Using Agent Dialer

Hello Support Team, I think i got the system completly setup. i am able to make outbound calls and the recepient hears the VoiceNT demo greeting but i have two questions

1) Does the demo system (Free version with no licensed purchaed) support the dial back number? when using the Voicent AgentDialer, it dials out and as a receiver i hear the demo greeting from VoiceNT but when i press 1 to talk to a caller nothing happens, is there something specific i need to do beside inputint the call back number into the VoiceNT gateway under setting

When you use Voicent Agent Dialer, semi-auto dialing mode, the system will call the number and make phone audio available to you after dialing. You do not have to press a key in order to talk to the person called. After the Voicent trial message is played, you should be able to talk using your computer headset.

The press a key feature is for Voicent BroadcastByPhone auto dialer. For auto dialer calls, the system will play your audio message, and if the person called wants to talk to you, he can press a key. The call then will be transferred to a computer or a telephone.

The main difference is that when using Agent Dialer, you must sit in front of a computer; while using BroadcastByPhone, you can be anywhere, just waiting a call to be transferred to your cell phone.

2) If i use the option for screen pop up on the agent’s computer, do all the computers have to be on the same network? and if they are, do i use an ip address to connect them to each other or what kind of instruction is avaible for that option?

If “same network” means the same local area network (LAN), then it is not required but recommended. LAN connection offers the most reliable connection and the audio quality will be better. But you can use Voicent RemoteAgent (popup screen) anywhere, as long as there is a connection. For example, you can work at home and the dialing computer is in your office. Remote access setup is a little complicated since it requires you open up ports on the routers you use. The details instruction is availble in the Enterprise Edition Setup Guide, You can access it from Windows Start Button > All Programs > Voicent.

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Select VOIP service for predictive dialer

I would like to purchase the Predictive Dialer, but before doing so, wanted to clarifya few questions: I plan on using Skype or something similar. I have heard that Skype only allows 50 calls per day for large outbound call volume. Should I instead select an SIP provider from your support list? Will this program allow me to make multiple calls at once, and speak to the first person to pick up?

Yes, the Skype daily limitation is 50 calls, after that you will be charged on a minute-by-minute basis. Even though your call volume is low, using SIP based VOIP service is a better choice. The reason is that you get a better audio quality and fast response for predictive dialing. Take a look at some of the articles here that explains why this is the case.

Yes, the program will allow you to use multiple calls. For our cal center customers, they routinely use about 100 lines per computer to predictive dialing or auto dialing. To allow simultaneous calls, you need to purchase Voicent product that support more than 1 line, and have a VOIP account (or multiple accounts) that have more than 1 channel.

For predictive dialing, whenever a call is answered by a live person, a popup screen will be shown an agent’s computer. Agent can then use a computer headset to talk to the customer. For more details, you can download the software and give it a try. The best place to start is the product walkthrough under the program Help menu.

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Integrate with Filemaker

we are already Voicent customers. We use Filemaker as our default customer database. we would like to have a better integration between FM and Agent dialer, in order to open the customer information directly on FM as soon as the call is transferred to our agent. How can it be done? do you have any program or product to do it? could you offer a custom made application for us

Actually, this should not be too hard to do. The basic integration mechanisms are already there. The following are the recommended way to do the integration.

First, you need to define the advanced options for Voicent RemoteAgent program. (Please note some earlier version of the software does not have these options). The option is used to define actions to do based on agent status, such as a call is just transferred. The action is defined as a batch file or program to run, or an HTTP Post (like submitting a web form). For your application, you want to launch the Filemaker program to display a customer’s information. We are not familar with Filemaker, but you can check to see if it has a command line option. If it is web based, you can write a batch scritp to launch a web browser.

Most likely the command line needs information about the customer identifier, such as the customer ID in the database or phone number. This information should be set in the AgentDialer spreadsheet. For example, if a customer ID is required to display the customer information, you need to create a new column in the AgentDialer spreadsheet. When the above action is triggered, the customer ID will be parsed to the script.

The best person (or company) to do this integration is someone who is familar with Filemaker software. As long as he or she can write some simple windows script, he can do the integration.

We are still trying to improve our Voicent-FileMaker integration. We would like to know how the echo instruction can retrieve data from agent dialer Which are the filed names? I would like to get the “name” field from the present call transfered to the agent, in order to auotopen the contactinformation in filemaker

Suppose you setup a simple Windows batch file to be called when a call is transferred (in the advanced options for RemoteAgent program), all the “name” and “value” fields are passed to the batch file as command arguments. These names are the columns of the AgentDialer spreadsheet, and the values are the cell values of the row corresponding to the transferred call. In the batch file, you can then parse these command line arguments and get the name field. There is no need to retrieve data from Agent Dialer, all the data related to the transferred call are parsed to the batch file.

In addition to a batch file, you can also let RemoteAgent program submit a HTTP POST request to a URL.

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