Welcome to Maqsam
Learn the basic configurations you need to review to ensure your Maqsam account is set up correctly for agents and admins.
🔍 Overview of Getting Started with Maqsam
We are happy to have you join the Maqsam family. Below are a few basic configurations to review to make sure your Maqsam account is set up in a way that suits your needs.
To get started quickly, you can watch a short portal walkthrough video that provides an overview of the Maqsam interface.
📞 Your Maqsam Dialer
Make sure your dialer is in the correct state. To make outbound calls and receive inbound calls, your dialer must be online and available.
⚙️ General Permissions
Below are some key permissions to review once your Maqsam account is set up.
⚙️ Inbound and Outbound Permissions
For a user to make outbound calls and receive inbound calls, inbound and outbound permissions must be enabled from the user roles page.
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Navigate to Account Settings.
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Click User Roles.
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Select the desired role.
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Scroll to Agent Permissions.
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Enable Inbound Calls and/or Outbound Calls.
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Click Save.
⚙️ Dashboard Access
The dashboard displays account activity for a specific period of time. Admins can allow agents to access their own dashboard and activity.
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Go to Account Settings.
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Click General.
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Scroll down to All Settings.
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Enable Enable per-agent dashboard.
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Click Update.
⚙️ Live Page Access
The Live page displays agents’ states and calls in progress. Once enabled, agents can view the activity of all agents on the account.
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Go to Account Settings.
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Click General.
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Scroll down to All Settings.
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Enable Allow all agents to access live page.
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Click Update.
⚙️ Calls Page Access
Admins can control whether agents can access all calls or only their own calls.
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Go to Account Settings.
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Click General.
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Scroll down to All Settings.
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Enable Allow all agents to access all calls.
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Click Update.
⚙️ Unserviced Calls Page
The Unserviced Calls page displays dropped and abandoned calls. It shows calls for all agents regardless of the permissions set on the Calls page.
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Go to Account Settings.
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Click General.
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Scroll down to All Settings.
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Enable Allow all agents to access unserviced calls.
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Click Update.
⚙️ Phonebook Access
The Phonebook allows admins and agents to add and manage contacts within the Maqsam account.
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Go to Account Settings.
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Click General.
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Scroll down to All Settings.
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Enable Allow all users to access the phonebook.
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Click Update.
⚙️ Other Configurations
Below are additional configurations to keep in mind when setting up your Maqsam account.
⚙️ Service Level Wait Time
Service level wait time represents the ideal wait time for inbound calls before an agent answers.
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Go to Account Settings.
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Click General.
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Set the Service level wait time as desired.
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Click Update.
Once set, the service level rate on the dashboard will reflect this value.
⚙️ Outbound Countries
Admins can control which countries agents are allowed to make outbound calls to.
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Go to Account Settings.
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Click General.
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Configure countries.
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Allowlist or blacklist countries as needed.
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Click Update.
⚙️ Dialer Default Country
You can set the default outbound country on the agent dialer based on the country agents call most frequently.
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Go to Account Settings.
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Click General.
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Set the Default country in dialer.
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Click Update.