Configure hunt groups

This article allows resellers to configure hunt groups of company members in a Cloud PBX.

A hunt group is defined by a name, an internal extension number, and optionally, a public number.

Hunt group calls are distributed to the company members of the hunt group according to the type of search selected for the hunt group:

• Parallel search: All free members in the hunt group are called at the same time.
• Serial search: The search always starts with the first member in the hunt group, and continues with other members in the order in which they are listed in the hunt group.
• Circular search: The search starts with the member immediately after the one that just took the last hunt group call, and continues with other members in the order in which they are listed in the hunt group.

After hunt group creation, you can:

• Activate/deactivate call overflow on busy and on no answer. The destination of the call overflow can be a member, another hunt group, an internal or public number, an Automated Attendant or voice mail: see: Modifying a hunt group
• Authorize/forbid the last member to temporarily withdraw from the hunt group. When forbidden, the last member is warned he/she cannot withdraw from the hunt group: see: Modifying a hunt group
• Configure call recording for the hunt group: see: Modifying a hunt group
• Upload customized voice prompts for busy and unavailable states: see: Customizing voice prompts for a hunt group
  Warning: The default voice prompts cannot be downloaded for archive. After customization, it is no more possible to witch back to the default voice prompts.

Creating a hunt group

1. From the Rainbow administration interface, click on Customer companies at the bottom of the left panel.
2.  In the customer list, click on the name of the customer company associated to the target Cloud PBX.
3. In the left panel, click on Communication.
4. In the right part of the window, click on the Groups tab.
5. Click on Create.
6. In the Name field, enter the name of the hunt group.
7. In the Type field, select Hunt group.
8. In the Distribution field, select the type of search to apply to the hunt group for call distribution (Parallel, Serial, or Circular).
9. If the selected type of search is Serial or Circular, you can configure the timer for overflow to another member of the group (10 seconds by default).
10. In the Internal number field, select the internal extension number of the hunt group among listed available numbers.
11. In the Public number field, select the public number of the hunt group among listed available public numbers.
12. If needed, select the Emergency group check box if the the hunt group is used as emergency group.
13. Click on Next.
14. Add the members one by one in the corresponding field, and click on Add this member.
    To add a member to the hunt group, enter the first letters of his/her name or email address. A list of matching entries appears allowing you to select the member of your choice.
    
15. Click on Apply.
    The hunt group is created and displayed in the group list.
    

Note: The icon indicates when the hunt group is defined as emergency group. This hunt group will only be able to handle emergency calls if it has been activated in the Emergency numbers tab (see: Configure the emergency call feature). 

Modifying a hunt group

1. From the Rainbow administration interface, click on Customer companies at the bottom of the left panel.
2.  In the customer list, click on the name of the customer company associated to the target Cloud PBX.
3. In the left panel, click on Communication.
4. In the right part of the window, click on the Groups tab.
5. Click on the target hunt group and select the Members tab.
6. Perform any of the following:
   • To order members in a hunt group (only hunt groups with serial or circular search): Click on the target member and use the up and down arrows to order the member in the hunt group.
   • To remove a member: Move your mouse over the target hunt group, click on , and select Remove member.
   • To add a member: Enter the first letters of the member name or email address and select the member of your choice in the list of matching entries, and click on Add this member.
7. Select the Information tab.
8. In the call forwarding field, select the calls that will be recorded: All calls, External calls only, or Internal calls only, or select None to disable call recording for the hunt group.
9. Select/unselect Lock the last member (no empty group).
10. Select/unselect Activate group call overflow on busy and no answer, and if selected, configure:
    • The destination of the call overflow
      Note: In case of member selection, only members configured with an extension number can be selected as destination of the call overflow.
    • For hunt groups with Parallel search: The overflow timer (default is 20 seconds)
      Note: For hunt groups with Serial or Circular search, the timer used is the same as the one defined for call overflow between group members. The call overflows when the last member of the search is busy or does not answer within this timer.
    
    
11. Click on Apply.

Example of hunt group configuration:

Customizing voice prompts for a hunt group

1. From the Rainbow administration interface, click on Customer companies at the bottom of the left panel.
2. In the customer list, click on the name of the customer company associated to the target Cloud PBX.
3. In the left panel, click on Communication.
4. In the right part of the window, click on the Groups tab.
5. Click on the target hunt group and select the Voicemail prompts tab.
6. From the voice prompt configuration panel, click on Browse and select the wav file to upload.
7. In the Voice prompt field, select the voice prompt type.
8. Click on Upload.
   The customized voice prompt is displayed in the list. Its type is Customized and its status is active ().

Deleting a hunt group

1. From the Rainbow administration interface, click on Customer companies at the bottom of the left panel.
2. In the customer list, click on the name of the customer company associated to the target Cloud PBX.
3. In the left panel, click on Communication.
4. In the right part of the window, click on the Groups tab.
5. Move your mouse over the target hunt group, click on , and select Remove group.
6. Click on Remove.
   The hunt group is deleted from the group list.