VoicePulse's "Connect" service, which allows subscribers to use any hardware or software device to make and receive phone calls, has the potential to make a big impact o­n the world of Voice over IP.

Many consider the service to be ideal in a setting where a PBX, such as the open source Asterisk, is installed.

The following step-by-step guide will show you how to use VoicePulse Connect with the free software program XTen's X-Lite.

X-Ten's X-Lite is o­ne of the more popular softphone programs available. It can be downloaded from http://www.x-ten.com.

To set up X-Lite with VoicePulse Connect:

1. Click o­n the icon just to the right of the "CLEAR" button, as marked in the image below, to open the menu ;

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2. o­n the main menu click o­n "System Settings;"

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3. Select "SIP Proxy;"

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4. Double-click o­n "Default;"

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5. "Display name" can be set to anything you want. "Username" should be set to your username as provided by VoicePulse. "Authorization User" should be the same value as username. "Password" is the password provided by VoicePulse. "Domain/Realm" is voicepulse.com. "SIP Proxy" is gw5.voicepulse.com:5060;

6. Both "Use Outbound Proxy" and "Send Internal IP" should be set to Never;

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7. Click o­n the "X" to close the menu and return to the main screen.

If the values were entered correctly, the main screen should look something like this:

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