What is Aloware?
Aloware is a modern contact center solution built to manage leads, calls, and SMS in one place. It fosters customer relationships by bringing your business on channels they prefer, complete with fax, MMS, local presence, and email.
How does Aloware work
Read the sections below to understand how Aloware works.
Receiving a call
When you sign up for Aloware, we automatically create a new line for you based on your area code.
Give this number a call with your cell phone, so your Aloware agent can pick it up.
Just make sure that your agent status is set to available to receive the call.
Understanding lines
A line is a group of settings for a specific phone number. Lines are the core of your Aloware phone system. Lines allow you to:
make and receive calls
send and receive messages
buy new phone numbers
define greeting prompts
record calls
set up IVR phone trees
You can also use multiple lines for call tracking and attribution or set up a dedicated phone number for a department. To learn more about lines, read managing lines settings in Aloware admin.
Understanding ring groups
Admins can set up different configurations for how contact is routed to their agents.
An admin can assign a line to a single, specific agent.
An admin can assign a line to a group of users. This requires the admin to create a ring group.
A ring group is a group of users that can receive calls from a line. Each ring group has its own independent queue for calls. Ring groups allow you to:
easily manage large groups of agents.
report on teams of agents.
give agents in the same ring group access to each others' contacts.
many other features.
We automatically create your first ring group when you create an account. At that moment, you're the only agent within the ring group.
To create additional ring groups, simply click on the "+add ring group" button located in the top left corner of your screen.
Understanding how a call or message is routed in Aloware
When someone calls your Aloware line, they first hear your IVR.
The IVR welcomes them to your company, optionally asks for an extension or a department selection, and then sends the call over to a ring group (or a user).
The ring group decides how to distribute the call to your users
users are your agents, reps, hard phones, or occasionally external phone numbers that pick up and answer your calls.
You can track the progress of a call or historical calling and messaging records right on the dashboard.
Making an outbound call
Generally speaking, your prospects call and text your virtual Aloware phone numbers or Lines.
To make a call, open the Aloware dialer using the button on the top-right. Or go to contact, and click the dial icon.
Sending a message
To send a new message, head to contacts and create a new one.
You can also click the phone icon at the top right for quick access.
Read this guide to learn more about sending SMS and MMS with Aloware talk.