Settings In Built-In Telephony

Settings In Built-In Telephony

Once you have enabled Zoho’s built-in telephony, you can manage your telephony plan, credits, phone numbers, users, and call settings directly within Zoho FSM.

To access these settings:
  1. Navigate to Setup > Channels > Telephony.
  2. Go to the Installed tab and click Details for InBuilt.
The following sections and options are available:
  1. Telephony Plan Details
  2. Phone Numbers
  3. Call Flows
  4. Telephony Users
  5. Telephony Groups
  6. Blocklist
  7. Calls History

Telephony Plan Details 

This section provides an overview of your current telephony setup:
  1. Telephony Plan: Displays the active plan.
  2. Available Telephony Credits: Shows your remaining credits.
  3. Buy Telephony Credits: Click this option to purchase more credits.
  4. More Options: Additional settings Auto Recharge, View Credit Purchase History, and Change Storage Plan will be available.
  5. Credits Usage Analysis: Provides a breakdown of how your credits are being consumed.
  6. Recording Storage: Displays available recording storage.  

Buying Telephony Credits

  1. Click Buy Telephony Credits.
  2. In the Buy Credits popup, enter the Number of Phone Credits to be Purchased and click Make Payment.
  3. In the Purchase Phone Credits popup, click Calculate Price.
  4. Review the total and click Make Payment.
  5. Click Close once the purchase is complete.

Auto Recharge   

  1. Click More Options [] to access additional settings:
  2. Select Auto Recharge.
  3. In the popup, enable the toggle Would you like to enable Auto Recharge?
  4. Enter the Minimum Balance Limit.
  5. Specify the Credits To Be Added When Balance Goes Below Minimum Balance.
  6. Click Save.
This ensures uninterrupted service by automatically adding credits when your balance is low.

View Credit Purchase History   

Allows you to review all previous credit purchase transactions.
  1. Click More Options [] to access additional settings:
  2. Select View Credit Purchase History.

Change Storage Plan   

  1. Click More Options [] to access additional settings:
  2. Select Change Storage Plan.
  3. Choose a new storage plan and click Next.
  4. If you don’t have enough credits, you’ll see an option to purchase them. In the Storage Plan Purchase popup, click Add Credits.
    1. In the Add Credits In Your Wallet popup, click Make Payment.
    2. In the Purchase Recording Credits popup, click Calculate Price, then Make Payment.
    3. Click Close.
  5. If you have sufficient credits, in the Storage Plan Purchase popup, click Buy. Click Buy Storage in the confirmation message.

Additional Information   

  1. Credits Usage Analysis: Provides a breakdown of how your credits are being consumed. From the dropdown, select the time period for which you’d like to view the breakdown.
  2. Recording Storage: Displays available recording storage.
    1. You can enable the Delete Recordings After option to automatically delete recordings after a set duration.

Phone Numbers      

Purchase and manage phone numbers here.
  1. Click Buy Phone Number.
  2. In the Buy a Number popup, provide the following details and click Next:
    1. Country: Choose the country in which you want the number.
    2. Number Type: Choose the category of phone number you want to purchase and use for making or receiving calls.
    3. Region: Choose the desired region.
    4. Available Phone Numbers: Pick a number from the list of available options.
  3. If you don’t have enough credits, you’ll see an option to purchase them. In the Buy a Number popup, click Add Credits.
  4. If you have sufficient credits, in the Buy a Number popup, click Proceed.
  5. In the confirmation message, click Buy Phone Number.
Hover over a number a phone number, and click on More Options []. You will find the options:
  1. Add/Modify Description
  2. Associate to existing Call Flow
  3. Associate to new Call Flow
  4. Delete Phone Number

Call Flows      

A call flow defines how incoming calls are handled and routed within your organization (e.g., IVR menus, forwarding rules). With Zoho’s built-in telephony, you can set up structured flows to ensure calls reach the right users or groups, improving efficiency and customer experience.

A call flow will be initiated when a call is made to the phone numbers associated to it. 

Telephony Users   

Add or manage users who can make or receive calls using the built-in telephony system. To add telephony users:
  1. Navigate to Setup > Channels > Telephony.
  2. Go to the Installed tab and click Details for InBuilt.
  3. Select the Telephony Users tab and click Add User.
  4. In the Create Telephony User popup, enter the following details and click Save:
    1. User: Select a Zoho FSM user.
    2. Telephony Groups: Select the groups to which you want to add this telephony user.
    3. Enable the Allow to make outgoing calls toggle if you want the user to be able to make outbound calls.
    4. Enable the Record outgoing calls made by this user toggle if you want to record calls made by this telephony user.
    5. Outgoing caller IDs: Select the phone number that your customers will see when you place a call to them from Zoho FSM. Any outbound calls you make from Zoho FSM using the inbuilt system will display this number to the recipient.
      Enable Allow to add custom outgoing caller IDs if you want to allow the user to add custom caller IDs.

Telephony Groups   

Create groups of users to handle specific call flows or departments.
  1. Navigate to Setup > Channels > Telephony.
  2. Go to the Installed tab and click Details for InBuilt.
  3. Select the Telephony Groups tab and click Create Telephony Group.
  4. In the Create Telephony Group popup, enter the following details and click Save:
    1. A Name for the telephony group.
    2. A Description for the telephony group.
    3. Telephony Users: Select the users you want to add to this telephony group.

Blocklist

Maintain a list of blocked numbers that cannot reach your system.
  1. Navigate to Setup > Channels > Telephony.
  2. Go to the Installed tab and click Details for InBuilt.
  3. Select the Blocklist tab and click Add phone number to blocklist.
  4. In the Add phone number to blocklist popup, enter the following details and click Save:
    1. Phone Number: The numbers you want to block.
    2. Any Description.
The number should be added with a + and country code. 

Calls History   

View logs of all incoming and outgoing calls, including call details and recording access (if enabled).

Phone Settings 

Apart from the settings mentioned in the previous sections, there are additional phone settings. Click on the settings [] icon at the bottom right.


Set User Availability

Select Online or Offline based on your availability to receive incoming calls.
  1. When a user selects Online, a green dot appears on their profile icon under the Users tab, and the Call option will be enabled.
  2. When a user selects Offline, a red dot appears on their profile icon under the Users tab, and the Call option will be disabled.


Preferences for Outgoing Calls

You can manage your outgoing call settings under Preferences:


  1. Make my calls through (Browser):
    If you select Browser, calls will be made directly from your web browser. You can either use one of your phone numbers as your caller ID or set up a new one. The caller ID is the number displayed to the recipient of your call. Click + New Caller ID to add a new one. The number has to be verified before it can be added as the caller ID. Incoming (return) calls will be routed through your existing service provider. To receive incoming calls through Zoho, you’ll need to ask your service provider to forward calls to the number you’ve purchased in Built-In telephony. Alternatively, you can contact us at support@zohofsm.com for assistance with porting your number to Zoho.
  2. Make my calls through (Custom Phone):
    If you select Custom Phone, you can connect your calls through a landline or mobile phone of your choice.

View calls in Conversation

Click View Calls in Conversation to see all ongoing calls within your organization in real time. Details such as the number being called or the number from which the call is received, the ongoing call duration, and the user involved in the conversation will be shown.


View calls in Queue

If your organization has enabled the call queue option (through call flows), you can view all the calls currently waiting in the queue at a glance. The queue displays details such as the caller’s phone number and their wait time.



Users can pick up calls directly from the queue.


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