Testing a rented phone number using the Twilio Virtual Telephony
Testing a rented phone number using the Twilio Virtual Telephony
Registration
To test a rented phone number, an affiliate can use a trial version of the Twilio service.
First, you need to register and verify by email and phone. To get a $10 bonus to your account, you need to click on our referral link: http://www.twilio.com/referral/CwaVOP
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/1_1jugg35.png)
After verification you would need to answer a couple of questions for the final registration. It is enough to set the options as in the screenshot below.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/2_vaqhsu.png)
Rent a number
After registration you need to go to the number rental page: https://www.twilio.com/console/phone-numbers/search
Choose a country
Click the "Search" button”
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/3_2grkld.png)
After that you would see a list of numbers for rent. You need to choose any suitable one and click the “Buy”button.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/4_4a6jw5.png)
After that the confirmation page opens, you need to click on the " Buy " button at the bottom.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/5_16fvurl.png)
Adding a SIP Domain
After renting a number you need to add it to the SIP domain. To do this, click on the link: https://www.twilio.com/console/voice/sip/endpoints/add
Next, you need to fill in the required fields to create a SIP domain.
Friendly name - The name for this SIP domain setting
SIP URI - a unique subdomain that will be used for the connection in future.
IP Access control list - create a list of allowed IP addresses (details below)
Credential list - creating a list of allowed SIP domain users (details below)
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/6_163v7rp.png)
IP Access control list
Friendly name - the name of the list
CIDR Network address - the address range. You can specify your external IP address in the 1.1.1.1/32 format. You can find out your external IP here: https://whatismyipaddress.com/
Friendly name - Name for the address range
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/7_1o8abwn.png)
Credential list
Friendly name - The name of the list
Username - you can specify the number that you bought in the E. 164 format (for example: +15005551212)
Password - a password of at least 12 letters, one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter and a number.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/8_197tzsm.png)
After you fill in all the required fields, you would need to enable SIP registration and specify the list of users that was created earlier.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/9_1y2dznb.png)
Connecting a virtual SIP client
The connection of the virtual SIP client will be based on the example of the Microsip program. You can download the program on this link: https://www.microsip.org/downloads
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/10_mt69on.png)
After installation run the program and open the drop-down menu and click "Add account".
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/snimok-ekrana-2021-02-18-19463_1tkknby.jpg)
A window with the settings will be opened, you need to fill in the following fields:
Account name - the name
SIP Server - the address of your SIP domain, it must be in this format - youdomain.sip.us1.twilio.com (for example, if you specified the SIP URI: mc-webmaster-1234, the domain will be mc-webmaster-1234.sip.us1.twilio.com)
SIP Proxy - the same as for the SIP Server
User name - the username specified in the Username in the Credential list section
Domain - the same as for the SIP Server
Login - the username specified in the Username in the Credential list section
Password - the password specified in Password in the Credential list section
The rest of the settings can be left as in the screenshot. Click "Save".
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/frame-1_1onkfyr.jpg)
After setting up the account, in case of a successful connection, the green icon (Online) in the lower left corner of the program should light up.
Now you can make calls to rented numbers.
Alternative programs for connecting a SIP client:
X-lite
Zoiper
Registration
To test a rented phone number, an affiliate can use a trial version of the Twilio service.
First, you need to register and verify by email and phone. To get a $10 bonus to your account, you need to click on our referral link: http://www.twilio.com/referral/CwaVOP
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/1_1jugg35.png)
After verification you would need to answer a couple of questions for the final registration. It is enough to set the options as in the screenshot below.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/2_vaqhsu.png)
Rent a number
After registration you need to go to the number rental page: https://www.twilio.com/console/phone-numbers/search
Choose a country
Click the "Search" button”
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/3_2grkld.png)
After that you would see a list of numbers for rent. You need to choose any suitable one and click the “Buy”button.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/4_4a6jw5.png)
After that the confirmation page opens, you need to click on the " Buy " button at the bottom.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/5_16fvurl.png)
Adding a SIP Domain
After renting a number you need to add it to the SIP domain. To do this, click on the link: https://www.twilio.com/console/voice/sip/endpoints/add
Next, you need to fill in the required fields to create a SIP domain.
Friendly name - The name for this SIP domain setting
SIP URI - a unique subdomain that will be used for the connection in future.
IP Access control list - create a list of allowed IP addresses (details below)
Credential list - creating a list of allowed SIP domain users (details below)
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/6_163v7rp.png)
IP Access control list
Friendly name - the name of the list
CIDR Network address - the address range. You can specify your external IP address in the 1.1.1.1/32 format. You can find out your external IP here: https://whatismyipaddress.com/
Friendly name - Name for the address range
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/7_1o8abwn.png)
Credential list
Friendly name - The name of the list
Username - you can specify the number that you bought in the E. 164 format (for example: +15005551212)
Password - a password of at least 12 letters, one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter and a number.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/8_197tzsm.png)
After you fill in all the required fields, you would need to enable SIP registration and specify the list of users that was created earlier.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/9_1y2dznb.png)
Connecting a virtual SIP client
The connection of the virtual SIP client will be based on the example of the Microsip program. You can download the program on this link: https://www.microsip.org/downloads
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/10_mt69on.png)
After installation run the program and open the drop-down menu and click "Add account".
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/snimok-ekrana-2021-02-18-19463_1tkknby.jpg)
A window with the settings will be opened, you need to fill in the following fields:
Account name - the name
SIP Server - the address of your SIP domain, it must be in this format - youdomain.sip.us1.twilio.com (for example, if you specified the SIP URI: mc-webmaster-1234, the domain will be mc-webmaster-1234.sip.us1.twilio.com)
SIP Proxy - the same as for the SIP Server
User name - the username specified in the Username in the Credential list section
Domain - the same as for the SIP Server
Login - the username specified in the Username in the Credential list section
Password - the password specified in Password in the Credential list section
The rest of the settings can be left as in the screenshot. Click "Save".
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cc18bc9ffe16e000/frame-1_1onkfyr.jpg)
After setting up the account, in case of a successful connection, the green icon (Online) in the lower left corner of the program should light up.
Now you can make calls to rented numbers.
Alternative programs for connecting a SIP client:
X-lite
Zoiper
Updated on: 24/02/2021
Thank you!