Each zone can have a many AA menus as they need. Each AA menu is also given a extension number via the “First Auto Attendant” option in the zone configuration window. The manager will auto correct for AA extension number in use when zones are friends. By giving AA menus an extension number it is now possible to transfer caller directly to a menu based on the menus extension, or route a DID directly to a menu, or final destination of a ring group.
Menu Configuration Options:
Setting | |
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Name | Name for menu. |
Prompt Number | This is the prompt number you will use for the greeting to this menu. It is possible to have the same prompt number a different zone . Prompt 2000 can also occupy another zone (Second Location). |
Search For Extensions & Mailboxes | Enabling this allows the caller to dial any extension/mailbox within the zone or its firends. |
Max Input Try's | The number of try's the caller gets before being redirected to the NO INPUT action |
Caller Input:
Caller input is used to direct a caller based on what they dial or don't dial in the case of “NO INPUT”
Action Type Dial:
This action type will dial a system extension and transfer the caller to it.
Setting | |
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Input | What the caller dialed |
Action | DIAL |
Extension | Extension number caller is transferred to |
Extension Number To Play | If you want to play a different extension number to the caller then they are really being transferred to enter the number here. |
Action Type Mailbox:
Sends the caller to a mailbox to take a message
Setting | |
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Input | What the caller dialed |
Action | MAILBOX |
Mailbox Number | The mailbox number to send the caller to |
Action Type Menu:
Sends the caller to another menu.
Setting | |
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Input | What the caller dialed |
Action | MENU |
Menu | The name of the menu to transfer the caller to, must be in the same zone. |
Action Type Directory:
Sends the caller to a directory of first or last names for a zone
Setting | |
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Input | What the caller dialed |
Action | DIR |
Directory |
Directory of first names or Directory of last names |