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Basic User Portal Guide
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Overview

Accessing the Portal

Home

Messages

Contacts

Call History


Accessing The Portal

The portal to access and control your extension is known as the Manager Portal.

To login to the portal, please go to control.callharbor.com

Enter your login name and password

If this is not your first time accessing the portal and you do not know your login name or password, please click here.

 

If this is your first time accessing the portal and you have not received a welcome email to obtain your login name and set your password, click 'Are you a new user?' and enter the email address associated with your extension.

If you do not know the email address associated with your extension, please contact CallHarbor Support, including:

  • Your Name
  • Your Extension
  • Your Company Name

Home

 

The Navigation Bar

Use the Navigation bar to swap between tabs in the portal: Home, Messages Contacts, and Call History

Use the links in the Navigation bar to access different portals and apps, or update your profile

'Pay My Bill' will open the CallHarbor Billing portal

'Open a Ticket' will open the CallHarbor Support portal

'Knowledge Base' will open the CallHarbor Knowledge Base

The Apps dropdown:

User Portal will open the Manager Portal

Web Softphone will open the web softphone in a new window. For information on using the web softphone, please click here.

Analytics is a premium feature and might not be available in your apps drop-down. For more information on analytics, please click here.

Please click here to learn about the profile.

New Voicemail Messages

You can listen to new voicemail messages by using the Play button. Please click here to learn about the other voicemail buttons.

Recent Call History

Recent incoming, outgoing, and missed calls will be listed in the Recent Call History

Clicking on a phone number will open the 'Call <number> using' popup

Use the dropdown to select the device to call with, or to enter a phone number. Once selected, press call.

Acrobits SIPIS is CallHarborUC. The popup may list either Acrobits SIPIS or CallHarborUC. Your desk phone will be listed as the model, for example "Yealink T54W"

 

A 'please answer your ringing phone and the call will be connected to <Number>' popup will appear across the top

The selected device will ring, and once answered, the call will connect to the number.

 

Status and Newsletter

Across the bottom of the page is an option to Subscribe to our Newsletter and Status Page.

Subscribing to the Newsletter is a great way to learn about new features as well as highlight current features of our system

Subscribing to the Status page will send an email alert if an issue occurs with the system.

The current System Status can also be viewed

Profile

For any of the changes to take effect you must click the Save button at the bottom of the page. The Cancel button will disregard any changes made.

First and Last Name

The first and last name associated with your extension. Updating this will change the name for your extension, but to have all the phones display the change, a resync will need to be sent to the phones. Please contact an Office Manager extension or CallHarbor Support to resync the names on the phones.

Timezone

Set the timezone that the portal uses to display call information

Directory Options

Announce in Audio Directory

Checking the Announce in Audio Directory will list you in the company directory. Callers can search for your extension when routed to a company directory.

List in Directory

The List in Directory options controls if your extension is listed in the Contacts in the Manager Portal.

Caller ID Information

Caller ID cannot be updated through the profile. If your caller ID is not correct, please contact an Office Manager extension or CallHarbor Support to update.

Change Account Security

Single Sign On

For Information regarding Single Sign On, please click here.

Multifactor Authentication (MFA)

Multifactor Authentication requires a code to be entered to log into the portal. Google Authenticator is the only available authenticator for multifactor authentication.

Setting multifactor authentication can cause issues with logging into the CallHarborUC app. Please do not set MFA if you use the mobile app.

New Password

Enter a new password to access the portal

Confirm New Password

Confirm the entered password

Current Password

Enter the current password set for the portal

Change Voicemail PIN

New PIN

Enter the new PIN to use to access the voicemail system. Please do not set the pin to 1234 as this pin can cause a potential security risk to your extension


Messages

Voicemail

New

Call To Play

Call to Play will ring your extension to play the message.

A 'calling to play message' will popup across the top after clicking. Answer the call and the voicemail message will begin playing.

 

Forward

Forward will send the voicemail to another extension in the system. A phone number cannot be entered for the forward.

Enter the extension to forward to in the text box.

You can use the dropdown that appears to select the extension as well.

Forwarded voicemails will appear with a 'FWD' icon.

Download

Download will save a copy of the voicemail to your computer.

Save

Save will move the voicemail to the Saved folder.

Delete

Deleting a message will move it to the trash folder. Trash is emptied daily, so if a voicemail is accidentally deleted, it needs to be saved before the end of the day. Please click here for instructions on saving a deleted voicemail.

Saved

 

Call to Play

Call to Play will ring your extension to play the message.

Forward

Forward will send the voicemail to another extension in the system. A phone number cannot be entered for the forward.

Enter the extension to forward to in the text box.

You can use the dropdown that appears to select the extension as well.

Forwarded voicemails will appear with a 'FWD' icon.

Download

Download will save a copy of the voicemail to your computer.

Delete

Deleting a message will move it to the trash folder. Trash is emptied daily, so if a voicemail is accidentally deleted, it needs to be saved before the end of the day. Please click here for instructions on saving a deleted voicemail.

 

Trash

Forward

Forward will send the voicemail to another extension in the system. A phone number cannot be entered for the forward.

Enter the extension to forward to in the text box.

You can use the dropdown that appears to select the extension as well.

Forwarded voicemails will appear with a 'FWD' icon.

Download

Download will save a copy of the voicemail to your computer.

Save

If a message was deleted that should not be, click the Save icon to move it back to the Saved Folder. To move it to the new folder, you will need to forward the message to your own extension

Save will move the voicemail to the Saved folder.

Chat and SMS

SMS not enabled:

If SMS is not enabled for your extension, only Internal Chat can be used. Internal Chat is used to message other extensions in your phone system.

 

To start a new chat, press New Conversation

A 'New Conversation' popup window will appear.

Enter the extension(s) you wish to chat with and press Start

 

SMS Enabled:

If SMS is enabled for your extension, you can send Internal Chats to other extensions and SMS/texts to Phone Numbers

 

To start a new chat, press New Conversation

A 'New Conversation' popup window will appear. 'Send SMS using:' should be present in the bottom

To change the SMS number used to send the SMS, click on the number

Select the Number to use.

 

If Chatting, enter the extension(s) you wish to chat with and press Start

If SMS, enter the phone number, and the window will update

 

For more information on Sending SMS, please click here.

Settings

For any of the changes to take effect you must click the Save button at the bottom of the page. The Cancel button will disregard any changes made.

Enable Voicemail

You can enable or disable the voicemail by clicking the checkbox next to the Enable Voicemail option. A check means voicemail is enabled and unchecked means it has been disabled.

Inbox

Options

  • Sort voicemail inbox by latest first
    • configure your voicemail to play the most recent voicemail message left as the first message you hear. If this option is not enabled the voicemails will be played in the order they were received.
  • Announce voicemail received time
    • configure your voicemail account to include the time the voicemail was left when checking messages.
  • Announce incoming call ID
    • configure your voicemail to read the caller ID number to you.
  • Send email when mailbox is full
    • Enabling this option will send you an email when you’ve gone over your mailbox data storage limit. Default is 25MB
    • A full mailbox will prevent any new voicemails to be recorded, so we recommend this option be enabled
  • Send email after missed call
    • Enabling the Send email after missed call will email you each time you miss a call even if the caller does not leave a voicemail.

Copy to Extension(s)

Extensions entered here will receive a copy of all voicemails received by your extension. These are copies of the voicemail, if one is deleted (copy or not), the other will still be available.

Voicemail Transcription

A transcription of the voicemail will be included in email notifications if Voicemail Transcription is enabled.

If transcription is enabled and the transcriptions are still not available, please contact CallHarbor Support for assistance. Please include:

  • Your Name
  • Your Extension
  • Company Name

Greetings

In the Greetings section, you can:

Select Greeting

Play Selected Greeting

Play the currently selected greeting.

Download Selected Greeting

Download a copy of the greeting to your computer.

Manage Greetings

Add, Edit, Delete, or Download greetings

Add Greeting

Click Add Greeting, then Select Text-To-Speech, Upload, or Record

Text-To-Speech

Enter your voicemail greeting script in the Message text box and select a voice from the Voice Dropdown. We recommend Jenny or Sara.

Use the play button to listen to the new voicemail greeting. If satisfied with the recording, click Save

 

Upload

Enter the name to assign to the Greeting in Greeting Name, and select the file using Browse. We recommend a .wav file

After the file is selected, click upload

Record

Add a name to assign to the greeting. By default, your extension will be entered in the Call Me At textbox. The extension or phone number entered will ring after Call is pressed.

When the call connects, you will be asked to start recording after the tone and press # to save.

The call will end after pressing # and the voicemail greeting will be automatically updated. 

To listen to the recording, please follow the steps to play selected greeting.

Download Greeting

Download a copy of the greeting to your computer

Edit Greeting

If Text-To-Speech, the script for the recording can be updated:

If uploaded, a new file can replace the current one:

If recorded, a new recording can be created


Play Recorded Name

Play the currently recorded greeting.

Download Recorded Name

Download a copy of the recorded name to your computer.

Manage Recorded Name

Update the recorded name

Select Text-To-Speech, Upload, or Record

Text-To-Speech

Enter your name in the Message text box and select a voice from the Voice Dropdown. We recommend Jenny or Sara.

Use the play button to listen to the new recorded name. If satisfied with the recording, click Save

Cancel will disregard the changes

Upload

Select a file from your computer to upload to the system. We recommend using a .wav file

After the file is selected, click upload

Record

By default, your extension will be entered in the Call Me At textbox. The extension or phone number entered will ring after Call is pressed.

When the call connects, you will be asked to start recording after the tone and press # to save.

The call will end after pressing # and the recorded name will be automatically updated. 

To listen to the recording, please follow the steps to play recorded name.

Notifications

Email Notifications

Enable to receive email notifications for voicemails. To learn more about email notifications, please click here.

Email Type

To learn about the email types available, please click here.

After Email Notification

To learn about the after email notification settings, please click here.


Contacts

Contacts will display all added contacts for your extension

Filter Contacts

Use the drop-down on the left to select the type of contact displayed

All - all contacts, regardless of type

Favorites - all favorite contacts. Press the star next to a contact to favorite

Shared - shared contacts are contacts added by Office or Site Managers for the entire phone system

My Contacts - contacts added by you to your extension

Coworkers - contacts with a phone system extension

Departments - filter based on the department assigned to an extension

Sites- filter based on the site assigned to an extension

Available - extension contacts that are available to receive a call

Busy - extension contacts that are on a call or set to Do Not Disturb

Offline - extension contacts that are unavailable for a call

Search Contacts

Use the search bar in the upper left to search for a specific contact. If the contacts are filtered from All, the contact may not be available to find

Message Contact

Use the message icon to start a chat or SMS

Chat will be available for contacts with a phone system extension

SMS will be available for contacts with a mobile phone number

Edit Contact

Use the pencil icon to edit details about a contact

For any of the changes to take effect, you must click the Save button at the bottom of the page. The Cancel button will disregard any changes made.

Add Contact

Contacts added by you will only be available for use by your extension. For a contact to be added for the entire phone system, a shared contact must be added.

Basic Users cannot add Shared Contacts. Please contact an Office or Site Manager scope extension, or CallHarbor Support for a shared contact to be created.

Click Add Contact

Fill out all the necessary information for the contact.

For any of the changes to take effect, you must click the Save button at the bottom of the page. The Cancel button will disregard any changes made.

Delete Contact

Contacts that are added by you, can be deleted from the system. System contacts (extensions) and Shared contacts cannot be deleted.

Import Contacts

Contacts can be imported from Outlook, Google, or Apple

For instructions on exporting contacts from:

Outlook - please click here.

Google - please click here.

Apple - please click here.

Export Contacts

Export Contacts to upload to Outlook, Google, or Apple


Select the type of contacts to export:

Select the export format type:

For instructions on importing contacts to:

Outlook - please click here.

Google - please click here.

Apple - please click here.


Call History

Call History will display all incoming, outgoing, and missed calls based on the filters set. By default, the last 24 hours will be displayed as the filter.

Filter Call History

Filter By Date

Select the date and time using the From and To fields

Filter By Caller or Dialed Number

Enter the caller number or the dialed number.

All calls that come from the caller number will be displayed.

All calls to a number will be displayed with dialed number.

Filter By Call Type

Call Types

  • Inbound
  • Outbound
  • Missed

Call History Buttons

Each call record has different options available

Edit Contact

If the call was with a contact in your extension, you will have an Edit Contact button. Clicking this will open the 'Edit Contact' popup window

Make all necessary changes to the contact, then press Save

For any of the changes to take effect, you must click the Save button at the bottom of the page. The Cancel button will disregard any changes made.

Add to Contact

If the call was not with a contact in your extension, you will have an Add to Contact button. Clicking this gives the options: Create New Contact and Add to Existing Contact

New Contact

The caller ID name and the phone number used will be automatically filled out. Fill out any additional information, then press save.

For any of the changes to take effect, you must click the Save button at the bottom of the page. The Cancel button will disregard any changes made.

Existing Contact

Select the contact to update

The phone number will automatically be added to an open number field. Update any additional information or changes, then press save.

For any of the changes to take effect, you must click the Save button at the bottom of the page. The Cancel button will disregard any changes made.

Download

If recording is enabled, the download button will be available to download a copy of the conversation to your computer.

If recording is not enabled, No Recording will show for the download button

Listen

If recording is enabled, the listen button will play the conversation in the portal

If recording is not enabled, No Recording will show for the listen button

Pending Conversation

Pending Conversation will be displayed for a call that was recorded, but the recording is still being processed by the server. Recordings take about the same amount of time to process as the length of the call, for example, if a call is 5 minutes in duration, the recording may not be available for at least 5 minutes. Sometimes the processing time can take longer than the duration of the call length. If a recording is still in Pending Conversation after waiting for the potential processing time, please contact CallHarbor Support, including:

  • Your Name
  • Your Extension
  • Your Company Name
  • Date and Time of the Call
  • The Caller Number
  • The Dialed Number

No Recording

No recording will be displayed if:

  • Call Recording is not enabled
  • The call originated from a call queue that does not have recording enabled
  • The device used for the call does not have recording enabled
  • Your extension does not have permission to listen to call recordings

If No Recording is displayed, but recording is enabled for your extension, please contact CallHarbor Support, including:

  • Your Name
  • Your Extension
  • Your Company Name
  • Date and Time of the Call
  • The Caller Number
  • The Dialed Number
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