Telus
cloud phone service harnesses the power of internet to form a suite of
business communication features on a cloud-based phone system. You can
manage calls, host audio and video conferences, setup call routing and
more - from any device. Once you integrate Telus with Zoho CRM, you can
do the following.
To configure Telus in Zoho CRM, you must
To enable Telus Integration
Once you have enabled the Telus integration, you will be prompted to log in to your Telus account from Zoho CRM.
To log in to your Telus account
Once
you have enabled Telus in Zoho CRM and logged in to your Telus account
in Zoho CRM as well as the Telus softphone, you are ready to use this
Telus integration.You can receive incoming calls, initiate outgoing
calls and add follow-up activities from Zoho CRM.
When you receive an incoming call from a CRM contact via Telus, you can see a Business Card view of the contact.
At the end of the call, the follow-up options on the Call Ended window lets you add calls and assign tasks to your contact.
When an outgoing call is initiated to a contact in Zoho CRM, the call is made via Telus.
To initiate an outgoing call from Zoho CRM
At the end of every call via Telus, you can do any or all of the following activities from the Call Ended window in Zoho CRM. These would automatically be associated to the respective record.
Calls made, received, missed and unanswered in Zoho CRM via Telus are automatically logged in the Activities module.
To view call logs
Browser
calling for Telus allows you to make calls directly from CRM without
having to toggle between your CRM account and Telus. WebRTC plugins are
installed to give hassle-free browser calling and a real-time
communication will be established with the end user.
You need to choose the Browser option
from the call preferences pop-up to make calls through your browser.
You can also save your preferences along with the outbound Caller ID of
the recipient, so that you can easily identify your callers to your
Telus numbers while making outbound calls.
You
can now make calls directly from your browser without having to use a
softphone. This also allows you to directly attend the incoming calls
within your CRM.
The Telus Integration can be disabled at any time. Only the Administrator of a Zoho CRM account can disable the integration.
To disable Telus integration
Browser
calling for Telus allows users to make calls directly from your CRM
without having to toggle between the CRM account and Telus software.
WebRTC plugins are installed to give hassle-free browser calling and a
real-time communication with the end user.
Let’s take a look at the following network connectivity components that are required to be included in the user network.
Firewall
includes a Wide-Area Network interface such as a DSL, Ethernet or a
cable modem. Firewall configuration allows outgoing TCP and UDP port
control to the public Internet from the browser that uses the Telus
client. It also enables the opening of ports so that the client server
has time to exchange information with the remote server.
Router
provides routing, traffic directing, packet forwarding and also
provides support for ping and traceroute ICMP, bandwidth management,
packet prioritization and smart packet inspection.
Firewall
access ensures that the outbound and inbound firewall port is opened
between the internal user network and the ISP WAN for the applications
such as, Call control, RTP media, telephone provisioning and
registration, and Auxiliary services. This firewall access allows the
call control and media path connectivity.
WebRTC
helps realtime multimedia applications to function without any
installation of additional extensions, or plugins. It enables Real Time
Communication to the end user independent of the browser being used. The
following are the ports to be opened before enabling the browser option
under Telus call preferences.
Traffic Type | Protocols | Source Port Number | Destination Port Number |
Signaling and (secured) Media (WebRTC) | HTTP/TLS/TCP, STUN/UDP | 5060, 6182, 8080, 8083 | 5060, 6182, 8080, 8083 |
For more information on Telus network requirements, click here.