How to add a new Ring Group
You can create a Ring Group by following these instructions:
- Log in to office.ooma.com as an administrator and navigate to the Settings page.
- Click Add and select Ring Group from the dropdown menu.
- Give your Ring Group a name and choose its ringing mode:
- Simultaneous: The phones of all users in the Ring Group will ring simultaneously until someone answers.
- Sequential: The phones of users in the Ring Group will ring one at a time in the order you specify until the call is answered.
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Click Add Members. Your display will automatically populate with all the users that can be assigned to your new Ring Group, as shown below:
Click to add the users that should ring when this ring group is dialed. If you selected a Sequential ring mode, choose the order in which the extensions will ring by dragging the higher priority extensions to the top of the list.
- Visit the Advanced tab to configure additional Ring Group settings, including:
- Ring duration on each extension: The number of seconds (or rings) that your Ring Group will wait before transferring to another extension or voicemail.
- If no one answers then: Choose whether unanswered calls go to another extension or directly to voicemail.
- Select user: Choose the voicemail or extension that unanswered calls will be sent to.
- Visit the dial-in number tab to configure the Ring Group’s internal extension and to select its direct dial-in number. A phone number has been pre-selected based on your company’s main phone number, but you can choose a new one by clicking on the suggested number.
- Save your changes to complete the Ring Group setup.