Portal Feature Guide
The complete guide to setting up, administrating and controlling the system//
17/04/2025 - Cloud Phonebook expanded to support internal extensions and extra fields like email and departments.
14/03/2025 - Provisioning - More flexibility in customer and extension provisioning settings
24/01/2025 - Added details of CallerID selector for MobeX switching it on and off
Introduction
Welcome to our portal user guide. Thank you for choosing us as your Hosted Telephony services su...
The Portal at a first glance
Basic Setup
The basic setup guide is the first 6 sections of this manual. It will refer to other sections tha...
Setting up a Customer’s Account
You must create the customer before activating any of the customer features. This c...
Add User - Using the Add Wizard
Add Wizard can be found under the features menu on the left-hand side. The Add Person option...
Numbers
Once you have set up the extension and handset, it will be connected to our server, and the new e...
Handset Provisioning
Select the Extension you have just created. This can be found under Features - Extensions. You ...
Emergency Services Database Completion
Setting up the customer is one of the most vital parts of keeping your customers safe. As part of...
Hunt Groups
Hunt Groups is under Features - Hunt Groups under the left side menu. A Hunt Group is used to ca...
Roadmap
This section is designed to keep you informed of new features, services and hardware being releas...
Features
Features are listed in alphabetical order as per the portal
Add Wizard - Advanced
Add Wizard can be found under the features menu on the left-hand side. The Add Person option all...
Alerts - Get Notified
Alerts can be used for several vital notifications and are one of the best ways to monitor expens...
Call Recording Bundles
Call recording bundles can be found under Features - Call Recording Bundles. There are several...
Transcription For Call Recording Bundles
Under call recording bundles, you can now have the call recording transcribed. To perform this ...
Call Recording - Basic recording system
Call Recording can be found under Features - Call Recordings. Call recording is helpful for trai...
Classes of Service
Classes of Service can be found under Features - Classes of Service. This feature allows you to ...
Conferences - (Voice)
Conferences can be found under Features - Conferences. Conferencing is integrated into the s...
Extensions - Advanced Settings
Extensions or Telephone Accounts are a key part of the hosted telephone network. This section all...
Extension - Hot Desk
Extension hot desks are on the left side of the menu under Features - Extension - Hot Desk. This...
Feature Codes
Feature Codes can be found under Features - Feature Codes. Feature Codes work similarly to Numbe...
Standard Feature Codes on the System
Standard Feature Codes on our System The following Feature Codes are integrated into our system....
Set Number Routing by Feature Code
This setup will include multiple menu options. All options can be found under the Feature menu. ...
Route Calls To - Default Destinations Options (including dial features)
Whenever you see the ‘Route calls to’ or Destinations in IVRs, please note that there are always ...
Hunt Groups - Advanced Settings
A Hunt Group is used to call more than one telephone extension. There can be different levels in ...
IVR Menus
IVR Menu stands for Integrated Voice Response Menu. The telephone system sends a message, and the...
Mailboxes
Mailboxes can be found under Features—Messages—All Mailboxes. Here, you can see the available mai...
Mailbox message transcription
It's now possible to have your voicemail messages attached to an email and sent to you, and you c...
Numbers - Advanced Settings
Setting up public telephone numbers so that anyone worldwide can contact you is a perfect way to ...
Page Groups
Page groups can be found under Features - Page Groups. To make page extensions and their speaker...
People - system users
This section can be found under Features—People. Here, you can add people who can log in to the s...
People - Multi-factor authentication
You can enable Multi-Factor Authentication by navigating to the People tab on the portal. Go to ...
Pickup Groups + Direct call pickup
Pickup groups can be found in the menu under Features - Pickup Groups. Pickup Groups are used to...
Queues
Queues are a great way to control high volumes of calls around an office where' agents' are avail...
Speed Dials (Shared)
Speed Dial can be found on the menu under Features - Speed Dials. This is to share speed dials be...
Text-to-Speech TTS service
Text-to-speech allows the creation of sound files using computer-generated voices to read out you...
Times and Dates
Time and date routes can be found on Features—Times and Dates. This can automate some system chan...
TPS (Telephone Preference Service)
The Telephone Preference Service is a list of numbers held by DMA (Data & Marketing Association)....
Features Advanced
Features advanced are listed in alphabetical order as per the portal
Black List
This function can be found under Features Advanced - The Blacklist. The Blacklist is designed ...
Cloud Phonebook
Cloud Phonebook can be found under the Feature Advanced tab. First, you need to activate ...
Disaster Recovery
This can be found under Features Advanced - Disaster Recovery. This is an important feature as i...
Feature Prefixes
Feature prefixes can be found under Features Advanced - Feature Prefixes. This is used to create...
Import Users
Import users can be found under advanced features in the left-hand menu. This feature can be used...
Mobex - Activation
This section will guide you through activating an Extension for MobeX client applications. Curren...
Music On Hold
This feature is found under Features Advanced and is used for uploading Music On Hold for the sys...
Pattern Menus
Found under Features Advanced Pattern Menus, customers can dial through the system using this ser...
Provisioning (auto-provisioning using templates)
One of the easiest ways to set up many handsets is to use the auto-provision function built withi...
Remote access
This feature can be found under Features Advanced - Remote Access. This service would typically ...
Sounds
Sounds can be found under Features Advanced - Sounds. Sounds is a great way to upload WAV sound ...
Web URLs
A web URL notification is a way of pushing a signal to somewhere else, like a webpage or another ...
Reports
Reports are listed in alphabetical order as per the portal
Active Calls
Active calls can be found under Reports - Active calls. Active calls give you an overview of cal...
Analytics
Analytics can be found under Reports - Analytics. Analytics is a great way of finding detailed r...
Audit Log
Audit log can be found under Reports - Audit Log. This log gives information about changes that h...
Call History
Call history is available under Reports—Call History. This report provides detailed information a...
Call Surcharges
Call Surcharges can be found on the left-hand side under reports, then Call Surcharges. Call S...
CDR Download
CDR Download can be found under Reports - CDR Download. CDR (Call Data Records) are the full rec...
Commerce
Commerce for reports can be found under Reports - Commerce. Depending on the amount of dat...
Customer E999
This section will help you see what customers you have that are missing vital information about...
Customers - PAI
Re-write the CLI to remove surcharge costs on diversion/transfer, plus international CLI display ...
Extensions
Extensions for reports can be found under Reports - Extensions Registration Status You can se...
Invoices
Invoices can be found under Reports - Invoice. When you enter this screen, you can select the ...
People
People reports can be found under Reports - People. You can select the type of role you woul...
Queue Agent History
Queue Agent History can be found under Reports - Queue Agent History. A history report can show ...
Top Lists
Top Lists can be found under Reports - Top Lists. These reports will give you a grouped idea of ...
Transactions
Transactions can be found under Reports—Transactions. These are all the one-off and monthly servi...
View Rate Plan
View rate plan can be found under Reports - View Rate Plan. This will allow you to see exactly w...
Widget Wallboards
Widget Wallboards can be found under Reports - Widget Wallboards. Here, you can build a customis...
Programming Examples
We have put together some examples of different features and how to get the best from the hosted ...
Messages
Voicemail, Fax & SMS all in one place.
ALL Mailboxes
All Mailboxes All mailboxes can be found under Messages—All Messages. Here, you can find all mes...
Faxes
Faxes can be found under Messages - Faxes. Here you can find all Fax Messages that could be stor...
SMS
SMS can be found under Messages - SMS. SMS stands for Short Message Service. An SMS can be 160 c...
Voicemails
Voicemails can be found under Messages - Voicemails. Here, you can find all th...
Actions
Create calls, faxes and messages directly from the system.
Make a call via the portal
To do this, go to Actions > Make a call. Then, complete the fields below and press ‘Call.’ You c...
Send a Fax
To send an electronic document to a fax machine, go to Actions - Send a fax. You must attach a d...
Send Message (Internal)
Send Message can be found under Actions, Send Message. This allows you to send internal messages...
Send SMS
You can send an SMS via the portal just like you can from a mobile phone. Go to Actions—Send SMS,...