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Phone System

This article is about the phone system at the office.

The phones are managed through the unifi management console. You must have administrator privileges in order to manage the phones.

Below is a list of our current phone numbers and the user's extensions.

Name Number Extension
Alicia 513-252-2514 0100
Andy 513-463-1695 0102
Michael 513-953-4519 0101

Primary Numbers

Our primary numbers (513-793-6374 & 800-793-6374) forward to Alicia's number, which is the primary entry to our phone system. The 800 number is manged through number-barn. The 513 number is managed through Cincinnati-Bell.

Unifi Talk Application

The unifi talk application is where all users, groups, and call handling is managed.

Devices

The devices section is where physical phones are assigned to users.

Users

The users section is where user profiles and extensions are handled.

Groups

The groups section is where user are assigned to groups that are selected when client calls in. They are used to direct calls to the appropriate people by ringing phones as a group or sequentially.

Engagement

The engagement section of the application is where the call handling is setup. It is where the business hours are managed as well as setting up the menus a client hears when they call into the main number.

engagement

Change Business Hours

One of the most common tasks that needs managed is changing the business hours when there is a holiday during a weekday that we would typically be open. To change the hours click on Engagement -> Business Hours and remove the day that is a holiday.

Once the day is removed then the Non-Business Hours flow will be used to route calls.

Note: When changing business hours for a holiday it is important to set them back once the holiday is finished, so create a reminder so that you remember to do that.

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