Business VoIP Features

The world of work is evolving. We’re more mobile, no longer tied to fixed locations. We collaborate across counties and countries, opening up greater possibilities. And we're more flexible, as we strive to create a healthier work-life balance.

To stay connected to your customers and colleagues, you need a telephone system that’s flexible, reliable and secure.Cloudier gives you all this – and more.

Our Key Features

LISTEN IN

In a sales environment, listen in on active calls to check how your staff are performing – and hear where additional training may be needed.

Zero touch configuration

When you get your handsets, there’s no complicated set up – just plug in and go.

Handset/Mobile

You can choose to have your desk phone and mobile ring simultaneously.

Auto Attendant

Give the customer options of departments to select.

Voicemail to email

All voicemails are sent to your email, which you can listen to on your mobile phone.

Call Reporting

In a busy sales environment, see how many calls are missed and total calls made.

Out Of Office

Set your main number to ring the office between certain times, then ring an alternative number after hours (or go to voicemail).

Call Recording

Record important business calls – whether inbound, outbound or both.

All features:

1 Depends on the terminal
2 At active UMTS/WLAN connection
3 Depends on the carrier network and on the mobile contract conditions
4 Depends on the software version

  • Integrate multiple locations into one system
  • Integration and administration of up to 1000 varied numbers of several locations possible
  • No local boundaries
  • Integration of international offices and phonenumbers
  • Integration of service numbers (0800, 0180,0900 etc.)
  • Integration of several off-sites participants (e.g.home office, hotel, at customer)
  • Location depending settings like VLAN, uaCSTA,time zone, codec profile, SIP settings etc.
  • Lync integration
  • Configuration of main functions with the terminal (system phone)
  • Auto provisioning and auto update of devices (firmware, VLAN, BLF, SIP data etc.)
  • Freeseating between several devices, i.e. it is possible to move extensions from one device to another (independent from the device type)
  • Simple log on and log off extensions on devices
  • Integration of professional IP DECT solutions (single cell and multi cell)
  • Softphone: Distant Voice Softphone for Windows with auto provisioning and TAPI interface
  • Softphone for Mac with self-provisioning
  • Voice operator panel (attendant console) for
  • Windows (presence management (busy field lamps (BFL)), integration of directory services, transfer via drag & drop function, messaging and integration of email etc.)
  • Integration of own IP phones as long as the phone type is certified by Distant Voice

  • Integration of own IP phones optional if system phones are not certified by Distant Voice (p.r.n. service and guarantee restricted)
  • Integration of analogue devices via analogue adapter (ATA with 1-32 ports)
  • Optional11 Depends on the terminal encryption of conversations via SRTP/TLS
  • Direct integration of mobile devices as an extension via FMC client (iOS, Android, BlackBerry)
  • One-Number-Concept: only one number for in- and outgoing calls
  • Connect to the PBX system worldwide via WLAN or GSM/UMTS/LTE
  • Call deflection11 Depends on the terminal between the networks, upon request also via cellular data connection
  • System features2At active UMTS/WLAN connection (e.g. personal assistant feature, toggle calls, etc.) also on your mobile
  • In parallel available by mobile via the PBX system mobile number and landline number (two entrance portals to the mobile device)
  • Easy operation on the mobile device to decide whether to have conversations via the mobile device or via the telephone system3Depends on the carrier network and on the mobile contract conditions
  • Callback feature for inexpensive international calls3Depends on the carrier network and on the mobile contract conditions
  • Reverse callback feature2At active UMTS/WLAN connection for optimal use of mobile contract landline flat rate
  • Call through function to have and bill several outgoing mobile calls on request via the telephone system. For outgoing calls, the landline number of the respective extension is signalised
  • System administration via administration portal (webinterface), administration of all system settings (German, English)
  • Administration of extensions for the user via ncontrol (webinterface or Windows application) e. g. call management, phone book, voicemail, function keys, busy field lamps (BFL), log in and off for groups, profiles etc. (German, English, French, Italian, Dutch)
  • Unlimited number of incoming and outgoing calls per system (group engaged tone)
  • Up to 5 parallel incoming or outgoing calls per device, except: e-fax and Nreception – which offer more
  • Incoming and outgoing calls through different telephone numbers (max. up to 1,000 exchange lines)
  • Possibility to have several different inbound numbers per extension (for in- and outgoing calls)
  • Call lists in the device11 Depends on the terminal with date, time, phone number (outgoing, incoming, missed indicating group calls or queues, hunt groups and used trunk number)
  • Unattended or attended transfer (internally, externally)
  • Log directly into queues via the system phone or ncontrol
  • Define a call transfer via the system phone or ncontrol
  • DTM in- and outgoing
  • Several ring tones11 Depends on the terminal for internal and external calls
  • Freeseating – flexible working environment, log on and off of extensions on several devices (follow me)
  • Status of individual extensions indicated on device11 Depends on the terminal (busy field lamps)
  • Name resolution for incoming calls via central phonebook
  • Answer calls within the system, within groups and for individual extensions via speed dials or function keys on device
  • Call forwarding via function keys (Call Deflection)11 Depends on the terminal
  • Announce, hold and toggle calls
  • Automatic retransfer after failed transfer by time (call reflection)
  • Individual language settings per extension (phone menu, announcements etc.)
  • Define individually per extension after which time (in seconds) a call is initiated after entering a phone number11 Depends on the terminal
  • Define individually per extension at which number of characters a phone number should be suggested. The phone number is suggested with regard to the call history.11 Depends on the terminal
  • Call waiting to extensions
  • Intercom11 Depends on the terminal (intercommunication function)
  • Define the access to the main phone bookindividually per extension
  • Define individually which extension is visible in the main phone book
  • Define a cost center number per extension. The cost center number is listed in the itemised statement.
  • Use project codes for outgoing calls. They’ll be listed in the itemised statement
  • Optional call recording individually per extension
  • Receive .mp3 or .wav recordings to your email address
  • Selective definition per extension (internal, local, national, international)
  • Choose the phone number which has to be indicated for outgoing calls
  • Definition per extension whether to show or block the telephone number for calls (CLIP/CLIR) (Show or hide entire number, show or hide main number, show pilot, block the phone number)
  • Show telephone number for incoming calls11 Depends on the terminal
  • Show exchange line through which a call comes in11 Depends on the terminal
  • Store the exchange line used to call logs11 Depends on the terminal
  • Return calls using the same exchange line
  • Indication of group calls11 Depends on the terminal
  • Indication of forwarded calls11 Depends on the terminal
  • Define telephone number to be displayed by extension and by exchange line (CLIP -no screening-)
  • The device indicates fixed call forwarding11 Depends on the terminal
  • When forwarding external calls the telephone number of the original caller will be displayed, called member or transfered member11 Depends on the terminal
  • Fixed call forwarding for all incoming calls
  • Forward if “busy”
  • Call forwarding any defined time interval (e. g. after timeout)
  • Define a target after timeout (mobile phone, employee etc.)
  • Access management (Call forward at not available): Only applies if the device is not logged into the PBX, e. g. at interrupting the internet connection, hardware defect etc. Then, define call forwarding to the mobile phone, other offices or targets.
  • No limitations in call forwarding targets (e.g. internal and external targets, time controls, groups, queues)
  • DND/“Do not disturb” function
  • Memory function for call forwarding, voicemail calls will always be forwarded to the voicemail of the party originally called
  • Freely define parallel ringing to other internal extensions or external participants
  • Define the extensions individual call permission to external targets
  • Professional voicemail system for extensions
  • Retrieve voice messages by phone and/or send voice message as .mp3 or .wav to your own email address
  • Several announcements for name, not available, busy or temporarily announcements e. g. vacation
  • Up to 100 messages per extension
  • Remote retrieval protected with individual PIN
  • New voicemails indicated on the device11 Depends on the terminal
  • Voicemail messages which are send to the own
  • email address can be deleted automatically on request
  • Announcement of the callback number
  • Announcement of call date and time
  • Administration of voicemail announcements via web portal possible
  • Central PBX phonebook
  • Additionally individual phone book possible
  • Differentiate between generally visible entries, visible to specific groups, and personal entries
  • All extensions are automatically transfered to the phone book, private labeling per extension possible
  • Import option for address lists in CSV format
  • Private entries also via ncontrol possible
  • One speed dial directory per customer
  • Directly dial the extension/phone number via *2+speed dial
  • Optionally, you can specify whether an extension which is actually only permitted to call „internal“ (official authorization) may also select external speed dials (definable per speed dial)
  • Import option in CSV format
  • Any number of call pickup groups per system
  • Configure any size call pickup groups
  • Individual call forwarding for the respective extensions will be ignored
  • Call forwarding any defined time interval
  • Define pickup groups to control the permission of pickups
  • Any number of queues, hunt groups per system
  • Individual, initial and periodic announcements
  • Individual hold music per queue
  • Automatic call distribution to free or signed in agents
  • Call distribution by various criteria (Ring All, Round Robin, Random, Longest Pause First, Least Used First)
  • Free definition of wrap-up time for agents
  • Exceptions for time-out and if no agents are signed in
  • Optionally: announce caller waiting time to agent
  • Optionally: individual announcement to agent per queue, e.g. queue name
  • Optionally: announce caller position in the queue
  • Sign in mobile devices to queues
  • Weighting of agents (penalties): This allows agent skills to be displayed for various queues
  • Weighting of queues (e. g. for VIP customers)
  • Optional: real time monitoring of queues and agents (NMonitoring)
  • Optional: professional performance evaluation
  • Optional: Creating reports (agents/queues) to view several periods (NMonitoring)
  • Any number of voice dialogues per system
  • Custom selection texts
  • Up to 13 options per dialogue level (0…9, *, # and time-out)
  • Any system target available per selection (groups, queues, IVR (interactive voice response), extensions, etc.)
  • Multi-digit IVR’s allow to select a target by entering multi-digit numbers (e. g. “123“)• Possibility that at entering a number in the multi-digit voice response, this number is interpreted as direct extension dialing and the caller is forwarded according to the selected extension (American Switchboard)
  • Flexible handling of incoming calls
  • Any series level for voice dialogues
  • Any number of conference rooms per telephone system
  • Conferences with up to 50 internal and external parties
  • Separate PIN authentication for conference host and conference parties
  • Lock conferences until the conference host logs in
  • Option to automatically end conference calls after the conference host logs out
  • Mute all conference parties
  • Switch calls to conference rooms
  •  Option to indicate joining and leaving conference call
  • Option to record and announce party name before joining the conference call
  • Music if single participant or until the conference leader arrives
  • Select the language individually per virtual conference room
  • Configure each site whether internal, local telephony remains in their own office network (CANREINVITE, route optimisation)
  • Define a codec profile for each site (G711, G722 (=HD audio))11 Depends on the terminal
  • Configure each site with VLAN11 Depends on the terminal
  • Define a time zone for each site
  • Emergency routing is site depended (within Germany)
  • Phonebook with Outlook integration44 Depends on the software version including TAPI interface
  • Display contact information on incoming calls
  • Launch applications upon incoming calls with transmission of caller number
  • Dial directly from Outlook- or TAPI-compatible business applications44 Depends on the software version
  • “Click2Dial” from any application
  • Outgoing calls documented in Outlook44 Depends on the software version
  • Line handling in Outlook44 Depends on the software version
  • Transfer/Announced transfer from Outlook44 Depends on the software version
  • Also select the exchange line to be used for outgoing calls from Outlook44 Depends on the software version
  • Optional: terminal server enabled CTI client
  • Support of uaCSTA, site or terminal dependend
  • Connect fax devices via autoprovisioned analogue adapter11 Depends on the terminal (ATA, 1-32 ports)
  • Integrated fax server
  • Receive faxes as PDF (e-mail routing)
  • Directly reach each employee by personal fax numbers
  • Send faxes via print driver directly from the PC (Fax client for Windows)
  • Supports T.38 fax protocol
  • Integration CAPI-based fax server solutions like FerrariFax or Tobit (DavidFX), via software solutions for the Windows fax server located at the customer
  • Any number of time controls per system
  • Define intervals for call routing
  • Define exception days (e. g. holidays) for call routing