IVR menus present a menu to callers and invite them to press a key. It then forwards them to the destination you set for the key. Destinations can be other IVR menus, allowing multiple levels of menu.
To add a new IVR menu
- Log in to the Enswitch web interface.
- Go to Features » IVR menus.
- Click the "New" button.
- Enter the following:
- A name for the menu.
- Optionally a description.
- How long to wait for the caller to press a key.
- Whether callers may enter a feature code or telephone line. Note that if this is set to yes, the system will wait until the time out even if the caller chooses a menu option. This allows them time to enter a feature code or telephone line that begins with a digit that could be a menu option.
- A PIN to allow you to change the message played to callers.
- Whether to display this IVR menu in the control panel.
- Click the "Save" button.
- Set a number or feature code to call the IVR menu.
- Return to the list IVR menus page.
- Click on the IVR menu you have just created.
- Optionally, upload a .wav or .mp3 file that is played to the caller. Alternatively, call the IVR menu and press the IVR setup key (# by default). You will be asked to enter the PIN above.
- Click on any key you wish to change the destination for.
- Choose the destination for this key.
- Click the "Save" button.
- Repeat for other keys as desired.