# Groundwire **Groundwire** is a softphone that offers low power consumption by avoiding constant SIP session maintenance with the server. When an incoming call arrives, a PUSH notification is first sent to the smartphone, which then launches the SIP client and establishes a connection to the server. ## Softphone Setup 1. Download and open the **Groundwire** app on your smartphone.

2. Go to **Groundwire** settings by tapping the corresponding icon at the top of the screen.

3. Go to the "**Accounts**" section:

4. Add a new account by tapping the "+" icon at the top of the screen. 5. Select "**Generic SIP Account**." 6. Fill in the required data: * **Title** – An arbitrary account name. * **Username** – The employee’s extension number (e.g., 201). * **Password** – The SIP password from the employee’s configuration. * **Domain** – The IP address of your MikoPBX server.

7. Go to "**Advanced Settings**." 8. In "**Audio Codecs**" → "**Codecs for Wi-Fi**," choose the desired codecs for use.

9. Navigate to "**Caller Id Method**." Select "**P-Asserted-Identity**."

Save the settings. A connection attempt will occur. In the MikoPBX "Employees" section, you can see a status indicator confirming a successful connection:

## Configuring Employee Status Monitoring Groundwire can display the current status of employees (see example below):

To enable this feature, populate the "**Quick Dial**" section with employees. Tap "**EDIT**" at the top of the screen. Then tap the "**+**" at the bottom of the screen to add entries: * **Title** – The employee’s name to display in "**Quick Dial**." * **Number or SIP Address** – The employee’s extension number. Tap "**Save**."

New employee in the "Quick Dial" section

## Configuring GroundWire with Encryption 1. In the MikoPBX web interface, open the employee’s SIP account settings. Change the "**Transport Protocol**" to "**tls**."

2. In **Groundwire** → **Employee’s SIP Account Settings**, change the **"Domain"** field to **"MikoPBXAdress:NumOfTLSPort"**. {% hint style="info" %} You can find or change the TLS port in MikoPBX’s "**General Settings**" → "**SIP**." {% endhint %}

3. Go to "**Advanced Settings**" → "**Transport Protocol**" and change "**udp**" to "**tls (sip)**."

4. In the "**Advanced Settings**" of your SIP account, go to "**Secure Calls**" and, under the "**SDES**" section, set "**Incoming Calls**" and "**Outgoing Calls**" to "**Required**":

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