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Who uses this: Admins and Team Managers who manage Engage phone lines. Availability: United States and Canada · requires the Engage add-on.
SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) lets Engage calls run through cloud-based VoIP desk phones and computers instead of only the Engage app, and DID (Direct Inward Dialing) rings a phone number straight through to a specific phone. You set up SIP from Engage settings by creating a SIP domain, adding credentials for each phone number, and enabling SIP on each phone line.

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Overview

When your office runs on desk phones, your phone system and your customer records live in two different places. Connecting Engage via SIP puts those calls on the same system as the rest of your business. SIP is the technology that carries real-time calls over the internet, so cloud-based VoIP phones and computers can place and receive Engage calls. DID gives a phone number a direct path to a specific phone, so callers reach the right person without going through a traditional PBX system or a human operator. Engage SIP currently supports:
  • Incoming calls
  • Outgoing calls
  • Hold
  • Transfer
Caller ID is not currently supported for SIP phones.

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Before you begin

  • Confirm Engage is enabled on your account. Engage is available in the United States and Canada; to enable it, email support@fieldpulse.com or use the chat feature in the bottom right corner of your screen. See Engage Overview.
  • Complete 10DLC registration. 10DLC registration must be complete before you can use SIP. See Setting Up 10DLC Compliance Registration.
  • Use a cloud-based VoIP phone or computer. The devices you connect over SIP must be cloud based. For a Yealink desk phone, see Setting Up a Yealink VoIP Phone.
  • Confirm you have administrative access to your VoIP phone. If you purchased the phone through another provider, you may not have administrative access — contact that provider, or purchase a new VoIP phone if they cannot grant it.
  • Know which phone numbers you are connecting. You set up SIP credentials and enable SIP for each phone number individually.
FieldPulse recommends Grandstream and Yealink VoIP phone models for the best performance.

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Step-by-step setup

  1. Open Engage and log in with the same credentials you use for your FieldPulse account.
  2. Select the gear icon in the upper-right corner to open settings. The Engage toolbar with the settings gear icon highlighted in the upper-right corner
  3. In the left-hand menu, select the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) tab.
  4. Select Create Domain to start setting up your Engage system with SIP. The Session Initiation Protocol tab in Engage settings with the Create Domain button highlighted
  5. Select either Add Credential button to create credentials for a phone number. Set up credentials for each phone number you want to use with SIP. The SIP settings page showing the created domain name and both Add Credential buttons highlighted
  6. In the Set up new SIP Credentials window, choose the phone line under Username [Phone Lines], enter a password, and select Add Credential. The Set up new SIP Credentials window with the phone line dropdown, the password field, and the Add Credential button
    Your password must be a minimum of 12 characters, contain at least 1 digit, and have mixed case (upper and lowercase).
  7. Go to the Phone Numbers tab in the left-hand menu — or select the gear icon next to a phone line as a shortcut. The SIP settings page with arrows pointing to the Phone Numbers tab and the gear icon next to a phone line
  8. On the phone line, scroll to the SIP Settings header and toggle on Enable SIP. Do this for each phone number you want to route through SIP. A phone line's settings page with the SIP Settings header and the Enable SIP toggle highlighted
  9. Select Save.

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Settings reference

Your SIP setup is working when each phone number has its own credentials, Enable SIP is toggled on and saved for every line you want to route, and your VoIP phone can place and receive Engage calls.