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Solving FortiFone softclient issues

Solving FortiFone softclient issues

The following table includes corrective actions to help you solve issues with the FortiFone softclient for Android.

Issue

Corrective action

No QR code is available in the FortiVoice user portal

The FortiFone softclient license is not installed. The FortiVoice phone system allows for one softclient to be used for free. Additional softclients require a license.

Preferences does not show in the FortiVoice user portal

Contact the FortiVoice system administrator to make sure that the user privilege includes User preference access within the FortiVoice user portal.

The FortiVoice system administrator can access the setting on the FortiVoice phone system:

  1. Go to Phone System > Profile > User Privilege.
  2. Select the user privilege to edit.
  3. In User Portal, turn on the toggle for User preference.

Dialpad screen displays

or

Dialpad screen does not display the extension number and name at the top

Account is not registered.

Make sure that your phone is not in airplane mode.

Make sure that you have a working internet connection either through Wi-Fi or a data connection.

Account will not register

Make sure that the account details are correct.

  1. Tap .
  2. Tap Account.
  3. Tap the account to edit.
  4. Tap .
  5. Tap Edit.
  6. Tap the information to edit.
  7. Tap Save.

If the account still will not register, contact the FortiVoice system administrator to make sure that the username and password match the ones configured on the FortiVoice phone system.

Account shows Not Verified/
No Service Available

Unable to register with the server. Check port forwarding on the FortiVoice and SIP server network.

No audio on calls

Contact the FortiVoice system administrator to make sure that there are no network issues, such as port forwarding.

FortiVoice directory will not refresh

Make sure that your account is registered.

Contact the FortiVoice system administrator to make sure that the firewall has not blocked your connection.

App is not working properly or seeing possible corrupted data, such as duplicate entries in the directory.

Clear the cache:

  1. From the FortiFone softclient main menu, tap .
  2. Tap Account.
  3. Tap your extension.
  4. Tap .
  5. Tap Clear cache.

Solving FortiFone softclient issues

The following table includes corrective actions to help you solve issues with the FortiFone softclient for Android.

Issue

Corrective action

No QR code is available in the FortiVoice user portal

The FortiFone softclient license is not installed. The FortiVoice phone system allows for one softclient to be used for free. Additional softclients require a license.

Preferences does not show in the FortiVoice user portal

Contact the FortiVoice system administrator to make sure that the user privilege includes User preference access within the FortiVoice user portal.

The FortiVoice system administrator can access the setting on the FortiVoice phone system:

  1. Go to Phone System > Profile > User Privilege.
  2. Select the user privilege to edit.
  3. In User Portal, turn on the toggle for User preference.

Dialpad screen displays

or

Dialpad screen does not display the extension number and name at the top

Account is not registered.

Make sure that your phone is not in airplane mode.

Make sure that you have a working internet connection either through Wi-Fi or a data connection.

Account will not register

Make sure that the account details are correct.

  1. Tap .
  2. Tap Account.
  3. Tap the account to edit.
  4. Tap .
  5. Tap Edit.
  6. Tap the information to edit.
  7. Tap Save.

If the account still will not register, contact the FortiVoice system administrator to make sure that the username and password match the ones configured on the FortiVoice phone system.

Account shows Not Verified/
No Service Available

Unable to register with the server. Check port forwarding on the FortiVoice and SIP server network.

No audio on calls

Contact the FortiVoice system administrator to make sure that there are no network issues, such as port forwarding.

FortiVoice directory will not refresh

Make sure that your account is registered.

Contact the FortiVoice system administrator to make sure that the firewall has not blocked your connection.

App is not working properly or seeing possible corrupted data, such as duplicate entries in the directory.

Clear the cache:

  1. From the FortiFone softclient main menu, tap .
  2. Tap Account.
  3. Tap your extension.
  4. Tap .
  5. Tap Clear cache.