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Agent Phone Setup

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Agent Phone Setup

How to Configure Playbooks to Work with your Phone

Playbooks works with your phone to provide you with seamless functionality. You’ll have access to all of Playbooks information and tools while engaging your prospects on the phone.

Adding or Editing Your Agent Number

Playbooks enables you to use any direct dial landline, cell phone, or soft phone connection to make calls. Extensions and forwarded calls are not supported.

To Add or Edit Your Agent Number

  1. Open Playbooks.
  2. Click the menu button (XANT logo).
  3. Click Settings.
  4. Click Phone.
  5. Find the Agent Number section.
  6. Under Current agent number is, click Edit.
  7. Click COUNTRY and select your country code.
  8. Under PHONE, type your phone number.
  9. Click SAVE.
Note: In order to be able to change your Agent Number or Caller ID, you must have the proper permission enabled.

Setting Your Caller ID

Playbooks provides the ability to set your caller ID so that you can choose the number that prospects see when you first make contact.

To Set Your Caller ID

  1. Open Playbooks.
  2. Click the menu button (XANT logo).
  3. Click Settings.
  4. Click Phone.
  5. Find the Caller ID section.
  6. Select your preferred Caller ID option.
  7. Click SAVE.
Related Article: Caller ID Authentication Regulations
The way Caller IDs are authenticated in the US has recently changed. If you or your manager have questions on how XANT Caller ID options fit in with these regulations, check out this article.

Caller ID Options

  • Use Team Default Caller ID – Uses Caller ID Default setting in Team tab, which can be any of the following options.
  • Agent Number – Your direct phone number.
  • LocalPresence – Matches an area code near your prospect.
  • Custom Number – A custom phone number of your choosing, including a Direct Inbound Number.

If the only option you see is Use Team Default Caller ID, that means your manager and administrator are managing your caller ID options. Talk to them about potential use cases where other caller ID options would be useful.

Related Article: Manage Teams and Users
If you are a manager or administrator, click this message to find out how you can adjust caller ID settings for a Team.

Using LocalPresence

Choosing LocalPresence as your caller ID enables you to establish rapport with prospects before they pick up the phone. It takes your prospect’s area code and selects a number to present to their caller ID that matches the geographical location of your prospect.

Note: LocalPresence doesn’t work when calling toll-free numbers because the area code for those numbers doesn’t match any geographical location.  When calling a toll-free number while using LocalPrence, Playbooks displays the Agent Number instead of a LocalPresence number. 

In addition to building a sense of familiarity with your prospect, you also increase the odds of contact, even if you do not connect with them on the first attempt. If a prospect misses your call and dials the number that appears on their caller ID, the call will be directed to your station phone number so you never miss an opportunity for interaction.

Related Article: Inbound Availability 
If you are logged into Playbooks when a prospect calls you back, you will receive an Inbound notification with your prospect’s information. Click this message to learn more about how you can be ready for inbound calls.

Calling Preferences

Playbooks allows you to make call the traditional way through a phone or through Computer-based Calling. Depending on the permissions that have been enabled for your team, you may be able to switch between Phone-based Calling and Computer-based Calling from your Playbooks settings. If you don’t see a Call Preference you believe you should have access to, contact your manager or admin first to see if they have limited the Team’s Calling Preferences.

Note: Your organization must have Computer-Based Calling enabled for each Playbooks org (that includes sandboxes) before you’ll have the option to us Computer-based Calling. Talk to your Customer Success Manager or XANT Support to request the option be enabled.

To Change Calling Preferences

  1. Open Playbooks.
  2. Open the menu button (XANT icon).
  3. Click Settings.
  4. Click Phone.
  5. Navigate to Calling Preferences and click Edit.
  6. Select your preferred Calling Preference.
    NOTE: You will only see the options for the calling preference your manager has allowed you to choose between with one exception.
  7. Click SAVE.
Related Article: Playbooks Solution for Computer-based Calling
Computer-based Calling may be a good fit for your company, but it requires some additional setup. Click this message for more information on Computer-based Calling and how to enable it.

How Playbooks Phone Calls Work

Playbooks Phone Calls Work by These 3 Steps

  1. When you click Dial, Playbooks calls your phone.
  2. When you answer your phone, a successfully connected message is sent to Playbooks (Agent Leg Connection).
  3. Playbooks receives that code and connects with your prospect (Client Leg Connection).

For a more detailed description and troubleshooting information about the Agent Leg Connection, check out this article.

More Phone Call Features

Once your agent phone is setup, you can use all the Playbooks phone features to increase customer engagement.

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