After you create an auto-receptionist, its settings panel will open automatically. You can also access it later by selecting the auto-receptionist from the list. To tailor it for your needs, go through each section in the settings panel and configure the options step by step.
1. General
Set Time zone for the auto-receptionist.
2. Phone numbers
Configure phone numbers for the auto-receptionist services. To add a number, select it from the drop-down list and click Add phone number. You can add multiple phone numbers simultaneously.
3. Operators
Specify people who gain permission to see the call history and voicemails of this auto-receptionist. Before assigning operators, make sure you invite them to be DialLink users. To add an operator, select a user from the drop-down list and click Add operator.
For details, see Managing auto-receptionist operators.
4. Schedule
Here, you configure your company's working hours. During working and non-working schedules, the auto-receptionist follows different scenarios, determined in During open hours and During closed hours settings. Click Change to set the working schedule.
Toggle on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week so that the auto-receptionist always behaves the same way, specified in During open hours.
5. During open/closed hours
Set up parameters and audios for different scenarios when the caller phones while the company is open or closed correspondingly:
Greeting audio
The first audio the caller hears when they connect to the auto-receptionist.Destination
Choose what happens after the greeting and where the call will be routed. You can direct the caller to:AI agent – Handle the call using an AI-powered virtual assistant.
Auto-receptionist – Forward to another auto-receptionist to create multi-level call flows.
IVR menu – Present an interactive voice menu where the caller can press keys to select routing options.
Ring group – Call multiple users at once; any available user can answer.
User – Send the call directly to a specific team member.
Voicemail – Send the caller to voicemail for later follow-up.