I have configured my inbound routes to end up at an agent queue.
Currently when testing, if a call comes in it can be manually picked up from the “queue” menu (I am using fop2)
I would like to configure my queue / agents to automatically answer any phone call that is sent to them (I have enabled auto answer within extension settings and fop2 user settings).
From what I have been able to gather the ‘Auto answer’ settings only apply to Internal transfers / extension dials.
Is there a way I can configure the calls feeding into my queue to appear as internal / is there an easier way to go about this?
Auto answering a queue call to an unavailable agent would send it to the noanswer/unavailable destination of the ‘first in line agent’ probably not what you want if you have 1+ agents and number 1 is taking a piss or set dnd, which is why by default external calls to queues and ringgroups won’t do that.
I seem to remember that static agents defined with a terminating # would so be honored
I was not using the queue properly, I had three agents logged in though fop2 however none were actually logged in via *45 dialing.
As soon as I logged the agents in, the auto-answer configurations started working as intended.
As for the idea behind auto answer I am building a customer service / tech support campaign.
The agents logged in will receive a call, a brief audio recording will play with some caller details giving them a 5-10 seconds “heads-up”. These employees are hired specifically to be on the phone and should not be missing calls.
The only issue I need to work around is not having an easy way for an agent to disposition themselves as on lunch or break and make sure they dont receive a call during those times.