What are the ring group settings?

Below is a list of all the ring group settings and their descriptions.

Important: Please excuse our mess while we improve your admin experience! We are in the process of migrating all accounts to the new GoTo Admin. The article below is meant for admins who use PBX Administration (classic) at https://my.jive.com/pbx. If you're an admin who uses GoTo Admin at https://admin.goto.com, please refer to: How do I change the settings on a ring group?

General

Table 1. Extension
Setting	Description
Extension Number	A unique three to six-digit number that makes the group dialable.
Name	The name used to identify the group in the admin portal.
Omit from Directory — Optional	Removes the group from all internal directories.
Omit from Auto Attendant Extension Dialing — Optional	Removes the group from auto attendant extension dialing.

Table 2. Options
Setting	Description
Ring Timeout	Defines the number of seconds the call rings before going to voicemail.
Forwarding — Optional	Controls how calls to the group are handled when a member has call forwarding enabled on their phone. Follow Device Forwards: Any incoming calls to the group will be automatically routed to the member's forwarding destination, preventing other members from answering the call. Ignore Forwarded Devices: Direct calls to the group will ignore any call forwarding; direct calls to members will still be forwarded.
Confirm Pickup — Optional	Gives the option to dial `1` to accept an incoming call or `2` to send it to voicemail. Tip: Confirm pickup is helpful when a ring group includes an external number in the group as it can interrupt the call. For example, when a cell phone is turned off, calls go straight to the cell phone's voicemail box. Without confirm pickup, the voicemail would answer the call and prematurely end the call. Enabling confirm pickup allows the call to continue to ring the group.
Ringback	Controls whether callers hear ringing or hold music while waiting for the group to be answered.
Intercept Incoming Faxes — Optional	Allows the group to accept incoming calls and faxes. To receive faxes, you must route a phone number to the group. Not available in Brazil and Mexico. Note: You can only send faxes to a single email address. If you need to deliver your faxes to a group, use an email alias (e.g., sales@guthrie.com) or create an auto-forward rule in your email client.

Members

Description
Lists all the lines and external numbers that ring when the group is dialed. Note: If you have Block Caller ID enabled on the phone number used to dial an external number in the group, the Caller ID will be blocked.

Voicemail

Table 3. General Options
Setting	Description
Time Zone	Designates the time zone for the group.
Message Review — Optional	Gives callers the option to press `#` to listen to their message and optionally re-record it. Note: There is no prompt for callers to press `#` after recording their voicemail. Make sure to include these instructions in the voicemail greeting.
Escape to Operator — Optional	Allows callers to press `0` to be transferred, rather than leaving a message.

Table 4. Notification Options
Setting	Description
Email Notifications — Optional	Sends an email notification when a voicemail is received.
Attach Voicemail Message — Optional	Includes an audio file of the voicemail with the email notification.
Delete Message After Sending — Optional	Deletes the voicemail from the system after sending the email notification. Note: Deletion is permanent (we cannot retrieve deleted messages) and will prevent voicemail management from a phone and GoTo Connect.
Voicemail Attachment Format	Defines the audio file format attached to the email notification. .wav49: Smallest file size, won’t play directly from browser (default). .wav: Largest file size, more compatible with mobile devices. .mp3: Smaller file size.
Email Address	The recipient's email address. Note: You can only send notifications to a single email address. To deliver notifications to a group, use an email alias (e.g., sales@guthrie.com) or create an auto-forward rule in your email client. Tip: Use a specially formatted email address provided by your cell phone carrier to send notifications via text message (SMS). Check with your carrier for more details.

Table 5. Privacy Options
Description
Permanently deletes all voicemails for the group.

Table 6. Message Retrieval Options
Setting	Description
Say Message Timestamp — Optional	System says the time the voicemail was received before playing the message.
Say Caller ID — Optional	System says the caller’s phone number before playing the message.
Say Message Duration — Optional	System says the duration of the message if it is longer than the specified threshold.

Table 7. Outgoing Message Options
Voicemail Greeting	Description
Busy Message — Optional	Alternate greeting for use in a dial plan.
Unavailable Message — Optional	Default and most common greeting used for a voicemail box.
Temporary Message — Optional	When recorded, this message overrides any other voicemail greetings. To remove a temporary message, it must be deleted.
Supported file types for upload: .wav .ulaw .g722 .mp3 Note: Uploaded files should not exceed 150 MB.

Table 8. Alternate Mailbox Options
Setting	Description
Enable Alternate Mailbox — Optional	Uses a shared mailbox for all voicemail messages and disables the group’s dedicated mailbox.

Voicemail Access

Note: These settings are different if the system permissions are set to use ACLs for voicemail (very uncommon).

Tip: Select Change Password to reset a group's voicemail password.

Recording

Before you can enable call recording, your remote storage must be setup.

Table 9. Call Recording
Setting	Description
Record Incoming Calls — Optional	Enables recording of all incoming calls to this group. Recordings will be saved to your remote storage.
Note: If you enable call recording system-wide and on an individual line, ring group, or phone number; only one copy of call will be recorded.

Usage

Description
Lists all devices and call flows using the group.