Manage a Main Line

Companies are provided with a Main Line number when they sign up with Dialpad. This number serves as the go-to number for the entire business, and Dialpad allows you to then assign Operators and customize settings to meet your business' needs.

Let's take a look at how manage a Main Line in Dialpad.

Main Line Settings

To update your Main Line information and settings, head to your Admin Settings from Dialpad.com

Navigate to the Office section
Select Main Line

Here, you'll see the option to rename your Main Line, and add an abbreviation representing it across Dialpad. Both the Main Line's name and its abbreviation can be changed at any time.

In this section, Dialpad also lists any local, toll-free, and fax numbers associated with the Main Line.

Select Add A Number or Add a Fax Number to add additional lines to your account.

Assigned Operators & Phones

Assign users as Operators to make and receive calls on your Main Line. You also have the option to add a room phone in environments, such as a reception desk, where you want a shared phone to ring.

Business Hours

In the Business Hours & Call Routing section, define when your business is open and closed, as well as how calls are handled. It also serves as the area for you to set the Main Line's timezone.

Choose for the Main Line to take calls 24/7, or set it to receive calls only during specific (normal or split) business hours. From there, it's important to set call routing rules.

Dialpad also offers the ability to set unique holiday hours, which will override your office's normal business during the designated date(s).

Mainline Call Routing

Ensure calls are routed to the right team every single time. Your routing settings are completely customizable and can be updated at any time, based on your company's needs.

To customize your inbound Call Routing preferences, first, head to your Mainline Settings.

Navigate to 'Call Routing'
Select 'Edit Call Routing'
Navigate to 'Call Routing'

Dialpad offers the following routing options:

Longest Idle - Agents are rung individually based on whomever has been idle the longest
Fixed Order - Agents are rung individually based on the same fixed order
Round Robin - Agents are run individually on a rotating fixed routing
Simultaneous - All agents are rung at once

Both Fixed Order and Round Robin ring lists can be configured, and updated at any time by selecting 'View and Edit Order'

Different call routing rules can be set for when your office is open, and when your office is closed.

Simply select 'Open Hours Routing' or 'Closed Hours Routing' at the top of your Call Routing section, and the rules will be instantly applied.

Mainline Welcome Greeting

Set a welcome greeting for callers during open hours. It defaults to no greeting, and upon activating you have the option to record or upload an audio file to use.

To customize your Welcome Greeting, first, head to your Mainline Settings.

Navigate to Call Routing
Select 'Edit Call Routing'
Navigate to 'Welcome Greeting'
Upload or record your new greeting and then select it from the drop-down menu.

Mainline Ring Duration

Set the perfect ring duration for your mainline — keep in mind that every 15 seconds equals about 4 rings.

To customize your inbound Ring Duration, first, head to your Mainline Settings.

Navigate to 'Call Routing'
Select 'Edit Call Routing'
Navigate to 'Ring Duration'
Slide the toggle to the desired number of rings you'd like callers to hear

Your new ring duration will be applied instantly and will be reflected in both Open and Closed Hours

Hold Queue Settings

If all operators are busy on other calls, send callers to a hold queue.

To enable your Hold Queue and customize your queue settings, first, head to your Mainline Settings.

Navigate to Call Routing
Select 'Edit Call Routing'
Navigate to 'Hold Queue'

Turn on and off the hold queue by ticking the check box 'Enable the hold queue'

Once enabled, customize the maximum hold queue size, maximum wait time, and even the queue greeting (ie your elevator hold music).

Changes made here will be reflected instantaneously in both Open and Closed Hours.

Fall Back Options

Choose what happens to the calls when no Operators are available during business hours.

Dialpad offers the following Fall Back options:

Directly to voicemail
To a message (no voicemail)
To another department, office, call center or geographic router
To another team member, room phone or external number
To an automated response menu

To set your Fall Back options, first, head to your Mainline Settings.

Navigate to Call Routing
Select 'Edit Call Routing'
Navigate to 'Fallback Options'

Mainline Voicemail

Set a voicemail greeting that your clients will hear if your fallback option is 'directly to voicemail' or 'leave a voicemail' as in an automated response menu.

To set your Mainline voicemail, first, head to your Mainline Settings.

Navigate to Call Routing
Select 'Edit Call Routing'
Navigate to 'Voicemail Greeting' (it's all the way at the bottom)

Here, you have the option to use Dialpad's default voicemail greeting, to record your own greeting, or even upload an audio file.

To hear your current voicemail greeting, simply click the blue play arrow.

If you're recording a custom voicemail greeting, it must be 45 seconds or shorter in length.
You can always rename or delete a voicemail greeting after listening to it. If you're uploading an MP3 file, it cannot be any larger than 10MB in size.

Hold Music

Set hold music to play for callers on hold on your Main Line. Dialpad lets you choose from several different audio clips, or you can upload an audio file to customize the hold music as your own.

Dialpad Ai

Enable Dialpad AI on the Main Line. You can set Ai to start automatically, turn on or off at the discretion of Operators, and to show real-time transcripts when a call or conference begins.

Integrations

Dialpad offers many different integrations to ensure you get the most out of your time. Enable integrations on Dialpad for your Main Line.

Advanced Settings

Take even more control over your Main Line with these advanced settings:

FAQs

What is my Main Line Number and why did I get two numbers when I signed up?

When you sign up for a Dialpad account, we automatically give you a free local Main Line number which cannot be removed. This number is considered your Company's phone number that your callers can call to reach out to any operator assigned to your mainline.

The second number you receive is your direct Dialpad number, which callers would use to reach out to you directly.

Don't like the numbers you were assigned? No problem — in fact, you'll have the option after you finish the sign-up flow to port in an existing local or toll-free number.

How can I change my mainline number?

To change your main line, you'll need to add a new number and then remove the old one (your prior Main Line number). You'll also need to delete the removed number from the reserved pool to avoid any charges for that line.

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