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How to Configure Auto Attendant to Answer Always

In order to set the Answering Rules for Auto Attendant to answer always, the school Auto Attendant must be built. See

  • Office Hours defined (Time Frames)
  • Main Telephone Number (ex. 954-607-6031)
  • Routing User Extension (ex. Main Line Ext 1000)
  • Front Desk Extension (ex. Front Desk Ext 1001)
  • Auto Attendant Added (ex. ABC High Ext 9005)

Example Time Frames for Office Hours and Lunch Hour

Office Hours: 

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Lunch Hour: 

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The "Default" Time Frame will be referenced automatically during all times not defined by the previous time frames. This Time Frame should be treated as "Off Hours"How to preventBuild havingan to define every single moment of the day

Call Flow 

Number

Action

Number

Answering Rule

Action

Number

Action

954-607-6031

Routes to

"Main Line" 1000

Lunch hours

Forward Always

Auto Attendant Ext 9005Attendant.

Caller Routes through Menu




Office Hours

Forward Always

"Front Desk" Ext 1001

Live Answer




Default (Off Hours)

Forward Always

Auto Attendant Ext 9005

Caller Routes through Menu

Process

1. Click on the Inventory tile. 

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2. Locate Phone Number (954-697-6031) and click to edit. Note: you can also use the pencil to edit.

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3. Assign Treatment as User and assign Ext 1000 (Main Line) to User

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4. Click on the Users tile.

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5.2. Locate the Routing User (Main Line) Ext 1000 and click to edit. Note: you can also use the pencil to edit.

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6.3. Click the Answering Rules tab andto thenedit Addthe Rule.

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7. AddDefault Time FrameFrame.

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4. ofSet Lunchthe HourCall Forwarding to Forward Always tofor the Auto Attendant and Save.

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8. Add Time Frame of Work Hours to Forward Always to Front Desk.

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9. Set the Default (Off Hours) to Forward Always to Auto Attendant and Save.

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Finished Answering Rules:

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