CounterPath Bria 3.2 for Windows User Guide - Enterprise Deployments - Manual (Page 5)

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1 Introduction
Read this manual if you are working in an enterprise and you have a system administrator. It is assumed that
your system administrator has either configured Bria on your behalf or has give you instructions on configuring
it yourself. If you are not working in an enterprise, read the user guide “Using Bria 3 for Windows – for Retail
Deployments”.
Bria is a softphone from CounterPath that enables you to make VoIP voice and video calls, send and receive
instant messages, share online status (presence) information, and exchange files.
Standard Telephone Features
The CounterPath Bria softphone has all standard enterprise telephone features, including:
• Call display and Message Waiting Indicator (MWI).
• Speakerphone and Mute.
• Redial, Hold, Do Not Disturb.
• Call history – list of received, missed, and dialed calls.
• Call forward.
• Call transfer.
• Call record.
• Auto answer.
• Six-party audio conferencing.
• Three-party video conferencing.
Enhanced Features and Functions
Bria also supports the following features and functions:
• Video
• Support for several languages in addition to English: Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese,
Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
• IM and presence using the SIP SIMPLE protocol and the XMPP protocol.
• IM conferencing (group chat) via an XMPP account.
• Corporate chat rooms.
• Contact list containing the individual user’s contacts.
• Directory containing names from a shared LDAP directory or Microsoft® Active Directory®.
• Access to Microsoft Outlook® contacts from within Bria.
• File transfer via an XMPP account.
• Support for DTMF (RFC 2833 or inband DTMF).
• Integration with a SIP deskphone, so you can use either the deskphone controls or the Bria screens to
control a phone call.
• Automatic detection and configuration of audio and video devices.