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=head2 Taki
G<icon.png> Taki L<web site|http://taki.sourceforge.net>.
=head3 Initial configuration.
1. Start Taki phone and open "Settings" tab.
2. "Display Name" - put your name in this field.
3. Enter your Diamondcard Account ID and PIN code into "Username" and
"Password" fields.
4. Set "SIP domain" to sip.diamondcard.us and check "Register".
5. Press B<Save> to save settings.
=head3 Common configuration notes
The PIN code is a 12 digit number. Your Account ID and PIN code is
located in the upper right hand area of the main page after you
L<login|https://www.diamondcard.us/login> to your Diamondcard
L<administration center|https://www.diamondcard.us/login>. To
login to the admin center you need to use your username and password
you chose during signup.
=head3 Verifying connection
To verify your internet connection and Taki setup you can dial our
L<Echo test|EchoTest> number 441 and check your L<Account
balance|CheckBalance> dialing 440.
This gives you the ability to see if your internet connection will give
you good call quality. If the test is not sounding too good then your
calls will also not sound good.
B<When using Taki on PlayBook for the best audio quality please use
headphones.> Otherwise due to PlayBook speakers and microphone
location the other side may experience echo.
=head3 Dialing rules
Dial phone numbers you wish to call in international format: country
code + area code + number.<br> E.g. 18002001000 for USA
+1-800-200-1000 number. No international prefix like 011 or 001 is
necessary.
=head3 Receiving calls
To receive calls from regular phones with Taki you need to buy a
L<personal number/DID|PersNumbers> and configure it's forwarding.
To purchase a DID, login to your admin center and click "online
shopping" link. You can buy local and toll free numbers from many
countries.
In your admin center the "personal #'s" page allows you to configure
your purchased DID's. To receive calls with Taki, DID should be
forwarded to "Your IP phone" choice in the forwarding profile. Using
"Default" redirect profile will do it.
Taki phone should be configured to use Diamondcard and be registered at
Diamondcard servers. To check it, open Setting tab in Taki.
=head3 Caller ID
With Diamondcard you can specify a phone number for your caller ID. You
enter this data in the "Display Name" field on the Settings tab.
Example:
Taki Stettings tab.
Display Name: John Smith 130312345678
130312345678 - will be used as a CallerId. You can find more details
about configuring L<Caller ID here|CallerID>
=head3 Other issues
If you have any other troubles using Taki with Diamondcard service
please fill "bug report" form in your L<administration
center|https://www.diamondcard.us/login>.
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