GoTo Connect: Set up an auto attendant (phone menu) - Empire Telecom

GoTo Connect: Set up an auto attendant (phone menu)

Empire Telecom · GoTo Connect

Build a 'press 1 for sales' phone menu in a GoTo dial plan so callers reach the right place.

Open GoTo Connect →Where: Sign in at app.goto.com (or the GoTo app) with your work email. Admins manage the system at admin.goto.com.
Direct link: https://app.goto.com

Note: you need admin rights for this.

Open the dial plan

1Sign in to admin.goto.com.
2Go to Phone system > Call routes > Dial plans and open the plan. The editor opens in a new window.

Tip: changing a live plan? Hover over it and use the clone icon first, then edit and test the copy.

Add the menu

1Drag an Auto attendant node onto the workspace.
2Drag the connector from the step before it onto the left side of the new node.
3Under Choose, pick the greeting sound clip, or select Create new sound clip to record or upload one.
4Set Timeout - how many seconds callers get to press a key.
5Tick Allow extension dialing if callers may dial an extension directly.
6Under Dialable Options, add each key (1, 2, 0, * and so on) with + Add option and connect it to where that call should go.
7Set On timeout and On invalid so no caller gets stuck.
8Select Save.

Note: the number must route to this dial plan - see GoTo Connect: Route a phone number.

More detail: GoTo's guide to using an auto attendant in a dial plan

Need a hand? Call Empire Telecom support at (732) 363-9898, email support@empiretelecomnj.com, or open a ticket in the customer portal.