
allowoverlap=no
bindaddr=0.0.0.0
srvlookup=yes
videosupport=yes
[jsmith]
type=friend
username=jsmith
callerid="Jane Smith"<7001>
secret=k1tk47
host=dynamic
context=ztest
disallow=all
allow=ulaw
allow=alaw
canreinvite=no
qualify=yes
dtmfmode=auto
allow=h263p
allow=h264
allow=vp8
videosupport=yes
[kbell]
type=friend
username=kbell
callerid="Kathie Bell"<7002>
secret=k1tk47
host=dynamic
context=ztest
disallow=all
allow=ulaw
allow=alaw
canreinvite=no
qualify=yes
dtmfmode=auto
allow=h263p
allow=h264
allow=vp8
videosupport=yes

Extensions
[general]
static=yes
writeprotect=no
clearglobalvars=no
[ztest]
exten => 7001,1,Dial(SIP/jsmith)
exten => 7002,1,Dial(SIP/kbell)
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