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PrivateWave
Quick Start Guide for BlackBerry 10

This guide provides you easy step-by-step instructions to help you get started with PrivateWave .

Secure calls with  PrivateWave

Calling with PrivateWave  is a very easy task. You can both use your contact list or directly dial a number using the dialpad.

 

To make a secure call, you and the called party must have PrivateWave software running on the mobile device, be connected to the Internet and to the same PrivateServer .

figure 1. Main menu

Calling by contact list

Select Contacts item from the main view, select on the contact you want to call and select the contact number associated with PrivateWave , then press the "Call" button:
figure 2. you address book is shared with the application

As you can see in figure 2. you address book is shared with the application each contact can show a coloured ball at its left, or nothing at all. These are status marker and they represent the Presence Status for each contact.

 

Calling by keyboard

You can make a secure call to any arbitrary number (presuming that the call peer has PrivateWave  connected) by simply entering the number on PrivateWave  main menu and pressing the dial button. 

figure 3. you can dial any number


Receiving a secure call with  PrivateWave

Once PrivateWave  is installed and all the settings are correctly configured on your device, you are able to receive a secure call. PrivateWave  displays a screen when an incoming secure call is arrives to your phone. Press the Accept (green) button to allow the connection. After the system have exchanged and verified the security keys the you can start the conversation.

To receive a secure call PrivateWave has to be running and be connected to the Internet.

figure 4. incoming call

Call status

To establish a call PrivateWave  completes three phases shown by three icons:

Call status icons

Red light

Starting the connection

Connection not yet established. This step may take several seconds

Green light

Secure call established

Connection established and secure. You can now speak securely

Checking your security

A PrivateWave call is always encrypted. The call is automatically secured during the call setup. As soon as the call is established you can immediately start to talk securely with your call peer.

The security of the call is based on a digital certificate verification on the SIP/TLS server. If a certificate error appears check whether the date of your phone is correct. If the date is correct it is possible that the certificate is wrong, misconfigured or expired or that your phone is undergoing a security attack. In these cases always contact your system administrator.

 
figure 5. the call is secured

History

Every event performed or received on your PrivateWave  is listed into the "History" view, which can be displayed by selecting "Recent" item in the Main view.

figure 6. recent event list
figure 7. Event detail icon

Each event has a detail icon (the (i) at that ends of each event line shown in figure 7. Event detail icon).

figure 8. event detail

You can access event's details by tapping on the (i) icon and thus have access to all the call events for the event listed in the call history (figure 8. event detail).

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