Business Voice - Portal Configuration Guide

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Last updated: Dec 17, 2024
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Overview

This guide describes the available functions within the Configuration section of the Business 

Configuration Page

Click Here to access the Business Voice portal and then log in.

After logging in, the Configuration page is displayed. The user can then search for a location to view or update the location’s configuration. 

The Configuration page also provides quick links to the following non location specific pages.

  • Number Request Lookup.

  • Mass Configuration.

  • Channel Partner Cold/deactivated StarBox Inventory.

  • User Manager

Location Status

After searching and selecting a location, the page that displays varies based on whether the location setup has been completed or not.

  • If the initial setup has Not been completed for the selected location, Initial Location Setup page is displayed.

  • If the initial setup has been completed for the selected location, the Location Status page is displayed.

Configuration Menu Options

The navigation menu on the left side of the page provides following options: 

Note: Some features are available only on Business Voice + (BV+) locations and therefore not available for Business Voice (BV) locations. 

Click in the desired link to navigate to that section of the guide.

  • Location information

    • Location Status

    • Location Information

    • Additional location information

  • Device configuration

    • Extensions

    • Multi-extension devices

    • Custom devices (BV+ only)

    • StarSIP devices (BV+ only)

  • Call configuration

    • E911 zone configuration

    • Incoming call routing

    • Destinations

    • Automated attendants

    • Recording setting

    • Inbound callerID blocking

    • Analog operator/backup

  • System management

    • StarBox Setting (BV+ only)

    • International dialplan configuration

    • Edit firmware version (BV+ only)

    • Support tools

    • Asset management

    • Cold/deactivated StarBox Inventory (BV+ only)

    • On-hold options

  • Numbers management

    • New number

    • Porting

    • Customer DIDs manager

  • Call Center

    • Sangoma CX manager (only available for locations that have Sangoma CX)

  • License management

    • Application framework

    • License management

  • Other tools

    • Print company directory

    • Configuration summary

    • StarReporter

  • Individual phone settings

Location information

  • Location Status - Displays basic system and extensions status,  along with recent calls and location inventory.

  • Location Information - Provides the ability to view and edit the location’s Service Address and Billing contact. 

  • Additional location Information - Provides the ability to turned on or off  the location’s options and configure the following:

    • Primary DID

    • Business Hours

    • Maintenance Window 

    • After Hours Contact info.

For more detailed instructions reference the Business Voice - Location Information Guide.

Device configuration

  • Custom devices - Provides the ability to configure Custom Devices.

 

  • StarSIP devices - Provides the ability to configure SIP trunking for customers who are unable to replace their existing PBX.

Call configuration

  • E911 zone configuration - Provides the ability to configure e911 sublocations or "zones." 

  • Incoming call routing - Provides the ability to configure the routing of inbound calls to destinations.

  • Destinations - Provides the ability to configure destinations. A destination is where an inbound call can be routed to, including Ring Groups, Queues, Recordings, Applications, Automated Attendants, Paging Groups, Voicemail Groups, Conference Rooms, etc..

  • Automated attendants - Provides the ability to configure a recorded message that initially greets callers and allows them to dial an extension or navigate a menu to reach the desired person or department.

  • Recording setting - Provides the ability to configure extensions to have the call recording option. Once set, recorded calls will be visible for that extension via the Application Framework - StarScope® 2 Activity Starlet.

  • Inbound callerID blocking - Provides the ability to configure inbound numbers that will be blocked from reaching a location or destination. 

  • Analog operator/backup - Provides the ability to configure how the system directs outbound calls to a traditional analog line in case of an Internet outage.

System Management

  • StarBox Settings - Provides Business Voice + locations the ability to configure the Network, Traffic Shaping, Failover, and Firewall Settings.

Note: This feature is only available for Business Voice + locations.

  • Access the Business Voice portal and select the CONFIGURATION option at the top of the page.

  • Search and Select the required location.

  • From the Left Side Menu.

    • Select System Management.

    • Select StarBox settings.

  • International dialplan configuration - Provides the ability to configure Business Voice International Dialing Fraud Mitigation Service for a location.

  • Edit firmware version - Provides the ability  for administrators of Business Voice + locations to update the firmware of selected devices.

Note: This feature is only available for Business Voice + locations.

  • Access the Business Voice portal and select the CONFIGURATION option at the top of the page.

  • Search and Select the required location.

  • From the Left Side Menu.

    • Select System Management.

    • Select Edit firmware version.

  • Support tools - Provides the following tools:

Business Voice

Business Voice +

System Tools

  • Show Last 20 Saves

  • View and reboot location extensions

  • Customer DID search

  • Customer MAC search

StarBox Maintenance

  • Reboot StarBox

  • Show Last 20 Save

Phone maintenance

  • Reboot Specific Local Extensions

  • Reboot All Local Devices

  • List All Local Devices

  • Query Remote Phone Status

Reporting Tools

  • Customer DID Search

  • Customer MAC search

  • Business Voice

    • Show Last 20 Saves

Note: This feature is available for both Business Voice and Business Voice + locations.

  • View and reboot location extension

Note: This feature is only available for Business Voice locations.

  • Customer DID Search

Note: This feature is available for both Business Voice and Business Voice + locations.

  • Customer MAC Search

Note: This feature is available for both Business Voice and Business Voice + locations.

  • Business Voice +

    • STARBOX® MAINTENANCE

      • Reboot StarBox®

Note: This feature is only available for Business Voice + locations.

  • Show Last 20 Saves

    • See the Show Last 20 Saves section above.

  • PHONE MAINTENANCE

    • Reboot a Specific Local Extension or all local Device

Note: This feature is only available for Business Voice + locations.

  • Reboot all Local Extensions

Note: This feature is only available for Business Voice + locations.

This features allows the user to send a request to all phones to reboot

  • List all Local Phones

Note: This feature is only available for Business Voice + locations.

  • Query Remote Phone Status

Note: This feature is only available for Business Voice + locations.

  • REPORTING TOOLS

    • Note: These features are available for both Business Voice and Business Voice + locations.

    • Customer DID Search.

      • See the Customer DID Search section above.

    • Customer MAC Search

      • See the Customer MAC Search section above.

    • Asset management - This feature displays information regarding the physical hardware purchased for a location.

  • Cold/deactivated StarBox Inventory - This feature lists any StarBoxes that have been purchased as a spare. Cold deactivated StarBoxes are configured for the location and stored for future use in the event that the primary StarBox fails.

Note: This feature is only available for Business Voice + locations.

  • On-hold options - Provides the ability to Configure the Music on Hold and Call Park Timeout.

Reference the How to configure Music on Hold.

Numbers management

  • New number - Provides the ability to order new numbers.

  • Porting - Provides the ability to manage Number Porting.

  • Customer DIDs manager - Provides the ability to move a customer’s DID to a different location.

  • Location DID’s list [.csv] - Export the location’s list of DIDs to a CSV file.

  • Customer DID’s list [.csv] - Export the customer’s list of DIDs to a CSV file.

Call Center

  • Sangoma CX manager - If the customer has purchased Sangoma CX this option provides a link to the Sangoma’s Call Center solution. 

License management

Other tools

  • Print company directory - Displays the Company Directory, which can be printed via the P/C print function.

  • Configuration summary - Displays a summary of the location’s basic configuration info.

  • StarReporter - StarReporter provides 14 enhanced call detail record reports.

Individual phone settings

This feature provides the individual user the ability to adjust their individual phone settings:

  • User Info

  • Find-Me / Follow-Me

  • Voicemail

  • CallerID Blocking

  • Print Company Directory

  • StarDialer 2.0 (32-bit)

  • StarDialer 2.0 (64-bit)

  • User Guides

  • StarReporter

User Info

Find-Me / Follow-Me

Voicemail

CallerID Blocking

The Inbound Caller ID blocking feature allows a user to block individual or groups of numbers from calling one or any of the locations under a customer account. Reference How to Configure Caller Id Blocking.

Print Company Directory 

Displays the Company directory, which can be printed via the P/C print function.

StarDialer 2.0 (32-bit)

When the user clicks on this link, the StarDialer app is downloaded.

StarDialer 2.0 (64-bit)

When the user clicks on this link, the StarDialer app is downloaded.

User Guides

Links to the Knowledgebase.

StarReporter

Opens the StarReporter tool.

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