3CX Phone System for Windows Manual
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1. a act 3x PCT A 3C with a software based PBX for Windows f li User Manual 3CX VOIP client Soft phone Version 6 0 Copyright 2006 2008 3CX Itd http www 3cx com E mail info 3cx com Information in this document is subject to change without notice Companies names and data used in examples herein are fictitious unless otherwise noted No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the express written permission of 3CX Ltd 3CX Phone System for Windows is copyright of 3CX Ltd 3CX is a registered trademark and 3CX Phone System for Windows and the 3CX logo are trademarks of 3CX Ltd in Europe the United States and other countries Version 6 0 Last updated 11 June 2008 Table of Contents ASAMI SER VOIRLIEN een a 5 WhatisIhesexXVolPt ient zes 5 Mstan SGX VOIP Cle AE era 5 Configuring 3CX VOIP client for use on the local LAN ccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeseseeeeeeeeees 5 Configuring a Remote Connector irsin a a 6 Configuring a remote connection using the 3CX Tunnel cceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeensaeaeeeees 6 Configuring a direct remote connection ooccccnnnnncccccnnnnnnnnncconononononnonnnnnnnnnnnnnononnnnonnnnnnnnns 8 Configuring a connection to a 3 party VOIP provider SIP server nnnsnssnennennennennenennennennn 9 USING IE SCA VOIR CIEN er ee ee eutdesgedudue lese 11 l2. so that 3CX VOIP client will automatically run in the System Tray each time Windows starts e Tick the option Log me in automatically so that 3CX VOIP client will use the last entered credentials to login automatically to 3CX Phone System e The option Show Menu Bar hides or shows the menu bar in the main interface e The option Action on Ringing allows you to define how you want 3CX VOIP client to notify you when you receive an incoming call a Show answer dialog this option will show a dialog which will allow you to answer reject or send the call to voice mail b Show notification popup this option shows a small popup notifying you of an inbound call c Bring main window to front This will bring 3CX VOIP client to the front of all dialogs e You can select your preferred interface language using the selector e Inthe Multimedia devices section you can select which audio device you wish to use for speaking ringing and listening Page 17 30X 3CX Phone System for Windows www 3cx com Launching calls from Microsoft Outlook Introduction This feature requires a commercial edition of 3CX Phone System for Windows If you use Microsoft Outlook or any TAPI compliant application and store all your phone numbers in Outlook contacts you can easily launch calls directly from Outlook To do this Open Se Print Forward 4 E New Message to Contact Mew Appointment with Contact
3. following paragraph for more information on creating additional connection location profiles 3 In the top field enter the hostname or IP of the machine which has 3CX Phone System installed 4 Enter your extension number and your voice mail pin number By default the PIN is the same as your extension number You can change this from your voice mail menu or from the user portal 5 Now select whether you are using a desk phone or whether you are using a headset connected directly to your computer In this case 3CX VOIP client will act as a soft phone 6 Click OK to start 3CX VOIP client Once you have logged in successfully your extension number will be shown in the phone screen Configuring a Remote Connection 3CX VOIP client can be used both on the local network as well as from a remote network for example from home In this case you will need to create different location connection profiles since the network connection settings are different This feature requires help from your administrator who will need to give you the right network settings as well as tell you whether you should use the 3CX Tunnel feature or make a direct connection Configuring a remote connection using the 3CX Tunnel To simplify firewall configuration you can use the 3CX Tunnel feature which tunnels all SIP traffic over a single TCP Port To set up a connection profile using a 3CX Tunnel 1 Select File gt Connections from the menu Page
4. 6 30X 3CX Phone System for Windows www 3cx com Connection Settings SCX Phone System SIP server Profile Name In Office local IP or FODN 192 168 1 50 Out of Office direct Out of Office tunnel VOIP Provider un 3CX Phone system SIP server VoIP provider 4 Use tunnel to connect to 3CX Phone System Use tunnel of host 207 46 197 32 Port Remote end of tunnel 207 46 197 32 Port 5090 Tunnel Password Tunnel Status Turned Off E Screenshot 2 Creating an Out of the Office Connection 2 In the Connection Settings dialog click on the Out of Office connection and specify the internal IP of 3CX Phone System on the right hand side 3 In the section Authentication select 3CX Phone System and enter your extension number and pin code 4 Click on the tab Tunnel Tick the option Use 3CX tunnel and then specify the public IP and port of the 3CX Phone System machine in the field Remote end of Tunnel By default this is 5090 5 Click Connect to check that the tunnel is working The Tunnel status will show you whether connection has been successful 6 Click on the OK button to exit the dialog You can rename the profile by right clicking on the profile and giving it a different name To switch to Outside the office mode from within the phone select Action gt Connection gt Out side the office from the menu The connection will be re e
5. P phone mode 1 Dial Pad 5 Phone modes 2 Phone functions 6 Status panel 3 Lines 7 Dial 4 Status screen 8 Hang up If you selected to use 3CX VOIP client with a head set then the 3CX VOIP client will work as a SIP Phone and the interface will resemble a phone Making calls To make a call simply dial the number on the keypad using your mouse or enter the number using your keypad Click the green button or hit the enter key to instruct the phone to dial the number 3CX VOIP client will make the call on the first available line Page 11 30X 3CX Phone System for Windows www 3cx com Answering Calls As soon as a call comes in 3CX VOIP client will ring and show the incoming call on the screen of the phone It will also pop up a small dialog in the system tray informing you of the new call Se 3CX VoIP Client File Action View Help E k P Ez 28 3132 993 Ringing a In Office Available ld tinea ll Line2 le tine 3 Screenshot 6 Answering Calls The incoming call will light up the LED on the first available line To answer the call click on the answer button or hit the Enter key To reject the call click on the red hang up button or hit the Escape key The caller will be treated as if your phone was busy The forwarding settings for Call Busy will be triggered You can answer a call by hitting the Enter key or cancel a call by hitting the Escape key Not
6. Soft Phone Desktop mode Dialing 3 In office Out of office mode 2 San Avallableg 5 4 Voicemail 5 Available Away I Screenshot 11 Status Screen Page 15 30X 3CX Phone System for Windows www 3cx com The status screen on the phone summarizes important information It shows e Your extension number and name e lf you have voice mail waiting and if so how many e Whether you are using a desk phone or using the client as a SIP phone e Whether your phone is set to in the office or out of the office mode e Whether your status is set to Available or Away Furthermore when you make or receive a call the number to be dialled OR the caller ID of the caller is shown in the middle of the status screen Just below it you will get information messages about the progress of the call Extension Line amp Queue Status 3CX VOIP client has an Operator panel which allows you to see the status of other users In the FREE edition other extensions will appear as greyed out Presence information is only available in the commercial editions Uys Screenshot 12 Presence filter buttons By default all extensions lines and queues are listed however you can filter them using the tool bar buttons Screenshot 13 Adding Removing columns If you do not want to expand the columns and not all the extensions fit you can click on the arrow buttons to browse the remaining extensions in the last available col
7. ck on the extension in the status panel The call on Line 1 will automatically be put on hold 2 After you have introduced the caller to the user of the extension click on the transfer button and click on Line 1 to connect both extensions Transferring calls to voice mail If you are unable to take a call you can transfer the call to your Voice mail You can do this by clicking on the icon in the menu bar or the menu item Action gt Transfer to Voice mail The caller will be transferred to your voice mail box where he can leave a message Recording a Call Lo Screenshot 7 Recording a call You can record a call simply by clicking on the record call button This will record the current call in progress and save it as a wav file on the server To get access to the recording contact your administrator Page 13 30X 3CX Phone System for Windows www 3cx com Call History Call History From Duration Date and Time Direction 100 28 01 06 12 35 Grein Screenshot 8 Viewing Call History You can view the history of calls received and placed by clicking on the History button To place a call to a number in the call history simply double click on the number to launch a call to that number Alternatively selectthe entry and click the Redial button Adjusting Microphone level 1 Recording Control Options Help Stereo Mis Microphone CD Player Balance Balance Balance PF gh Y Volume Volume Volum
8. e Select Select Select Soundh 42 HD Audio Screenshot 9 Adjusting the Microphone level The microphone audio level is set by the sound card driver in Windows To adjust it 1 Go to Windows Control Panel and double click on Sounds and Audio Devices In the Audio tab click on the Volume button in the Sound Recording section then use the sliders to adjust the microphone recording level Page 14 30X 3CX Phone System for Windows www 3cx com 2 Alternatively double click the speaker icon in the Windows taskbar Go to Properties and from the Mixer device drop down menu select an Input device click on OK to continue Moving the sliders up or down will adjust the microphone recording level accordingly Using 3CX VOIP client with a desk phone 24 3CX VoIP Client File Action View Help Ga sls smm o On Hook E In Office Description I Descripton 7864722242 2 22103873 22444032 2002 2002 22446150 200 2003 7864722245 2004 2004 10005 2005 2005 10012 2 2006 22103872 2007 2007 Screenshot 10 Using the VOIP client as a desk phone If you selected to use 3CX VOIP client with a desk phone the interface will not have a dial pad all phone calls will be made and received via your desk phone However you can see the status of other users on the phone system as well as monitor extension status via the status screen Features common to both VOIP client and Soft phone mode Status screen MA ann Tat 2
9. e If you already have a call active the call will be received on the second line and the LED on the second line will flash To answer this call click on the line 2 button first Your call on line 1 will automatically be put on hold and the LED one line 1 will flash Transferring calls Blind transfer A blind transfer transfers the call to another extension without first speaking to the target extension There are 2 ways to perform a blind transfer Method 1 1 Click on the transfer button Transfer 2 Dial the destination number or double click on the extension inthe status panel and click on the dial button or hit the Enter key Method 2 1 Select the Transfer Call option from the Action menu 2 Enter the extension number to which you want to transfer the call and click OK Attended transfer An attended transfer is performed by first calling the target extension and speaking to the person who Is to take the call There are 2 ways to perform an attended transfer Page 12 30X 3CX Phone System for Windows www 3cx com Method 1 1 Select the Attended Transfer option from the Action menu 2 Enter the extension number to which you want to transfer the call and click OK 3 After you have introduced the caller to the user of the extension click on the transfer button to transfer the call Method 2 1 Click on the Line 2 button and dial the number of the extension you wish to reach Alternatively double cli
10. ick on the tab GENERAL and enable the option Use STUN Resolved Public IP Address Leave the default STUN server or enter another one 5 Now click Apply You can rename the profile by right clicking on the profile and give it a different name To switch to Outside the office mode from within the phone select Action gt Connection gt Out side the office from the menu The connection will be re established with the new connection settings Page 8 30X 3CX Phone System for Windows www 3cx com Configuring a connection to a 3 party VOIP provider SIP server If you want to create connection that must connect to a VOIP provider or another SIP server for example Asterisk then create the connection as follows 1 Select File gt Connections from the menu Click on the Add button to create a new connection profile Connection Settings 3CX Phone System SIP server Profile Name In Office local IP or FODN 207 46 197 32 Out of Office direct Out of Office tunnel VOIP Provider iz 5 3CX Phone system SIP server VoIP provider Account Auth ID Password Presence Use UDP Use TCP Goal Gai Screenshot 4 Creating an Out of the Office Connection 2 Now specify the IP of the VOIP provider or SIP server on the right hand side If in doubt contact your administrator 3 In the section Authentication select SIP server VOIP provider and enter the Acc
11. inue to use your desk based phone if you prefer The 3CX VOIP client ships with all editions of 3CX Phone System including the Free edition However in the Small Business Pro and Enterprise editions the 3CX VOIP client allows you to see the presence of other users on the phone system In the FREE edition other extensions appear greyed out Installing 3CX VOIP client The 3CX VOIP client is a small application and is easy install 1 Download the latest 3CX VOIP client from http www 3cx com downloads 3CXVoipClient msi 2 Click Run to execute the setup process You will be prompted for your preferred interface language and to select a location 3 The files will be copied Click Finish to complete installation Configuring 3CX VOIP client for use on the local LAN The first time you start the 3CX VOIP client you will have to configure a number of options Login to 30X Phone System Login Parameters Connection In Office 3CX PhoneSystem Server 192 168 1 50 AS My VoiceMail PIN Mode Desk phone Headset Screenshot 1 Login to 3CX Phone System To set up 3CX VOIP client 1 Start 3CX VOIP client from the 3CX VOIP Client program group or by double clicking on the tray icon Page 5 30X 3CX Phone System for Windows www 3cx com 2 Inthe connection drop down you can specify which connection location profiles 3CX VOIP client should use For now leave the default In Office for first setup See the
12. m New Meeting Request ta Contact Sel New Task for Contact Mew Journal Entry for Contact Lirik Ep Call Contact de Call Using NetMeeting FY Follow Up Categories X Delete Screenshot 16 Right click on a contact 1 Right click on the contact in Microsoft Outlook and select Call contact amp New Call gt F EN Contact i apartment sy Open Contact Number 357 22404686 v Dialing Properties Create new Journal Entry when starting new call Call status On hook Start Call End Call Dialing Options Screenshot 17 Microsoft Outlook New Call dialog 2 The Microsoft Outlook New Call dialog will appear The first time you use the Microsoft Outlook integration click on Dialing Options Page 19 30X 3CX Phone System for Windows www 3cx com Dialing Options Settings for speed dialing Mame Fhone number Sagi Partner 109 Settings for phone number Formatting and dialing Automatically add Counc code to local phone numbers Dialing Properties Connect using line SCH VoIP Client wt Line Properties Screenshot 18 The Dialing Options dialog 3 In the section Connect using line select the entry 3CX VolP Client Click OK to exit the dialog 4 Now you can click the start call button The call will be launched using the 3CX VOIP client Note If you are using the Desk phone mode then the call will be set up to
13. ount usually your VOIP provider number or Extension number and your assigned Authentication ID and Password 4 If connecting to a VOIP provider or remote SIP server click on the tab STUN and enable the option Use STUN Resolved Public IP Address Leave the default STUN server or enter another one 5 Now click Apply to save the connection profile To switch to this connection from within the phone select Action gt Connection gt Connection name from the menu The connection will be re established with the new connection settings Page 9 30X 3CX Phone System for Windows www 3cx com Using the 3CX VOIP client Introduction 3CX VOIP client can work as a soft phone and it can work in combination with a desk phone You can use a desk phone and the 3CX soft phone at the same time Because 3CX supports SIP forking In this way you can make and receive calls on either the desk phone or the soft phone whichever is more convenient at the time This chapter explains how to use 3CX VOIP client as a soft phone then explains how it can be used with a desk phone and finally it discusses the common features available in both modes Using the 3CX VOIP client as a SIP phone 27 3CK VOIP Client 5 ee Ele action yew Help A 100 Mick Gales Trods Soyrou i Sobers Styled 4 j ii arthur Moroz DE Scar Cabeja Ram ALBO Corn ri j Hat Siepen Yerega Screenshot 5 3CX VOIP client in SI
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15. stablished with the new connection settings Note If you wish to use a 3CX Tunnel installed on a different host simply enter the IP of the host with the 3CX Tunnel service installed In this case you must configure the Remote end of the Tunnel on the machine using the tunnel Page 30X 3CX Phone System for Windows www 3cx com Configuring a direct remote connection Using the direct mode requires that your administrator has setup the firewall in front of 3CX Phone System correctly as well as that your NAT device can handle VOIP Most modern home routers Linksys Netgear and so on are now capable of handling VOIP correctly To create an Out of Office connection that does NOT use a 3CX Tunnel 1 Select File gt Connections from the menu Connection Settings 3CX Phone System SIP server Profile Name i In Office local IP or FODN 207 46 197 32 Out of Office direct Out of Office tunnel ae VOIP Provider men 3CX Phone system SIP server VoIP provider STUN Use STUN resolved Public IP address STUN Server stun ocx com Presence Use UDP Use TCP Screenshot 3 Creating an Out of the Office Connection 2 In the Connection Settings dialog click on the Out of Office connection and specify the public IP of 3CX Phone System on the right hand side 3 In the section Authentication select 3CX Phone System and enter your extension number and pin code 4 Cl
16. the Queue monitor 1 From the View menu select Show Queues 2 If you want the dialog to remain on top even if you minimize the VOIP client select Always on top Page 21
17. umn Specifying Away Available status DE Screenshot 14 Specifying Away status If you temporarily can not answer the phone you can specify that you are Away This will show your colleagues that you are not in a position to answer calls All calls that do get sent to your extension will be handled according to the Phone busy setting configured for your extension To set your extension status select Available or Away from the toolbar Note that this setting will persist even if you shut down 3CX VOIP client Preferences The preferences dialog allows you to set your 3CX VOIP client preferences You can change your extension options by clicking on the Change Extension options button This will launch your default browser and connect the 3CX Phone System User portal Page 16 30X 3CX Phone System for Windows Preferences Preferences 4 Log me in automatically W Show Menu Bar Suppress early sound streams Action on Ringing Show Answer Dialog Interface Language Interface skin basie Change Extension options Multimedia devices Microphone device Primary Sound Capture Driver Ringing Device Primary Sound Driver Playback Device primary Sound Driver Screenshot 15 Preferences You can also configure the following options for 3CX VOIP client WWW 3CX com e Tick the option Automatically start 3CX VOIP client when Windows starts
18. your desk phone Page 20 30X 3CX Phone System for Windows www 3cx com Call Queue integration Introduction 3CX Phone System has a powerful feature called Call Queues which allows callers to be queued until any of the agents can take the call The actual configuration of who is an agent for a particular Call Queue is done from the 3CX management console 3CX VOIP Client enables you to take full advantage of this feature by allowing you to easily login and logout of the queues as well as to monitor queue status Logging into a Call Queue If you are an agent for a particular queue you need to login to the queue to let the phone system know that you are available to start taking calls This avoids calls being sent to your extension without you being available To login to all Call Queues that you are a member of 1 Select Action gt Queue gt Login to all Queues 2 You will now be routed calls as they come into the queue The Queue monitor a yf Quelles Agents Queue 501 a 100 GXP2000 10 172 0 100 10 00 am 101 GHP 2020 10 172 0 101 0 01 Queue Call D 102 Asstra 51110 172 0 102 10 00 Sol Ch 103 Snoms20 10 172 0 103 0 00 Queue Call A 104 Snom 320 10 172 0 104 0 00 A 105 Linksys 942 10 172 0 105 0 00 Always on top Screenshot 19 Monitoring the queues The Call Queue monitor allows you to see the available queues which agents are logged in as well as which agents are on a call in the queue To launch
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