If an INVITE or OPTIONS sent to the Microsoft SIP proxy has an IP address instead of an FQDN as the Contact header hostname, the proxy refuses it with 403 Forbidden. An IP address in Record-Route or Contact also fails the certificate check.

Checked 2026-09-25

Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft Teams Phone Direct Routing
Subsystem
sip-headers
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-25
Checked
2026-09-25

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). Troubleshooting Teams Direct Routing: source note teams-direct-routing-troubleshooting-403-contact-ip. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-direct-routing-troubleshooting-403-contact-ip

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-teams-direct-routing-troubleshooting-403-contact-ip,
  title  = {Troubleshooting Teams Direct Routing: source note teams-direct-routing-troubleshooting-403-contact-ip},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/teams-direct-routing-troubleshooting-403-contact-ip},
  note   = {Source note teams-direct-routing-troubleshooting-403-contact-ip, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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