Requirements
The following are additional minimum requirements that must be met to configure Skype for SIP between
SCS and Skype:
•Skype for SIP Account(s) or SIP profile with User ID and password
•SCS must have SIP Trunking Server Role added as outlined in SCS System Configuration task
•Customers that are behind NAT must Configure NAT Traversal as detailed in SCS 3.0 Device
SCS Configuration
To Add a SIP Trunking role:
1. Navigate to System > Servers > server name > Configure
2. Here, under 'Server Roles' select the checkbox for 'SIP Trunking'
3. Click on OK button
4. You will be prompted to restart a number of services on the SCS. Click the here link.
5. Select the affected services and click the Restart button
6. sipXbridge-1 now gets added on the Devices > SBCs screen
To configure a SIP trunk between SCS and Skype, do the following:
7. In the SCS home page, select Devices followed by Gateways.
8. The Gateways page will be displayed.
9. From the Add New Gateway drop down box, select SIP Trunk.
10. The SIP Trunk configuration page will be displayed.
11. In the Name field, provide a descriptive name for the SIP trunk to Skype.
12. From the User Provider Template drop down box, select Skype for SIP
13. The Address field will be automatically populated with sip.skype.com
14. In the Route drop down box, select sipXbridge-1
15. Click OK button
16. The Gateways page will be displayed
17. Click on the name of the Gateway created above
18. The SIP Trunk configuration page for the gateway will be displayed.
Note: Skype currently requires the From header in each outbound call to be equal to the Skype account user ID. Else the outbound calls will fail. Hence it is mandatory to configure the Caller ID in the Skype SIP Trunk.
19. On the left hand navigation pane, click on Caller ID.
20. Click on the Show Advanced Settings link
21. Select the checkbox for Specify Caller ID and click anywhere on the screen
22. In the Caller ID field below Specify Caller ID type your SIP User name (username provided by Skype in the BCP under Skype for SIP and SIP profile settings) This is typically a 14 digit numeric number starting with 99050
23. Click on the Apply button
24. Click on ITSP Account on the left hand navigation pane
25. The ITSP page will be displayed. The ITSP server domain name field will be
populated with the details for Skype.
26.In the User Name field, enter the SIP User Name provided by Skype. Again, this
is a 14 digit numeric number
27.In the Password field, enter the password for the above user that was provided by Skype in the SIP profile settings
28. Click the Apply button.
29. You will be prompted to restart a number of services on SCS. Click the Here, link.
30. Select the affected services and click the Restart button
31. A Dial Plan can now be configured to provide SCS sets with access to PSTN via Skype for SIP From the System menu, select Dial Plans.
32. The Dial Plans page will be displayed.
33. In the Add New Rule drop down list, select Custom to create a custom dial plan
34. The Dial Rule page will be displayed.
35. Click on the Enabled checkbox.
36. Enter a Name and Description for the rule
37. In the Prefix field enter the digit user’s will dial in order to utilize this Dial Rule. Any number of digits has also been selected, as this will provide for varying lengths of number strings to be dialed
38. In the Resulting Call fields, select the Matched Suffix dropped the prefix before the remaining digits are forwarded to Skype.
39. The Skype SIP trunk can now be selected from the Gateway More Actions drop down box. This is the Skype for SIP settings configured previously.
40. The Gateway will be displayed. Click the Apply button followed by the OK button.
41. The Dial Plan rule will be displayed. Restart any services as prompted.
To terminate inbound calls from Skype on the Auto Attendant on SCS, do the following
42. From the System menu, select Dial Plans.
43. The Dial Plans page will be displayed.
44. Click on the Auto Attendant dial plan.
45. In the Auto Attendant aliases text box add your SIP for Skype user ID. This is typically a 14 digit numeric number.
46. Click OK button.
47. The Dial Plan rule will be displayed. Restart any services as prompted.
If the SCS is behind a NAT and you want SCS to perform local NAT compensation, do the following:
48. Navigate to System > Internet Calling > NAT Traversal
49. Here, select the checkbox for Server Behind NAT if your system is behind NAT
50. Click on Apply
51. Restart any services if prompted
These are the links for Skypes setup configuration:
http://download.skype.com/share/business/guides/skype-connect-quick-start-guide.pdf
http://download.skype.com/share/business/guides/skype-connect-requirements-guide.pdf
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