<aside> 🔒 Use this if your SIP client or platform requires encrypted signalling and media. Most desk phones and softphones work fine on the standard settings — see Configure a SIP Client. Encryption is required by some AI voice and contact-centre platforms, which will not connect over unencrypted SIP.

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What this gives you

Both are needed for an end-to-end encrypted call. TLS on its own protects the signalling but leaves audio in the clear.

Connection settings

Everything is the same as a standard registration except the port, the transport, and the media encryption setting.

Value What to enter Common field labels
Registrar / Outbound proxy sip-registrar.vaspian.com Proxy, Outbound Proxy, SIP Server, Registrar
Port 5061 Port, Server Port, TLS Port
Transport TLS Transport, Protocol
Media encryption SRTP Media Encryption, SRTP, Secure RTP
SIP domain Your SIP domain (e.g. main.acme) Domain, SIP Domain
Username / Auth name Your extension (e.g. 188) Username, User ID, Authorization Name
Password Your SIP PIN Password, Auth Password

<aside> ⚠️ Register to the hostname, not an IP address. The TLS certificate is issued to sip-registrar.vaspian.com, so a client pointed at an IP will fail certificate validation even though the address is reachable.

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Requirements

Requirement Detail
TLS version TLS 1.2. TLS 1.0 and 1.1 are not accepted.
Certificate Issued by a public certificate authority — no manual trust store changes needed on current devices.
Firewall Allow outbound TCP 5061 in addition to your existing RTP media range.
SRTP Must be enabled on the client. A TLS registration with unencrypted media may be rejected.

<aside> 📅 Older desk phones may not support TLS 1.2. If a phone registers fine on the standard settings but fails on TLS, check for a firmware update before anything else — older firmware often only offers TLS 1.0, which is refused. Devices also need a roughly correct date and time, or certificate validation fails.

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Client walkthroughs

Troubleshooting

Symptom Where to look
Connection refused or timeout on 5061 A firewall is blocking outbound TCP 5061. Check the network, not the client.
TLS or certificate error Registering to an IP instead of the hostname, an out-of-date clock on the device, or firmware that only supports TLS 1.0/1.1.
Registers, but calls fail or drop at answer Media encryption mismatch — confirm SRTP is enabled, not just TLS.
One-way or no audio A firewall or NAT is blocking RTP. Allow the media range outbound and turn off SIP ALG on the router.

Need help? [email protected] — include your extension number, the client or platform you are using, and whether it registers on the standard settings.