Fortinet FortiFone FON-175

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Fortinet FortiFone FON-175

FortiFone is equipped with high-definition audio and reliable performance, enabling efficient and clear conversations. It offers a range of selection from entry-level phones to executive-level phones that offer a variety of features, with programmable line and extension appearances.

Configuration Details

Getting the IP address number

To find the IP Address of your Forfinet FortiFone FON-175 you can press the button "Menu", then select the option "Status".

You will see at the section "IP", your IPv4 address.

Login into your device via Web Interface

Open your preferred web browser, as example Google Chrome and put in the url bar http://ThePhoneIPAddress

The default username is: admin and the default password is: 23646 (admin)

Setting up your device with your SIP credentials

To register your VoIP.ms Main Account or Sub account, you will need to go on the left navigation bar and click on the tab "Line".

This phone allows you to have up to 2 SIP accounts. You must register 1 SIP main or sub-account per account. For instance, you can define 2 accounts separately and they will use different credentials and may display different caller IDs depending on your needs.

Username: This is your SIP Main Account or Sub account username.

Display Name: This is your Outbound caller ID Name.

Note: We suggest entering it in CAPITAL LETTER, also note that most of landline providers won't displaying more than 15 characters.

Authentification Name: This is your SIP Main Account or Sub account username.

Authentification Password: This is your SIP Main Account or Sub account password.

Server Name: Your preferred VoIP.ms Servers.

Note: To be able to be received incoming calls, your phone needs to be on the same PoP Server as your DID.

Register Address: Your preferred VoIP.ms Servers.

Note: To be able to be received incoming calls, your phone needs to be on the same PoP Server as your DID.

Register Port: 5060 or the alternative port 5080 or 42872.

Activate: Needs to be [checked] to be enabled if you want to use this SIP account.

In the Advanced Settings you can confirm the appropriate setting:

Transportation Protocole: UDP

And on the SIP Global Settings

Registration timeout: 300

Enabling the SIP-TLS Call Encryption

To activate the call encryption on your account, first, you needs to activate this feature in your Main Account or Sub account. See the wiki here Call encryption.

Once your Main Account or Sub account is configured to use the SIP traffic Encryption you will need to change two settings of your phone configuration.

Go into your phone admin web portal, then click on the left navigation bay on the button "Line". In the Basic Settings, you need to change the port number.

Register Port: to 5061 or one of our alternative ports such as 5081 or 42873.

Once the previous step is done, go on the tab below "Advanced Settings".

Then Scroll Down and find these parameters:

Transportation Protocole: Choose TLS from the drop-down menu.

RTP Encryption: [Check] the box.

How to change the time setting

Go on the left navigation bar, click on "Phone Settings". Then, on the upper navigation bar "Time/Date".

Time Synchronized via DHCP: Yes

Primary Server: pool.ntp.org (optional) or your preferred time server

Time zone: Select your time zone by using the drop-down.

Date Format: YYYY-MM-DD (optional)

Location: Select location you are in for daylight saving.

Click on [Apply] button.