3. Settings

Settings

Here you will find all app parameters.

The settings are clustered into seven sections:

  • User
  • Call forwarding
  • Queues
  • Function keys
  • Fax
  • Download
  • Info

User

  • Here you can see your profile
  • Change your password
  • Select your primary device - for more details see chapter Overview - App menu
  • Select your app language
  • Set options like call waiting indication, intercom, parallel ringing
  • Set ringtones
  • Set voicemail settings
  • Add linked extensions

In the Voicemail tab, you can

  • Activate/deactivate the option Send voicemails via e-mail
  • Activate/deactivate the option Delete voicemails once e-mailed
  • Change your voicemail PIN

Call forwarding

Set call forwarding parameters.

For more details, see the chapter Call forwarding.

Queues

Currently not available.

Function keys

Set your functions keys.
Your function keys will also be shown as contacts in your favourite list.

In the event of private use of the telephone system, the employees are to be informed in an appropriate manner about the data processing of private telephone book entries or the individual assignment of favourites / function keys. In various application scenarios, this personal information can be processed within the telephone system use/administration, during technical and operational operation, including troubleshooting or holiday substitution and substitution in case of illness, during the optimisation and during law enforcement. A distinction between business and private information cannot be made technically, or only to a limited extent.

Fax

In case you have a fax extension, you can connect it to your app in order to send and receive faxes.
You will need your fax login and PIN to connect your extension.

- Go to Settings - Fax - Add fax.

Once your fax extension is successfully connected, the feature fax will appear in the menu. Here you will find your fax history and can send faxes.

Adding a fax

  1. Click on Add fax or the + button.
    ⇒A new window appears.
  2. Enter your fax login and PIN.
  3. Click on Save.
    ⇒The fax is added to your list.

Sending a fax

Once the fax extension has been added, the fax feature will appear in the menu on the left.

In this section, you can:

  • See your fax history
  • Send faxes

To send a fax:

  1. Select an eFax name from the drop-down menu, if you have more than one fax extension added.
  2. Enter a number you want to send the fax to.
  3. Tick Send with cover sheet if you want to attach a cover sheet to your fax.
  4. Drag&drop a PDF file you want to send.
    ⇒The preview will show your file.
  5. Click on Send.
    Adding fax to queue is displayed in the snack bar at the bottom of the screen. The fax has been sent.

Adding a fax cover sheet

To add a fax cover sheet:

  1. Click on the + button next to the Add cover sheet.
  2. Enter the name, sibject and the message of your fax. The preview of your fax is shown on the right. Please note that the date and sender are added automatically.
  3. Click on Save.
    ⇒The cover sheet has been added to your list.

Please note that it is not possible to send encrypted PDF files or PDF files with editable fields as a fax via the desktop app.

PDF is password-protected

If a PDF file is password-protected:

1. Open the PDF file in Acrobat Reader.

2. Go to File > Properties > Security.

3. Check under Document Security whether the PDF is password-protected.

Page Extraction is not allowed

If page extraction is not allowed:

1. Open the PDF file in Acrobat Reader.

2. Go to File > Properties > Security.

3. Check Page Extraction
→ If it says Not Allowed, the setting was set automatically when the PDF file was created.

4. Generate the PDF file again, if necessary.

PDF files with editable fields

If a PDF file has editable fields:

Print the file as a PDF file.

→ You will receive a PDF file that cannot be edited.
→ You can send the file now.

Download

Here you will find the current version of the Desktop Apps for Windows and macOS for download.

Info

Here you will find more information on the app.