This 3-sentence summary provides the essential information about the PrivateGSM demo software:
The PrivateGSM demo allows users to make encrypted phone calls through a VoIP connection for evaluation purposes only and is not intended for commercial use. The demo guides users through a 3-step activation process of installing the app, selecting an internet connection, and activating the software. It then explains how to make and receive secure calls, check call security, and access support when the trial period expires.
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Summary
1. Before you begin 2
1.1 Some advices... 2
1.2 ...and one tip 2
2. Activation...in 3 easy steps! 3
1 Install PrivateGSM 3
2 Select a network access point 3
3 Launch the auto-activation 4
3. How it works 5
1 Invite your contacts 5
2 Make a secure call using PrivateGSM 5
3 Receive a secure call using PrivateGSM 6
4 Call phases 7
5 Call quality level 7
6 Check your security 8
7 Receive Only mode 8
4. Contacts 9
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1. Before you begin...
1.1 Some advices...
= Your phone calls’ security is granted by using the VoIP data line instead of the voice one.
Under particular events, due to the VoIP network condition, it could be present a little latency.
If a WiFi internet connection is available, consider to use it for a better communication quality.
= As a VoIP phone call, with data-packet exchanging, both the caller and the called pay for the calling.
To save your money consider to subscribe an unlimited mobile internet data plan with your mobile
operator.
= When making a secure call, before being connected to your contact, the system needs to exchange
and verify the security keys. It takes a while, so you need to wait some seconds before starting the
conversation.
1.2 ...and one tip
= You can save in your address book the contacts to whom you want to make secure calls by adding the
secure prefix +801.
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2. Activation...in 3 easy steps!
1 Install PrivateGSM
You can download PrivateGSM on your mobile from
http://www.privatewave.com
Just enter your mobile number or your email address;
you will receive a message including a download link.
Click on the link to start downloading, then install
PrivateGSM.
2 Select a network access point
After the installation, in order to use PrivateGSM, you
have to set its internet connection.
!
Be careful: improper configuration of
the Network Access Point may lead to in-
ability to use PrivateGSM.
It is always possible to change the access point from
the main menu of PrivateGSM, just selecting:
Settings >> Default access point
Select a new access point from the list and confirm. Restart
the application in order to make the changes effective.
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A little hint: if you don’t know your access point,
search in the suggested list for an option showing the
word “internet” and then select it.
3 Launch the Auto-Activation
At the end of the installation, in order to start making
phone calls, PrivateGSM asks you to choose between
manual and auto-activation. Choose “Auto” and
complete the installation process.
!
We strongly encourage automatic acti-
vation. Manual activation is only recom-
mended for expert users. Some automa-
tions, designed to simplify product use,
will be lost with manual activation.
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3. How it works
1 Invite your contacts
Using your mobile address book, you can invite your
contacts to join PrivateGSM.
Open PrivateGSM main menu, select “Invite others”
and choose the contacts to whom you want to make
secure calls. They will receive a text message includ-
ing the installation link.
Anyway, they can also download the software as de-
scribed in step 1.
2 Make a secure call using PrivateGSM
Calling with PrivateGSM is very easy; you only need to
add the secure prefix +801 before the number you
want to call.
!
Remember to use the number in the
international format, including the
country code:
+41 079 1234567
with PrivateGSM becomes:
+801 41 079 1234567
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It is either possible to make a secure call through the
PrivateGSM menu. Select “Dial secure call”: your
address book will appear and you will just have to se-
lect a name to activate a secure call.
!
To make a secure call, you and the called
party must be running PrivateGSM soft-
ware and be connected to the Internet.
3 Receive a secure call using PrivateGSM
Once PrivateGSM has been installed and all the set-
tings have been correctly configured on your mobile,
you will be able to receive a secure call.
PrivateGSM displays an information note when an
incoming secure call is ringing on your phone. You
only need to press the answer button to allow the
connection. The system exchanges and verifies the
security keys and the conversation can start.
!
To receive a secure call, you must be run-
ning PrivateGSM software and be con-
nected to the Internet.
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4 Call phases
To establish a call, PrivateGSM completes three phases, shown by three icons:
1. Red light: the connection is starting. This step may take several seconds.
2. Yellow light: ZRTP keys are being exchanged to secure the call.
3. Green light: secure call is established. Now it is possible to speak in a secure way.
5 Call quality level
Some factors that affect the GSM network (i.e. GPRS use, poor signal, frequent radio cell changes,
roaming), could decrease call quality, increasing voice delay. The “green light icon”, shown above,
changes to display the current quality level:
Poor connection quality.
Average connection quality.
Good connection quality.
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6 Check your security
A PrivateGSM phone call is always encrypted.
To verify that there are no intrusions, after the call con-
nection the system displays a security code consist-
ing of two random words to both parties.
If both, you and your contact, see the same security
code then the call is secure.
The security code is different each time you make or
receive a secure call.
7 Receive Only Mode
As the trial period expires, PrivateGSM turns in Re-
ceive Only mode.
In this mode PrivateGSM still allows you to receive
secure calls for as long as the software will be in-
stalled on your phone, but it won’t be no more pos-
sible to call other PrivateGSM users.
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4. Contacts
For additional help and more information, please visit the support section at:
http://www.privatewave.com
To contact our technical support:
Tel: +39 02 911 930 891
E-mail: support@privatewave.com
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 10.00 AM - 12.00 PM and 2.30 PM - 4.30 PM (GMT +1)
We remind you that the PrivateGSM Demo version is for evaluation purpose only, to show how the
software works. The full version on sale is part of the Enterprise VoIP Security Suite solution for fixed-
mobile encryption in a company network.
For more information or technical details on the Enterprise VoIP Security Suite, get in contact with
our sales team:
E-mail: sales@privatewave.com
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