The bulk dialer allows you to make calls out to a large set of numbers, and any that are successful are forwarded to whatever destination you choose. The numbers to call are grouped into “campaigns”, which are sets of numbers with the same settings.
To create a campaign:
Log in to the Enswitch web interface.
Go to Features » Bulk dialer.
Click New to display the Bulk dialer form.
Fill out the form: (fields marked with are required)
Campaign name: enter a unique name for the campaign.
Campaign description: description of the campaign. This appears on the Bulk dialer menu (see step 2).
Enable/disable campaign: When No (disabled), calls are suspended. Return to the campaign later to enable it.
Only active when time group is active: Enter a time group. When a time group is selected, calls are only made when the time group is active.
Callerid: Enter the callerid to send on outbound calls. Choices include Withheld and any numbers enrolled in the system (see 17, Numbers).
Maximum concurrent calls: maximum number of calls allowed at the same time.
Number of attempts per destination: number of times the dialer attempts to reach each number. The dialer is either successful or it gives up after this number of attempts.
Retry destinations every: interval between dialing attempts.
Call is considered successful when: action that defines the call as successful. When a call is unsuccessful, it will be retried.
Record group: record group to record the call. Any valid group is available from the drop-down menu (see 7, Call Recording).
Detect answering machines: When Yes is selected the system detects if there is an answering machine at the other end. This is experimental.
When an answering machine is detected: what to do when one is detected: Retry later, Mark as successful, Mark as failed.
In the section When call is successfully made, forward to: select where to send the call when it is successful.
Click Add. At this point, if the campaign is enabled and the time window matches the current time, dialing starts.
After the main configuration is completed, you can upload a sound file to ask the called party to accept the call. You can also return and add additional numbers to the campaign.
7Call Recording
Calls can be recorded in real time, and then downloaded as .wav files for future listening.
Group owner: defined owner is the only one allowed to access the group recordings.
Record calls in/out: select which calls to record (calls in and/or calls out).
Percentage of calls to record: select the percentage of calls to record.
Default expiry time (days): default expiry time is the allowed time after a recording expires, before it is automatically deleted. Expiry times for individual recordings can be modified once they have been created.
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