Getting Started Guide

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Initial System Setup

For the first login, you need to set the PBX according to your local language and location time.

Set Date and Time

Adjust the time of your PBX (including the time zone) to your local time. The PBX will generate call logs with your local time.

  1. Go to Settings > System > Date & Time.
  2. Select your time zone.
  3. (Optional) Configure Daylight Saving Time.
  4. Click Save.
  5. On the pop-up window in the bottom right corner, click Yes to reboot the system

Change the System Prompt

The default system prompt on the PBX is US English prompt. The PBX supports multiple language prompts. You can update the system prompt from the cloud server directly or upload system prompt from local PC.

  1. Go to Settings > PBX > Voice Prompt > System Prompt.
  2. Click Download Online Prompt.
  3. In the Download Online Prompt window, choose your desired system prompt, click  .
    The new downloaded system prompt will appear in the Prompt List.
  4. In the Prompt List, select one system prompt as the default prompt.
  5. Click Save and Apply.

Add Trusted IP Addresses into Whitelist

To avoid that your trusted IP address would be blocked, you need to add your trusted IP address, especially the IP/domain of your office, into the Whitelist.

  1. Go to Settings > System > Security > IP Whitelist, click Add.
  2. On the configuration page, enter the name and your trusted IP/domain.
    • Name: Set a name for the IP whitelist.
    • Description: Enter description of the trusted IP/domain.
    • Type: Choose IPor Domain Name.
    • Source IP Address: If you choose IP type, enter the trusted IP address.
    • Domain Name: If you choose Domain Name, enter the domain of the trusted domain.
  3. Click Save and Apply.

 

Set up Extensions

To make calls and receive calls, you need to create extensions on your PBX, and register the extensions on your Linkus mobile client or IP phones.

Change Extension Range

The default extension range is from 1000 to 5999. Before you create extensions, you can change the extension range according to your needs.

  1. Log in PBX web interface, go to Settings > PBX > General > Preferences > Extension Preferences.
  2. Change the range of User Extensions.
  3. Click Save and Apply.

Bulk Create Extensions

Yeastar Cloud PBX supports to add SIP extensions in bulk.

  1. Go to Settings > PBX > Extensions, click Bulk Add.
  2. On the Basic page, go to General section, and configure the following settings:

    Note:

    • A random Registration Password and a random User Password will be assigned for each extension.
    • Start Extension: Enter the first extension number. The system will create extensions in bulk starting with the extension number.
    • Create Number: Enter the number of extensions that will be created.
    • Concurrent RegistrationsYeastar Cloud PBX supports to register one extension number on multiple phones. When a call reaches the extension number, all phones will ring.
    • Prompt Language: The language of the voice prompts. The default prompt language is the same as the system language. If the extension user speaks a foreign language, you can set a specific system prompt.
      Note: Before selecting other system prompts, go to Settings > PBX > Voice Prompts > System Prompt to download online prompts.
  3. Optional: Click FeaturesAdvanced, or Call Permission tab to configure other settings.
  4. Click Save and Apply.

Set up Your Phone

To use VoIP extensions, you need to register the extensions on your IP phones or softphones.

Yeastar provides Linkus mobile client. Linkus helps you set up your phone efficiently and links you and your colleagues and customers anywhere anytime.

We have tested a number of IP phones and softphones with Yeastar Cloud PBX. Below is an example of registering an extension on Yealink phones.

Register an Extension on Yealink Phone

  1. Log in the Yealink phone web interface, click the Account tab.
  2. From the Account drop-down list, select an available account.
  3. Set Line Active to Enabled.
  4. Enter the extension information.
    • Label: The name you want to display on the phone screen.
    • Display Name: The name you want to display on another person’s phone screen when you are calling the phone.
    • Register Name: Enter the extension’s Registration Name.
    • User Name: Enter the extension number.
    • Password: Enter the extension’s Registration Password.
    • SIP Server Host: Enter the PBX’s domain.
    • Port: Enter the PBX’s SIP port.

  5. Click Confirm.
If the extension is registered, you can see the Register Status shows “Registered” on the Account page.

Set up VoIP Trunks

To make and receive calls through a VoIP trunk, you need to buy a VoIP account from the VoIP provider and register the account on the PBX.

Create a VoIP Peer Trunk – General

If your VoIP provider is not included in the supported VoIP provider list, and the ITSP only provides an IP address or domain for your purchased VoIP account, you can set up a Peer Trunk on the Yeastar Cloud PBX.

Assume that you bought a SIP trunk from the ITSP, and the trunk information is displayed as below. We will introduce how to set up a Peer Trunk according to the trunk information.

Provider address peer.sip.com
Protocol SIP
SIP Port 5060
Transport UDP
  1. Go to Settings > PBX > Trunks, click Add.
  2. In the Name field, enter a trunk name.
  3. In the Select Country drop-down list, select General.
  4. In the Trunk Type drop-down list, select Peer Trunk.
  5. Enter the trunk information that is provided by the VoIP provider.
    • Hostname/IP: Enter the IP address or the domain of the VoIP provider (e.g.,peer.sip.com).
    • Domain: Enter the IP address or the domain of the VoIP provider (e.g., peer.sip.com).
  6. Configure other VoIP trunk settings as your need.
  7. Click Save and Apply.

    You can check the trunk status in PBX Monitor. If the trunk status shows , the trunk is ready for use.

Create a VoIP Register Trunk – General

If your VoIP provider is not included in the supported VoIP provider list, and you have got a VoIP account with a user name and password, you can set up a Register Trunk on Yeastar Cloud PBX.

Assume that you bought a SIP trunk from the VoIP provider, and the trunk information is displayed below. We will introduce how to set up a Register Trunk according to the trunk information.

Provider address abc.provider.com
Protocol SIP
SIP Port 5060
Transport UDP
Username 254258255
Authenticate name 254258255
Password 05JsOmsIS54SYh
Provided DID numbers 5503301 / 5503302 / 5503303
  1. Go to Settings > PBX > Trunks, click Add.
  2. In the Name field, enter a trunk name.
  3. In the Select Country drop-down list, select General.
  4. In the Trunk Type drop-down list, select Register Trunk.
  5. Enter the trunk information that is provided by the VoIP provider:
    • Hostname/IP: Enter the IP address or the domain of the VoIP provider (e.g.,abc.provider.com).
    • Domain: Enter the IP address or the domain of the VoIP provider (e.g., abc.provider.com).
    • User Name: Enter the username to register to the VoIP provider (e.g., 254258255).
    • Password: Enter the password that is associated with the username (e.g., 05JsOmsIS54SYh).
    • Authenticate: Enter the authentication name to register to the VoIP provider (e.g., 254258255).
    • From User: Enter the same name as User Name (e.g., 254258255).
  6. Set DID numbers for the trunk:
    1. Select Add Single DID.
    2. Enter the DID Numbers which is provided by the VoIP provider.
    3. Select the checkbox of DNIS Name, enter a DNIS name for the DID number.

      When users call the DID number, the DNIS name will be displayed on the ringing phone.

    4. Click  and repeat steps i-ii to add another DID numbers.

  7. Configure other VoIP trunk settings as your need.
  8. Click Save and Apply.

    You can check the trunk status in PBX Monitor. If the trunk status shows , the trunk is ready for use.

 

Receive Inbound Calls

When a call comes into the PBX from outside, PBX needs to know where to direct it. The incoming call can be directed to an extension, a ring group, a queue, or a digital receptionist (IVR) etc. For this purpose, you need to set up inbound routes on the PBX.

  1. Go to Settings > PBX > Call Control > Inbound Routes.
  2. Click  to edit the default inbound route.
  3. In the Member Trunks field, double click the desired trunk in the Available box, the trunk will appear on the Selected box.
  4. In the Destination field, select a destination for the inbound route (e.g. extension 1001).
  5. Click Save and Apply.
When a person calls in the selected trunk “cloudcall”, the call will be directed to extension 1001.

Make Outbound Calls

Outbound routes are used to specify what numbers are allowed to go out a particular route. When a call is placed, the actual number dialed by the user is compared with the dial patterns in each route (from highest to lowest priority) until a match is found. If no match is found, the call fails. If the number dialed matches a pattern in more than one route, only the rules with the highest priority in the route are used.

The default outbound route (with dial pattern X.) on the PBX will allow any outgoing numbers. You can make outbound calls as you usually do on your phone.

  1. Go to Settings > PBX > Call Control > Outbound Routes.
  2. Click  to edit the default inbound route.
  3. In the Member Trunks field, double click the desired trunk in the Available box, the trunk will appear in the Selected box.
    The users can only use the selected trunk to make outbound calls through this route.
  4. In the Member Extensions field, double click the desired extensions in the Available box, the extensions will appear on the Selected box.
    Only the selected extension users can make outbound calls through this route.
  5. Click Save and Apply.
Now, the selected extension users can make outbound calls through this route.

 

 

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