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Using CTI

Through CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) Tools, CRM.COM integrates with a telephony system in Telephony System in order to manage incoming and outgoing calls via CRM.COM. CTI tools are embedded in CRM.COM and provide the ability to manage incoming or outgoing calls through the Communication Centre screen.CTI utility however, can only be accessed by users its own interface.

The CTI utility can be accessed by Users who are defined as "CTI Enabled" and their user account also includes their phone , and whose phone device's extension number (the phone that is installed in the PC which is used to access CRM.COM). Therefore, whenever  extension number is included in their User account. 
Consequently, when a call agent logs in to CRM.COM, the CTI Utility matches the phone's extension with the actual device and starts monitoring the device's events ( calls). Whenever there is an incoming call, the . The call agent will be is able to answer it incoming calls through CRM.COM . The CTI Utility also provides the ability to load information on and the caller's information is loaded in the Communication Centre screen related to , as the incoming caller based on the incoming call's phone number and the phone numbers of the is cross-referenced with those of customers registered within CRM.COM. 

Calls from external Telephony Systems can be handled from CRM.COM by using one of the following integrations

• CRM.COM to Asterisk: through Asterisk - CRM.COM integration, 
• CRM.COM to any other 3rd party Telephony System: through CRM.COM Event Listener 

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  By using the CRM.COM Event Listener Integration you can integrate CRM.COM to any third party Telephony System, given that the CRM.COM WEB API can be called from the Telephony System, to notify CRM.COM of incoming calls. 

Check the Validations & Restrictions Table for restrictions applicable when using CTI.

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Validations & Restrictions

Using CTI Integration

Using CTI 

By using CTI you can handle inbound calls through CRM.COM. In order to handle calls through CRM.COM Communication Centre, login is required by the agents.

Logging In and Out

1. Navigate to Communication Centre
2. If Provided the user is CTI Enabled then an additional section becomes available and provides a number of controls in order to manage calls. 
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3. Click on LOGIN
4. Once you login the button changes to LOGOUT
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Making an outbound Call

If you would like to place an outbound call, follow the steps below

1. After you have successfully logged in, search for the contact you would like to call using the search toolbar of the Communication Centre.
2. Enter the phone number in the Phone No. textbox including any extensions required by your telephone system to make outbound calls
   1. i.e. 9-00357-997777777 ("-" are only used here to distinguish between extension dialling code, area code and phone number)
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3. Click on CALL
   1. The call will be transferred to the telephone system you are using, from where the actual call will be placed
   2. Accept the call from the telephone system
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   3. The call will be established with the subscriber

1. a Telephone Icon is available on the left-hand side of the Top Toolbar
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2. Click on Image Addedto login
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Receiving an Incoming Call

In order to be able to receive a call, the Telephone system System must be active

1. While you are When an inbound call is received by an agent logged in the CTI utility, when an inbound call comes in, if the telephone the calling Contact is loaded on the Communication Centre screen (provided their telephone number is registered to a Contact Information then the Contact is loaded on the Communication Centre ). 
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2. Answer the phone from the Telephone system System applicationImage Removed

   Once you answer select from the modal the Contact that is on the phone

3. The contact

   Once the call is answered select the calling Contact from the modal 

4. The Contact will be loaded in the Communication Centre

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   To hung up close the phone via your screen 

5. Handle ending of the call through the Telephone System application.
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