How to Set Up an Ingroup Welcome Message

Follow these simple steps to upload a custom audio file and configure your eDialer ingroup welcome message in minutes.

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Step 1 — Prepare & Upload Your Audio File

Before you can add a welcome message to an ingroup, you need to upload a compatible audio file to eDialer’s Audio Store. The only accepted file formats are:

WAV file — 16-bit, 8k, PCM mono
or
GSM 8-bit, 8k

Once your audio file is in the correct format, follow the steps below to upload it.

  1. Log in to the eDialer administration dashboard, then navigate to Admin → Audio Store.

    eDialer Admin Audio Store navigation

  2. Click Choose File, select your audio file, then click Submit.

    Choose file and submit in Audio Store

Step 2 — Configure the Welcome Message on Your Ingroup

Your audio file is now uploaded. Follow the steps below to assign it as the welcome message for the desired ingroup.

  1. Go to Inbound → In-Groups → Show In-Groups.

    Navigating to In-Groups in eDialer

  2. Click Modify next to the ingroup you want to add the welcome message to.

    Clicking Modify on an ingroup

  3. Scroll to the IVR & Menu Settings section and locate the Welcome Message Filename field.

    IVR and Menu Settings — Welcome Message Filename field

  4. Click Audio Chooser and select the welcome message audio file you just uploaded.

    Selecting the welcome message audio file

  5. Under Play Welcome Message, choose your preferred option from the dropdown menu.

    Play Welcome Message dropdown options

    The default setting is Always, which means the welcome message will play every time a call is routed to this ingroup.

  6. Click Save Changes to apply your settings.

    Save Changes button in eDialer ingroup settings

Your ingroup welcome message is now configured and will play automatically for incoming calls according to the option you selected.

Need help? Call our support team at 866-273-4639 or reach sales at 1 (800) 233-0234.

Frequently Asked Questions

Only two formats are supported: WAV file 16-bit, 8k, PCM mono u2014 or GSM 8-bit, 8k.
By default it is set to 'Always', meaning it plays every time a call is routed to the in-group. You can change this using the 'Play Welcome Message' dropdown when modifying the ingroup.

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