Telephony Articles

Genesys Cloud telephony connection options provide convenience and flexibility. Simplify your implementation by using Genesys Cloud Voice, a comprehensive contact center solution that includes telephony service provided by Genesys. For additional interoperability between Genesys Cloud and third-party devices, or to retain your existing carrier service, choose a Bring Your Own Carrier (BYOC) option.

For more specific details on the features of each option, you can read this article in the Resource Center: https://help.mypurecloud.com/articles/telephony-connection-options/

Telephony is the set of features that administrators use to set up Genesys Cloud communications.  Genesys Cloud offers three telephony connection options to provide convenience and flexibility. Simplify your implementation by using Genesys Cloud Voice, a comprehensive contact center solution that includes telephony service provided by Genesys. For additional interoperability between Genesys Cloud and third-party devices, or to retain your existing carrier service, choose a Bring Your Own Carrier (BYOC) option.

General

General information related to the telephony topic.

Telephony connection options

Genesys Cloud telephony connection options provide convenience and flexibility.

Trunks

A trunk connects a communication service to a Genesys Cloud telephony connection option and facilitates point-to-point communication. 

Sites

A site is the home of a set of phones. The site defines the telephony properties, for example the country code or area code, for dialing in addition to the call classification rules and outbound routing rules. 

Phone management

Genesys Cloud manages a wide variety of SIP phones. Administrators set base settings for the phones or change the settings for individual phones using Genesys Cloud. 

Certificate Authorities

Authorized Services manages the digital certificate files issued by a Certificate Authority (CA). This process ensures the identification of a trusted authority through encryption.  

DID numbers

Administrators add a single DID number or a range of DID numbers associated with the organization’s service provider. You can also assign toll-free numbers.

Extensions

Administrators can add a single extension or a range of extension numbers associated with the organization. 

Announcements

How do I create a My Support account?
  1. Navigate to: 
  2. Click the GET STARTED tab. 
  3. Click the Request My Support Account button. 
  4. You will be asked to supply your corporate email address. 
  5. You will be asked to specify which level of access you are requesting.
  6. There are three levels of access:
    • Basic
    • Read-Only
    • Read-Write (Designated Contact)
  7. If you are not certain which level of access is appropriate for your role, see My Support Access Levels.
What are the levels of access of My Support?

My Support functions for each level of access

Levels of access are listed below from least amount of access to most. In each subsequent level after Basic, new access permissions are in bold type.

Basic

  • Log into My Support Portal
  • Register and attend live Tech Tutorials
  • View and download recorded Tech Tutorials
  • Search, view and download Knowledge Base content

Read-Only

  • Log into My Support Portal
  • Register and attend live Tech Tutorials
  • View and download recorded Tech Tutorials
  • Search, view and download Knowledge Base content
  • View existing Cases

Read-Write (Designated Contact)

  • Log into My Support Portal
  • Register and attend live Tech Tutorials
  • View and download recorded Tech Tutorials
  • Search, view and download Knowledge Base content
  • View existing Cases
  • Create new Cases, modify existing Cases, submit Feature Requests
  • Download software and order controlled software

Request an account

If you do not currently have an account on the My Support Portal, see Create a My Support Account for instructions on how to request one.

Request a different level of access

NOTE: If you are a member of an organization that has purchased Genesys products from one of our Genesys Partners, then your Designated Contact is a member of that Partner organization. However, you can still request Read-Only access using the process below. For more information on this, see: How a Genesys Partner Serves as Designated Contact for Their Customers.

  1. Login to the My Support Portal.
  2. Click the down arrow next to your name in the upper right corner.
  3. Click the Manage Profile.
  4. Click My Support Access.
  5. Complete then submit the form.
    • NOTE: If you are a member of a Genesys Partner organization and you are requesting Designated Contact status for one of your customers, in the Company/Partner Combinations (End User/Sold To) box, enter your Company name, the names of the companies/accounts you manage (if applicable), and corresponding Org IDs. If you need help locating an Org ID, go here. The Portal Admin team will seek approval from your company’s Designated Approver(s). Once approved, you will receive an email from donotreply@genesys.com with instructions.
  6. Please allow 48 hours or 2 business days for Product Support to process the request.
  7. A Product Support Admin may contact you by phone or email to obtain additional information.