Add Remote Agents to a Call Queue
Learn how to quickly add a remote call agent to a call queue and ensure customer inquiries get the proper attention.
In some call center environments, it can be imperative to have the cellphones of remote agents ringing in a call queue.
To set a remote agent's cellphone number to ring in a call queue…
- Navigate to the Call Queues page.
- Click the Edit Agents icon next to the queue that needs a remote agent added.
- In the Edit Agents menu, click the Add Agent button.
- Use the Add Agent(s) by drop-down to select Phone.
- In the Agent Phone box, type and click the remote agent's phone number.
- If needed, type and select the phone numbers of any other remote agents.
- Use the Status drop-down to select whether the remote agent(s) will be immediately Online or Offline in the queue.
- If needed, select Request Confirmation if the remote agent should hear a message asking them to press 1 to accept the call.
- When the remote agent(s) are ready to be added, click the Save Agent button.
- Repeat this process for any additional agents.
- Once all agents have been added, click Done.