Defining Ekiga SIP Softphone

Last published : Oct 16, 2026
Ekiga is a free software application for audio and video telephony (VoIP) that supports the SIP protocol. Configuration is based on a SIP account.
  1. Add a new application see Adding applications and select the application type Local.
  2. Edit the following fields:
    Option Description
    Name Name for the application
    Application Custom
    Parameter ekiga
  3. Click Free parameters and then Add to define the following free parameters:
    Variable Value
    account <Name of the SIP account>
    server <server URL>
    user <SIP username>
    password <password>
    outbound_proxy <proxy URL>
    Example: password=424242 For further information, see Defining free application parameters.
  4. In the Free application parameters dialog, right-click the variable name password and click Encrypt.
  5. Confirm with Apply and OK.
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local and user-defined applications