This user guide is everything you need to be able to correctly setup your Auto Attendant. This involves setting your time schedules, configuring your Auto Attendant, recording and submitting your greetings, and
determining your call routing. The Digital Voice Portal provides easy access to configure and manage your Auto Attendant.
Begin by logging in to BullsEye’s Digital Voice Portal. To access the Portal: 1. From MBA, select Digital Voice Portal.
2. Enter your Username. 3. Enter your Password. 4. Click on Login.
Note: Your login and password information can be obtained from your Client Information Sheet.
Step 1: Setting Your Schedules
If you want the Auto Attendant to present a different greeting and options to the caller depending on the time of day they call or if it is a holiday, you’ll need to create one or more schedules and assign them to the AutoAttendant.
This is actually a two-part step. You need to create both your “regular business hours” Time Schedule as well as your Holiday Schedule
To do this, follow the steps on the next 2 pages.
Some Things to Know!
To ensure superior performance, use Internet Explorer to access the Digital Voice Portal.
Part 1: Setting Your Time Schedule
1. Select the Group for which the Time Schedule/Auto Attendant applies.
2. From the Group Profile menu, select Time Schedules. The Time Schedules page is displayed.
3. Click Add New Schedule to create a time schedule. The Name dialog box is displayed.
4. Enter a name for your schedule then click OK. 5. Hover over the starting time for the first
day of your schedule, then click and drag to the right to the end time. When you release the mouse, the block of time will be applied to the selected day.
NOTE: Any hours or days of the week not defined here will be treated by the After Hours greeting and routing options.
6. To edit a block of time, double click on the time range, adjust the Start and End time as needed and then click Submit. 7. To delete a block of time, click X
in the upper right of the time range.
8. To rename a schedule, click Rename, then repeat step 4. 9. To delete a schedule, click
Delete, then click Yes.
Part 2: Setting Your Holiday Schedule
1. Select the Group for which the Holiday Schedule/Auto Attendant applies.
2. From the Group Profile menu, select Holiday Schedule. The Holiday Schedule page is displayed.
3. Click Add Holiday Schedule. The Add Holiday Schedule dialog box is displayed.
4. Enter the Holiday Schedule Name.
5. For each holiday to be included in the Holiday Schedule:
o Enter a Holiday name.
o Select a Date Start and Date End. o If desired, select a Recurrence.
Select Indefinite or Limited. If Limited is selected, enter a To Date to indicate when the Recurrence will end.
Step 2: Setting Up Your Auto Attendant
The next step is to setup your Auto Attendant. This consists of 4 parts:
Configure your Auto Attendant
Link the schedules that were just created Establish where incoming calls are routed Record custom greetings
To do this, follow the steps on the next few pages. 1. Select the Group for which the Auto
Attendant is to be assigned. 2. From the Group Services menu,
select Auto Attendant.
3. Select the desired Auto Attendant from the drop-down field.
The Auto Attendant Profile page is displayed.
4. Review the following information. 1. Auto Attendant ID: This is a unique
identifier for the Auto Attendant. Usually the same as the Phone Number to which the Auto Attendant is assigned.
2. Name: Name of the Auto Attendant. 3. Calling Line ID First & Last Name:
This is the Caller ID name for the Auto Att.
4. Time Zone. Should be set to your location’s Time Zone.
5. Business Hours. If you created a Time Schedule, select the Business Hours Schedule from the drop down. 6. Holiday Schedule. Click the drop
down and select the holiday schedule that you already created. 7. Scope of dialing. Set these two
options to the Group level.
8. Name Dialing Entries. Choose your preference.
Some Things to Know!
Additional Auto Attendant’s can be purchased to create a nested configuration! Contact BullsEye Client Services for more info.
Some Things to Know!
Changes to the Auto Attendant configuration can only be made at the Group Level.
The Auto Attendant can be accessed from any PC, and the updates that are made occur instantly – no waiting!
5. Under Business Hours Greeting click the Default Greeting radio button. Later we will share the various options of installing a customized personal greeting.
6. Under the Business Hours Dialing Menu, configure the prompts for how the Auto Attendant will route
incoming calls during normal business hours.
a. Up to 12 handset keys (0 - #) can be assigned to the Auto Attendant. Enter the following as desired:
Description: Enter a descriptive name of the prompt so that you can identify it from the others.
Action: Select from the drop-down the particular action that will be invoked when a caller selects that particular key. There are 7 choices (see the following page for details):
Phone: For any of the “transfer” options that were selected, a corresponding phone number to where that call is directed needs to be entered.
7. To set up the After Hours greeting and Dialing Menu options, click the After Hours tab and repeat steps 5 & 6. The After Hours greeting and menu options will automatically apply whenever the Auto Attendant is invoked outside of the assigned Business Hours schedule. 8. When finished, click Save.
NOTE: If this information already appears to be completed, move ahead to the next step.
Action Prompt played to caller What happens
Transfer to operator “Please wait while your call is transferred to the operator.”
Call is transferred to the specified number.
If the number is not valid, the call ends with the message “Your call cannot be transferred, please try again later, thank you”.
Transfer with prompt “Please wait while your call is transferred.”
Call is transferred to the specified number.
If the number is not valid, the call ends with the message “Your call cannot be transferred, please try again later, thank you”.
Transfer without
prompt None
Call is transferred to the specified number.
If the number is not valid, the call ends with the message “Your call cannot be transferred, please try again later, thank you”.
Name dialing None Access to name dialing.
Extension dialing None Access to extension dialing.
End call “Thank you for calling.” Call is released.
Repeat menu None Menu greeting is replayed.
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(Indicates no action has been selected.)
Not applicable Menu greeting is replayed.
For example, greetings and corresponding information could be setup as follows: Press 0 or wait on the line to reach the Operator (select the
Action: Transfer to operator and enter the full phone number or extension of the person designated as the operator in the Number field.).
Press 1 to dial by extension (no information is needed for callers to have this option).
Press 2 to dial by name (no information is needed for callers to have this option).
Press 3 to reach the Marketing department (select the Action Transfer with/without prompt, enter "Marketing" in the Description column and the phone number or extension of the marketing representative in the Number column).
Press 4 to reach the Customer Service department (select the Action: Transfer with/without prompt, enter "Customer Service" in the Description column and the phone number of the customer service representative in the Number column).
Some Things to Know!
You can add additional Auto Attendants (each one is an additional cost). For example, you can have another Auto Attendant programmed for your SALES department.
If you do have more than one Auto Attendant, place a check mark next to those that are considered ACTIVE.
To order another auto attendant, please contact BullsEye Client Services.
Some Things to Know!
Any phone number can be entered into the system – it does not have to necessarily be an office phone number. It can be a cell number, a home number, etc.
Utilizing hunt groups with an Auto Attendant can be a little tricky. If you have a hunt group, contact BullsEye technical support to ensure that this feature is working properly.
Recording Custom Greetings
In the previous portion of this document, we selected the default (or system) greetings as the messages that an incoming caller will hear when dialing into the Auto Attendant. While these are very basic greetings, you should consider re-recording these greetings so that the message(s) perfectly match the options offered in the Auto Attendant. Below are some sample scripts you may want to consider:
Business Hours Greeting
“Thank you for calling ABC Company. If you know your party's extension, please dial it now. For Sales, dial 1. For Service, dial 2. For hours and location, dial 3. If you would like to speak with someone immediately, press 0 now. To repeat this menu, press star.”
After Hours Greeting
“Thank you for calling ABC Company. We are currently closed. If this is an emergency, press 1 and you will be routed to our 24 hour call center.”
Before recording your greeting, take some time to create a script that correctly speaks to the available options configured in your Auto Attendant. This document will be necessary when recording your custom greetings.
Some Things to Know!
If your greetings for your Business Hours and After Hours are identical, you can reuse the same recording for both.
Creating Your Greetings in the Auto Attendant
To create both your Business Hours & After Hours greetings, follow these steps: 1. Select the Group to which the Auto
Attendant is assigned.
2. From the Group Services menu, select Auto Attendant.
3. Select the desired Auto Attendant from the drop-down field.
The Auto Attendant Profile page is displayed.
At the top of the Profile page a phone number and extension is displayed.
This is the phone number and extension for the Auto Attendant so that you (as the Administrator) can dial into the system and access, manipulate and edit the settings.
At this point, you will record your personal greetings so that they are customized to your Auto Attendant settings.
4. Using a telephone, dial the Auto Attendant phone number and/or extension that appears on the Auto Attendant Profile page.
5. Press
*
to get to the menu.6. When asked for the extension, enter 9999 and then press # (this assumes you have 4 digits in your dialing scheme). If you have 3 digits, dial 999. 7. When asked for the passcode, enter 19992005 and then press #. 8. Press 1 to access the greeting function.
9. Press 1 to create your Business Hours Greeting.
10.Press 1 to record. State out loud the message that will be heard when you are on the phone. Press # when done.
11.Press 2 to listen to your recorded message. Press 1 to re-record. 12.When finished, press
*
to return to the previous menu.13.Press 2 to create your After HoursGreeting.
14.Press 1 to record. State out loud the message that will be heard when you are not able to answer the phone. Press # when done.
15.Press 2 to listen to your recorded message. Press 1 to re-record. 16.When finished, press
*
to return to the previous menu.That is it! To ensure that your greetings are correct, call into your Auto Attendant during and after normal business hours.
Some Things to Know!
If your business has multiple locations, you will obviously need to setup several Auto Attendants. To save time, you might want to consider creating a standard set of messages that are consistent between all of your locations. The next few pages of this document detail this procedure.
Creating an Auto Attendant for Multiple Locations
The procedure below is performed using the Windows Sound Recorder. Follow these steps to prepare your Auto Attendant Greetings. NOTE: Using a microphone will increase the quality of the finished recording.
1. In Windows, click on Start. 2. Click on Programs.
3. Click on Accessories. 4. Click on Entertainment. 5. Click on Sound Recorder.
6. When the Sound Recorder appears, select the File menu. 7. Scroll down and pick the Properties option.
NOTE: Before you begin recording, it is important that you preset the format of the file.
Some Things to Know!
To record your greetings, any recording software application can be used. If Windows Recorder is not available, consider the following: Audacity, NCH, Avs4You, CakeWalk, NowSmart, or Adobe.
It is important that the format of the files you create must comply with the Auto Attendant. For this specific file format, closely examine the procedure below.
8. Select the Convert Now button. 9. Select the appropriate format. 10.Select the appropriate attributes.
Both .WAV and .WMA (Windows Media) formats are
acceptable. Below are the format and attribute requirements that you should follow to creat the proper file format:
For .WAV files: Linear PC
16.000 kHz 16 bit mono WAV file type
For .WMA files: Linear PCM 16.000 kHz 16 bit mono WMA file type NOTE: The maximum audio length is 5 minutes for your Auto Attendant greeting.
11.Press OK to finalize the sound selection. 12.Press OK to finalize the sound properties.
13.Begin recording by pressing the red Record button.
14.Read aloud your prepared Business Hours script.
15.When the recording is done, click Stop. 16.Select the File menu and click Save.
17.Give the file a unique name and click Save.
Repeat the same process for your After Hours script.
Some Things to Know!
Make sure that the options that you are indicating on your messages exactly match what you have programmed into each Auto Attendant.
If you have any questions concerning this process, please contact Client Services at 1.877.638.2855.
Now that the Business Hours and After Hours greetings are created, complete the procedure by uploading them into the Auto Attendant.
18.Log-in to the Digital Voice Portal and select the Group to which the Auto Attendant is assigned.
19.From the Group Services menu, select Auto Attendant.
20.Select the desired Auto Attendant from the drop-down field.
21.Select the Business Hours tab. 22.Select Personal Greeting. 23.Click on Browse.
24.Navigate to the folder where you saved your Business Greeting and select the file.
25.Click Open.
26.When finished, click Save. Your file should now appear in the Load personal greeting field. Repeat this process for the After Hours Menu.
For each Auto Attendant that you have across your multiple locations, repeat this process.
Auto Attendant Menu Options
Group Voice Portal Main Menu
Press1 for “Change Auto Attendant Greetings” (If you have more than one Auto Attendant, you are prompted to enter
the extension of the auto attendant to change, followed by the pound key.)
Press2 for “Change Voice Portal Branding”
Press9 for “Exit Voice Portal”
Press# for “Repeat Main Menu”
Auto Attendant Greetings
Press1 for “Change the Business Hours Greeting”
Press2 for “Change the After Hours Greeting”
Press* for “Return to Voice Portal main menu”
Press# for “Repeat menu”
Business Hours Greeting
Press1 for “Record new Business Hours Greeting”
Press2 for “Listen to current Business Hours Greeting”
Press3 for “Revert to default Business Hours Greeting”
Press* for “Return to Auto Attendant Greetings main menu”
Press# for “Repeat menu
After Hours Greeting
Press1 for “Record new After Hours Greeting”
Press2 for “Listen to current After Hours Greeting”
Press3 for “Revert to default After Hours Greeting”
Press* for “Return to Auto Attendant Greetings main menu”
Press# for “Repeat menu
Voice Portal Branding
Press 1 for “Voice Portal Greeting”
Press2 for “Voice Messaging Greeting”
Press * for “Return to Voice Portal main menu# Repeat menu“
Voice Portal Greeting
Press 1 for “Record new Voice Portal Greeting”
Press 2 for “Listen to current Voice Portal Greeting“
Press 3 for ”Revert to default Voice Portal Greeting”
Press * for “Return to Voice Portal Branding main menu”
Press # for “Repeat menu
Voice Messaging Greeting
Press 1 for “Record new Voice Messaging Greeting”
Press 2 for “Listen to current Voice Messaging Greeting”
Press 3 for ”Revert to default Voice Messaging Greeting”
Press * for “Return to Voice Portal Branding main menu”
