Getting Started

This guide walks you through the essential steps to set up phone.systems™, a cloud-based virtual PBX. It helps you configure the system to make and receive calls quickly and efficiently.

phone.systems™ is ideal for managing inbound and outbound communications, routing calls through custom flows, and integrating multiple devices or applications. With a visual interface and advanced control features, it enables consistent and scalable telephony for teams of all sizes.



Before You Begin

Before setting up phone.systems™, ensure you have the following:

  • A DIDWW Account – Required to access and manage services. If you don’t have one, register here .

  • At Least One DID Number – Required to set up call routing. To purchase a number, visit the Coverage page .

  • An Active phone.systems™ Subscription – Required to launch and configure your PBX environment. If you haven’t subscribed yet, go to the phone.systems™ page .



Configure phone.systems™ in the DIDWW User Panel

To ensure calls are routed to your phone.systems™ PBX, start by creating a voice trunk in the DIDWW User Panel and assigning your DID numbers to it.

Step 1: Create a phone.systems™ Trunk

To begin, create a dedicated trunk for phone.systems™:

  1. In the main menu, go to Voice > Inbound Trunks.

  2. Click Create New.

  3. From the trunk type options, choose phone.systems Trunk.

Selecting the phone.systems™ trunk type.

Fig. 1. Selecting the phone.systems™ trunk type.

  1. In the Create Inbound phone.systems Trunk window, enter a Friendly Name (e.g., “phone.systems”) and click Create to save the trunk.

Configuring the new phone.systems™ trunk.

Fig. 2. Configuring the new phone.systems™ trunk.

Step 2: Assign DIDs to the phone.systems™ Trunk

  1. Go to Phone Numbers > My Numbers from the main menu.

  2. In the Trunk column for your selected DID, click the current trunk name (Voice: none if none assigned).

Accessing the trunk assignment options for a DID.

Fig. 3. Accessing the trunk assignment options for a DID.

  1. In the Update Voice IN Trunk window, click the dropdown menu.

  2. Search for and select the phone.systems™ trunk created in the previous step.

  3. Click Confirm to assign the trunk.

Selecting and confirming the phone.systems™ trunk for the DID.

Fig. 4. Selecting and confirming the phone.systems™ trunk.

Note

Repeat these steps for any other DID numbers you want to route through your phone.systems™ PBX.

If you want to assign the phone.systems™ trunk to multiple DID numbers at once, you can use batch actions. To learn more, see Assign the Trunk for Multiple DID Numbers.



Launch and Configure phone.systems™

After completing the configuration in the DIDWW User Panel, you can launch the phone.systems™ platform to begin setting up your call flows, users, and devices.

Step 1: Launch the phone.systems™ Platform

  1. In the DIDWW User Panel, go to Cloud Phone System from the main menu.

  2. Make sure your phone.systems™ subscription is active.

  3. Click Launch to open the phone.systems™ management interface in a new browser tab.

Launching the phone.systems™ platform from the DIDWW User Panel.

Fig. 5. Launching the phone.systems™ platform.

Step 2: Choose Your Configuration Method

Once inside the phone.systems™ interface, you’ll need to configure how you want to receive incoming calls and make outbound calls. Choose one of the following options to continue your setup:


phone.systems™ app

Configure your account using the dedicated phone.systems™ application (recommended for ease of use).

phone.systems™ App Configuration
Third-party Softphone

Set up a SIP account within phone.systems™ and configure it on a compatible third-party softphone or device.

Third-Party Softphone Configuration