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Setup guides, feature how-tos and troubleshooting for Be Connect broadband, Cloud PBX, SIP trunking and Microsoft Teams calling.

Cloud PBX features

Be Connect – Smart / AI Auto Attendant

The Be Connect SMART / AI Auto Attendant will try to recognise key words that are spoken by the caller and match these to…

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Cloud PBX features

Be Connect Auto Attendant – IVR

Auto Attendant is your virtual receptionist or IVR, that can greet all inbound calls and direct the caller to the department they requirer. Example:…

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Cloud PBX features

Be Connect Call Flow Priority

Setting up Call Flows can be difficult if you don’t how what order features take when set up. Here is a complete list of…

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Cloud PBX features

Be Connect Call Parking

Call parking allows a person to put a call on hold at one phone and then retrieve the call from another phone. You can…

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Cloud PBX features

Be Connect Call Pickup

The call pickup service allows you to remotely pick up an incoming call to another phone in your group or on your account. CALL…

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Cloud PBX features

Be Connect Call Queuing

Place inbound callers into a virtual queue in the cloud with Be Connect Call Queuing. With support for up to 20 agents call queuing…

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Cloud PBX features

Be Connect Call Queuing

Long wait times mean abandoned calls, lowered customer satisfaction and ultimately lost business. Call Queuing is perfect for busy front office or receptionist functions…

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Cloud PBX features

Be Connect Cloud Forwarding & Inbound Trunking

Control your incoming call flow when you’re away or busy with a permanent call forward. Use time schedules to give you more flexibility, for…

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Cloud PBX features

Be Connect Extension Dialing

Extension dialling works so that you can internally transfer calls to numbers within your account. They also can work if you set up Auto…

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Cloud PBX features

Be Connect Faxmail

Be Connect Faxmail works by delivering copies of faxes sent to your number as an email attachment to your Be Connect registered email address.…

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SIP trunking & PBX setup

Be Connect Generic SIP Settings for SIP Registrations

If your device is not listed in our user guides then you can usually register any generic SIP v2 compliant devices with just a…

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Cloud PBX features

Be Connect Hunt Groups

Hunt Groups allow you to distribute phone calls from a single telephone number to a group of up to 10 phone lines. You can…

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Cloud PBX features

Be Connect Missed Call Notifications

Send email notifications when a call is not able to be answered by the line. Whether you’re working remotely or managing a busy office,…

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Cloud PBX features

Be Connect PBX Features

What Features do I get with Be Connect Be Connect PBX ? Be Connect Be Connect PBX is a feature-rich solution that scales with…

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Cloud PBX features

Be Connect Presence & Busy Lamp Field (BLF)

Busy Lamp Field (BLF) is supported on some (but not all) VOIP phones and tells you whether another line or extension within your account…

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Cloud PBX features

Be Connect Queue Breakout

Queue Breakout enables queueing callers to leave the queue and go to a different cloud PBX feature or number. By combining the feature of…

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Cloud PBX features

Be Connect Shared Line Feature

Shared Line service enables you to have up to 6 devices or phones registered against a single Be Connect Be Connect number at the…

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Cloud PBX features

Be Connect Simultaneous Ring

Use Simultaneous Ring to call up to five other phones simultaneously (SimRing) or specify a delay and stagger call flow using Hunt mode. QUICK…

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Cloud PBX features

Be Connect Star Codes

The following star codes can be dialled from your Be Connect Phone to set up various features from your handset instead of logging into…

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Cloud PBX features

Be Connect Time Schedules

Most organisations shape the way they handle incoming calls to match their hours of operations. In Be Connect web portal. you can define time…

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Cloud PBX features

Be Connect Voicemail

Be Connect Be Connect Voicemail puts you in control of setting up and accessing your messages from anywhere. Our standard voicemail features include personal…

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Broadband & internet

Broadband / Internet Settings

Default Be Connect Broadband Settings Default router, DNS and SMTP settings are below. ADSL PPP protocol: PPP over ATM (PPPoA) with VC-multiplexed encapsulation (VC-MUX)VPI:…

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Broadband & internet

Help my internet is not working

Having trouble with your Broadband Connection? Try these steps before logging a fault. TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS Step 1: Restart your equipment power off all devices…

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SIP trunking & PBX setup

How to connect a 3CX V18 PBX to Be Connect

Follow this quick start guide to connect a 3CX PBX to Be Connect. Be Connect Portal Instructions Choose between a Peering Trunk or a…

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Microsoft Teams

How to Setup Be Connect with Microsoft Teams SIP Trunk

Be Connect Be Connect Portal allows you to Setup with Microsoft Teams SIP Trunk. Using Be Connect Microsoft Teams SIP Trunk helps your organisation…

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Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams – User Extension Numbers

MS teams with Be Connect Teams Trunking configuration to allow use of user extension numbers Some teams users may wish to make use of…

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Broadband & internet

PPPoE or DHCP?

Be Connect offers flexible connection methods for its Fibre Broadband services, supporting both PPPoE and DHCP (IPoE). Read on to understand which is best…

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SIP trunking & PBX setup

SIP Trunking – Outbound Caller ID

Here is how to manage Caller ID Settings for outbound calls on Be Connect SIP Trunks. To ensure correct outbound caller ID presentation, your…

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SIP trunking & PBX setup

SIP Trunking – Peering Method

A Peering Trunk enables a trusted network-to-network connection between your SIP PBX and the Be Connect Voice Platform. The main advantage of Peering is…

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SIP trunking & PBX setup

SIP Trunking – Register Method

SIP Trunks that use the registration method require authentication from the pilot number on the trunk. There are two configuration options when setting up…

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SIP trunking & PBX setup

Using CLI Passthough with Be Connect Cloud PBX

If you want original caller ID to be presented on diverted/forwarding calls and are using the Be Connect Cloud PBX CLI feature you will…

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Calling rates

Voice Standard Inbound Calling Rates

Country Locality Line Rate New Zealand New Zealand (Inbound from Any Country, Any Locality) Fixed 0 New Zealand New Zealand (Inbound from Any Country,…

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Calling rates

Voice Standard Outbound Calling Rates

Country Locality Rate Afghanistan Fixed 0.55 Afghanistan Mobile 0.55 Albania Fixed 0.11 Albania Mobile 0.11 Algeria Fixed 0.165 Algeria Mobile 0.44 Andorra Fixed 0.055…

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Security advisories

VOIP Security Advisory

Due to recent increase in attempted network attacks and fraudulent activity, Be Digital recommends customers conduct a thorough review and update of their security…

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SIP trunking & PBX setup

What is SIP Peering

Some IP-PBX’s cannot be configured to register/login to Be Connect as a client, so for these types of devices SIP Peering is the only…

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