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Using the Web Soft Phone
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This article assumes you are logged into the CallHarbor Portal. You can also log into the Web Softphone by going to: control.callharbor.com/webphone/login

 

1: Select the Apps menu located in the upper right-hand corner

This article is using a Call Center Agent scope, the tabs available in your portal may be different

2: Select Web Softphone from the Apps dropdown

3: This will open the Web Softphone in a new tab

4: Allow access to the Microphone by clicking Allow

5: A popup will appear asking to Allow or Block microphone use in the upper left-hand corner, select Allow

6: Select the microphone that will be used, then click Next

7: Select the Audio Output Device

8: Allow access to the Notifications by clicking Allow

 

9: A popup will appear asking to Allow or Block notifications use in the upper left-hand corner, select Allow

10: Now that permissions are granted, the web softphone will load

11: Use the maximize button to see more information

The full name of the extension you are logged into will appear in the upper left-hand corner.

You can also verify by the name that appears on the summary card: 

The summary card is an overview of the extension's current messages as well as the current active answering rule. If you press on the voicemails, missed calls, or unread conversations, the tab open in the left-hand menu will display the corresponding tab to check these. Clicking the Active Answering Rule will open the answering rule in the left-hand menu. 

 

Dial Pad

Clicking on Dial Pad will open a popup to make outgoing calls

Clicking the Pushpin Icon will pin the dial pad to the web softphone, so when you click out of the dial pad, it will remain available

Call Center

This tab will show if you are a Call Center Agent or higher.

 

My Queues Tab

The Call Center will display all of the call queues that you are added to. Clicking on a call queue will create a popup that displays the Callers Waiting in the queue

 

If you hover over the caller waiting, a phone icon will appear that will allow the call to be rang to you

If you switch to the Agents tab of the popup window, all agents in the queue will be displayed

Green is Online, Grey is Offline, and Red is On a Call

 

My Stats Tab

Calls per hour will show incoming and outgoing calls that have occurred in the last 12 hours

Calls per day will show incoming and outgoing calls that occurred in the last 7 days

 

Calls per queue will show incoming calls from queues that have been answered by your extension and will give the totals for each queue (call queue 400 had 1 call)

 

Today's Queue Stats will give an overview of incoming and outgoing calls made

 

Contacts

The Contacts tab will display all contacts that your extension has.

You can sort the type of contacts shown by using the Contacts drop-down 

You can sort the display order of the contacts using the Sort icon next to the plus sign

To add a new contact, press the plus sign

 

Call History

All calls made to and from your extension will appear in the call history tab. Green Arrow is Outgoing, Blue Arrow is Incoming, and Red Arrow is Missed call

Queue calls that rang your extension but where either answered by another extension or followed the when unanswered rule will not show in the web softphone call history.

Calls can be filtered by All, Missed, Inbound, or Outbound. 

You can select a call to see details about the call or make a new call or chat with that number.

 

Voicemail

The voicemail tab will have all new and saved voicemail messages connected to your extension. 

Chat and SMS

The Chat and SMS tab will contain all conversations and texts sent to and from your extension. Clicking on the conversation will bring up a new popup window in the right-hand side just like the summary card. Multiple conversations can be open at one time. 

If SMS is not enabled for your extension, you will only be able to chat with other extension in the system

Hoovering in the upper right-hand corner will reveal the Pushpin Icon

Call Parks

The Call Parks will show all Call Parks on the system, and if there is a caller parked or not

To Park a Call:

While on a call, click Park Call

Select an empty park by pressing the P icon

The call will be parked in the selected park

To pull a call out of Park:

Select the phone icon on the caller in park

The call will ring back to your extension

Click Answer

Answering Rules

The Answering Rules tab has all the rules set on your extension.

Clicking on a rule will open it in the left-hand menu with set timeframe as well as what extensions/phones are rang

Answering Rules can be disabled by clicking the three dots in the upper right hand corner of the answering rules menu tab

Greetings

The greetings tab will contain all voicemail greetings you have recorded.

If you click on the greeting, you can listen to the greeting (1), set the greeting as your default greeting (2), delete the greeting (3), view which greeting is set as default (4) or add a new greeting (5)

If you add a new greeting, you will need to name the greeting and then record

Settings

  • Make calls using: choose which device is used to make outbound calls. If you only utilize the web softphone, this must be set to 'this phone' or <ext>wp
  • Microphone: choose which microphone device is used when making or receiving calls
  • Microphone activity is a microphone tester, if the bar does not move when you speak, the web softphone cannot pick up audio from your mic
  • Audio Output: choose which speaker device is used when making or receiving calls
  • The volume slider: affects your speaking volume while on the call
  • Ringtone Output: choose which speaker device is used to receive the ringing notifications
  • Ringtone: choose which ringtone is used for incoming calls
  • Ring and Notification Volume: affects the ring tone and notifications volume of incoming calls and chats/sms
  • Call Waiting Tone: play a sound when a call comes in while on an active call. Disable to have no sound play for the second incoming call
  • Install PWA: install the Progressive Web App, the desktop version of the web softphone
  • Version: the current of the web softphone being used

 

Logout

Pressing Logout will log you out of the web softphone

 

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