Zultys Advanced Communicator 6.0

Author: Zultys Technical Support Department

Zultys Advanced Communicator 6.0 – ZAC

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Contents 
GETTING STARTED .............................................................................................. 6 
1  DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................... 6 
2  PC REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................... 6 
3  MACINTOSH REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................... 6 
4  OTHER REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................... 6 
5  WHAT’S NEW IN 6.0 ............................................................................................. 6 
6  6.0.0.75 .......................................................................................................... 7 
7  INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................... 7 
7.1  PC ..................................................................................................................... 7 
7.2  MACINTOSH ....................................................................................................... 10 
OPERATION .......................................................................................................11 
1  LOGIN SCREEN ...................................................................................................11 
2  MAIN SCREEN ....................................................................................................13 
3  SETTINGS MENU .................................................................................................21 
3.1  APPLICATION: .................................................................................................... 21 
3.2  ALERTS: ............................................................................................................ 24 
3.3  CALL HANDLING: ................................................................................................ 27 
3.4  VOICEMAIL NOTIFICATIONS: .................................................................................. 29 
3.5  SOFTPHONE: ...................................................................................................... 30 
3.6  PLANTRONICS HEADSET SUPPORT ........................................................................... 32 
4  BUDDIES SCREEN .................................................................................................33 
4.1  BUDDY GROUPS .................................................................................................. 34 
4.2  PRESENCE CHANGE ALERT: .................................................................................... 36 
4.3  MY CONTACTS ................................................................................................... 39 
5  RECENT ACTIVITIES SCREEN ...................................................................................40 
5.1  CALL LOG ......................................................................................................... 41 
6  DIAL SCREEN(MINIMIZED MODE) ..............................................................................43 
6.1  DRAG AND DROP OPERATIONS ............................................................................... 46 
6.2  BLIND TRANSFER ................................................................................................. 47 
6.3  ATTENDED TRANSFER .......................................................................................... 47 
6.4  AD HOC CONFERENCE .......................................................................................... 48 
7  VOICEMAIL SCREEN ..............................................................................................48 
7.1  VOICEMAIL GREETINGS ......................................................................................... 52 
8  CONTACTS SCREEN .............................................................................................54 

 
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8.1  ADDING LOCAL CONTACTS ................................................................................... 56 
9  PARKED CALLS SCREEN .........................................................................................56 
10  TEAM MESSAGING - CHAT GROUPS........................................................................59 
10.1  FILE TRANSFER ................................................................................................. 64 
10.2  SCREENSHOT .................................................................................................... 68 
10.3  RECENT IMAGES/FILES ........................................................................................ 69 
10.4  DRAG AND DROP OPERATIONS(FULL SCREEN MODE) .................................................. 71 
11  FAX ...............................................................................................................72 
11.1  PRINT TO FAX (WINDOWS ONLY) ........................................................................... 73 
11.2  SENDING A FAX FROM THE FAX DRIVER: .................................................................. 77 
12  CONFERENCE ...................................................................................................79 
12.1  WEB CONFERENCE ............................................................................................. 82 
13  NOTIFICATIONS ................................................................................................83 
14  SYSTEM TRAY AND TASKBAR OPTIONS: ...................................................................85 
MAXIMIZED SCREEN MODE .................................................................................86 
AGENT ROLES/CALL GROUP OPERATION ..............................................................89 
1  PRESENCE FOR OPERATORS ....................................................................................89 
1.1  EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS .................................................................................. 89 
2  PRESENCE FOR ACD AGENTS..................................................................................90 
2.1  AGENT ROLES .................................................................................................... 92 
2.2  SUPERVISOR FUNCTIONS ........................................................................................ 93 
SMS 2.0 SERVICE ................................................................................................97 
1  DESCRIPTION .....................................................................................................97 
1.1  REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................... 97 
1.2  OVERVIEW PROCESS ............................................................................................. 97 
2  OPERATION .......................................................................................................98 
2.1  SENDING SMS MESSAGES ...................................................................................... 98 
2.2  RECEIVING SMS MESSAGES .................................................................................. 100 
MICROSOFT OFFICE UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS ................................................ 103 
1  DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................... 103 
2  OPERATION ..................................................................................................... 103 
3  CONDITIONS .................................................................................................... 106 

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8 COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS .......................................................................... 108

8.1 DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................... 108

Date

Revisions

February 2020

Added multiple voicemail deletion

option, added softphone DnD

operation

March 2020

Updated MAC OS minimum version

requirement

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2 Getting Started

2.1 Description

Zultys Advanced Communicator (ZAC) is a Unified Communications client that

provides an easy to use interface to access the capabilities of the MX system.

2.2 PC Requirements

• Version –Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)*, Windows 8 (32-bit or 64-bit),

Windows 10 (32-bit or 64-bit)

• RAM – 256 MB standard

• Processor – 1 GHz minimum

• Hard Drive Space – 100 MB

*NOTE: For Windows 7 machines, ZAC 6.0 requires SP 1 + KB 2999226

(both will be installed automatically if Windows Updates option is turned

on).

2.3 Macintosh Requirements

• Version – OS X v10.13 or higher (64-bit only)

• RAM – 1GB

• Processor – 1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (64-bit)

• Hard Drive Space – 150 MB

2.4 Other Requirements

• MX software version 12.0.7 minimum. MX release 15.0.x is recommended

for full functionality

• Security certificate installed on the MX

• MXIE/ZAC license for each user

Note: MXIE and ZAC should not be running at the same time. This may cause

unexpected results in operation.

2.5 What’s new in 6.0

• Ability to see an image(avatar) associated with a user

*requires MX 15.0.x+

• Ability to create Buddy groups

*requires MX 15.0.x+

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Agent role/presence status

*requires MX 15.0.x+

SMS 2.0 support

*requires MX 15.0.x+

• Location support

• Voicemail Screen UI changes

• Presence note clear icon

• Link to Web based SuperView for ICC Supervisors

2.6 6.0.0.75

• Emergency call notification pop up

• Application focus after answer from incoming pop up setting

• Presence display ZAC icon in System Tray

2.7 Installation

2.7.1 PC

Double click the download ZAC installation file. The installation process will

begin.

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Click the Next button to continue

It is recommended to leave the default installation settings.

Click the Install button.

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Click the Finish button to completer the installation.

NOTE: The ZAC installer contains .MSI logic that will facilitate group policy

scripts for installation. This allows the ZAC installer to work silently from the

command line parameter. An example of parameters:

"C:\Users\xxxxxxxxx\Desktop\ZAC_x64-6.0.0.47.exe /S /v/qn "- Install

"C:\Users\xxxxxxxxxx\Desktop\ZAC_x64-6.0.0.47.exe /S /x /v/qn" – Uninstall

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2.7.2 Macintosh

Open the DMG file after downloading it.

Drag the program icon into the Applications folder

You may then open ZAC from the Applications folder.

Note: This process does NOT create an Alias in the Macintosh Doc at the

bottom of the screen. The user will need to do that themselves.

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3 Operation

3.1 Login Screen

When you first start the program, the login screen will appear. You will need to

enter your login information in order to login to the program.

Enter your user name, password and the MX system address/domain name.

You may also select Remember password to avoid re-typing each time.

If you wish to utilize LDAP, enable the Use Windows Credentials and enter your

Windows login/password information. Macintosh users can also utilize LDAP for

logging in.

Click Login to proceed

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If you are a member of a call group, you will be prompted to select any group

role for which you are a member of.

You may also select the desired location to log into as well.

You may select any or all roles you want to login to.

If you want to always login to specific roles, click the Apply to future login

checkbox.

Click Apply to login to ZAC.

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3.2 Main Screen

Once you have logged in, the main screen will appear. ZAC has two basic screen

layout options, minimized mode or maximized mode.

Minimized mode

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Maximized mode

• Presence Indicator/selector

You may click on your current presence state to drop down the presence menu.

Below the presence selection is an area to include a note that will be seen by

users in addition to your presence state.

Select the desired presence from the list.

Type a note and press ENTER to save the note.

To delete a note remove the note and press ENTER.

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• Locations

You may select which location you want to be logged into using the locations

icon.

Click the location icon and select the desired location.

• User Information/Image

You may add an image that can be associated to you. You may also

add/edit your contact information in this area as well.

Click your name in the presence indicator bar. The My Info screen will

appear.

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Click the Upload button. The File Explorer window will open. Navigate to

the location where your desired image is stored and double click on the

image.

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You may size the image using the controls to the right of the image.

When you are finished, click Save.

You may edit your contact information:

Full name

Mobile phone

Home phone

e-mail

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• Option Menu

This menu contains the About screen, Setup screen, Log off function, and the

Exit function. It is accessed by clicking on the icon in the upper right

corner.

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• About – Displays the version number of the program

• Settings – Provides access to programmable areas that users can

customize. See Settings Menu section of this document for more details.

• Log off – This will log you out of the program but keep the program

open. You must login again to utilize the program.

• Exit – This will close the program and log you off of the system.

• Bind Area

ZAC can initiate voice calls and handle multiple voice calls only through SIP

devices or external numbers to which it is bound. ZAC instances can be bound

to only one device at a time. The Bind window is used to bind ZAC to a SIP

device, internal softphone for PC audio usage, or an external phone number.

To access the Bind window click the Bind to or current device in the lower

left corner of ZAC. A drop down menu will appear.

• Bind Recent: This option allows you to select from a menu of devices and

registered contacts to which your ZAC was recently bound.

• Bind Device by ID: This option binds your ZAC instance to an MX

managed device. When entering the MAC address, make sure you utilize

upper case for any letters in the MAC address.

• Bind to External Phone: This option allows you to bind to a Cell Phone,

Home Phone Line.

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• Bind by call from device: This option binds your ZAC instance to an MX

managed device that you designate by making a voice call.

• Bind softphone: This option binds your ZAC instance to the ZAC internal

Softphone. You can bind only one instance to the Softphone.

• Cancel bind: This option cancels the current binding leaving ZAC with no

bound device.

Softphone DnD: When you are bound to the ZAC softphone you may place

ZAC in Do Not Disturb(DnD) mode.

Move the mouse over the softphone icon in the Bind area:

Click the icon:

Icon will change to:

To remove DnD click the icon again:

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3.3 Settings Menu

3.3.1 Application:

Stay in system tray – This option determines if the program logs the user off

and closes if the X in the menu bar is pressed. If the option is enabled, the

user/program remains and the program minimizes to the system tray. If the

option is disable, the pressing the X will exit the program.

Stay on Top – This setting allows the program to remain on the screen and in

focus.

Diagnostic Logging – This enables the diagnostic log which is used by Zultys

Technical support.

Send Analytics – This setting enables sending analytic data to Goggle analytics.

Zultys utilizes this data to improve the ZAC program based on actual usage.

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Launch at System Start – This setting will start the program anytime the

computer starts.

Manage multiple calls via single line – This setting determines how multiple

calls are handled. The default setting is to have ZAC manage multiple calls

through the ZAC interface. Disabling this setting creates a

Manage via device

and you will not be using ZAC call control features, but will use all the call

control features of the device itself.

Auto Login on application start – This will perform an automatic login when the

program is started.

Silent Agent login – This setting will log the user in and have their call group

roles activated when the program starts. This bypasses the user having to

select the role each time at startup.

Change password – This allows you to change your user password. Click the

icon. You then need to enter your old, new and confirm new passwords.

Integration – This area allows you to select Outlook Contacts (32/64 bit),

Microsoft Unified Communications (see section 7), as well as the settings for

the screen dial feature.

If you enable Outlook Contacts, Outlook contacts will display in the

Contacts/Imported area.

Note: Supported on Windows version only

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ScreenDial - You may define the hotkey combination that will be used to

activate the ScreenDial feature. In addition, you may add a prefix to use with

the screen dial feature. This is the number that will be inserted prior to the

highlighted screen dial number to be dialed before making the call. By default,

(CTRL+F12 on Windows, Command+F12 on MAC) invokes the screendial

feature.

Audio devices – This area allows the selection of the audio devices on the PC

that can be used for program audible notifications of various events. This area

is also used to select headset audio devices connected to the PC.

Delete messages older than - You may define the amount of time to store

instant messages. Messages older than the specified number of days will be

deleted automatically.

Delete call history older than – You may define the amount of time to store your

call history data. Data older than the specified number of days will be deleted

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automatically.

3.3.2 Alerts:

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Sound Alerts – Allows you to select which actions have an audible alert

associated with them.

Popup Alerts – This allows the selection of actions associated with popup

events. The duration and display location of popup alerts can be programmed

here.

Please note that incoming call popups will remain until the call is answered,

rejected, or the caller hangs up. The duration parameter does not apply to

incoming calls.

Popup alert for a message

Popup alert for incoming call

Incoming Call Pop Up Alert:

This setting controls if ZAC will come into focus after answering a call from the

incoming call pop up.

Enable = ZAC will take screen focus (default setting)

Disable= ZAC will not take screen focus

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Presence Change Alert:

This area is where all active Presence Change Alerts can be viewed, cleared, and

edited.

Click See List to view all active change alerts.

You may edit any or clear all active alerts:

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3.3.3 Call Handling:

This area allows you to setup individual call handling rules to control how

calls are handled under different conditions. Rules can be created, edited,

or deleted in this area. Call handling rules manage incoming calls that

you do not answer.

To add a new rule, click the icon at the bottom of the Rules area.

To delete an existing rule, highlight the rule and click the icon at the

bottom of the Rules area.

After creating a new rule or to edit a rule (double click the rule), the call

rule editor window will appear.

You may also enable/disable an existing rule by clicking the checkbox

next to the rule .

Adding or editing a call handling rule:

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Rule – If you are adding a new rule, enter the rule name that you want

associated with the rule.

Events – Allows you to select which events can trigger the rule. On the

Phone, No answer, or any incoming call.

Conditions – Allows you to select specific conditions that can be

associated with the event. Options include, My presence, Call from, Date

range, Time of day, Days of week, Holidays, or Location(MX system) are

available.

Action – Allows you to select what action will be performed by the rule

based on the selected events and conditions programmed. Forward to,

forward to VM, find me, or reject the call area available actions.

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3.3.4 Voicemail Notifications:

This area allows you to setup individual voice mail notification rules to

control how voice mail notifications are handled under different

conditions. Rules can be created, edited, or deleted in this area.

To add a new rule, click the icon at the bottom of the Rules area.

To delete an existing rule, highlight the rule and click the icon at

the bottom of the Rules area.

You may also enable/disable an existing rule by clicking the checkbox

next to the rule .

After creating a new rule or to edit a rule (double click the rule), the

notification rule editor window will appear.

Adding/editing a voicemail notification rule:

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Rule - If adding a new rule, enter the desired name to be associated with

the rule.

Notify me – Allows you to select when notification occurs, with each new

message or at a specified/regular interval.

Conditions – Allows you to select specific conditions with the notification

that will trigger the rule. Media type, class, from, older than, time of day,

and days of week are available.

3.3.5 Softphone:

This area allows you to setup the parameters associated with the internal

softphone provided by the program. The softphone allows you to utilize

your PC audio to handle calls without requiring a desk phone.

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Preferred Codec – Allows you to select which audio codec type to utilize.

Please consult with your administrator for proper setup.

Auto answer calls – Allows you to select if calls are automatically

answered when they ring your phone. Call types that can be selected are

internal/external or both.

SIP Registration – Defines the SIP registration information, ports, PIN, and

transport type. Please consult with your administrator for proper setup.

There is no need to set the PIN when running MX firmware 12.0.7 or

greater.

Audio devices – This area allows the selection of the audio devices the

softphone uses for receive audio, ringtone, and transmit audio.

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3.3.6 Plantronics Headset Support

ZAC 3.2+ includes built in support for the most recent Plantronics SDK - HUB.

There is no Plantronics driver software required. This allows ZAC to integrate

with the most recent Plantronics headsets including the Bluetooth versions. All

versions of Windows that support Plantronics HUB software are compatible with

ZAC. On MAC OS, versions 10.13 + are supported with ZAC.

This support extends to call control of the Plantronics headset as well.

Answering and disconnecting calls can be performed by using the headset

answer/disconnect button.

Plantronics Savi 710/740 and Voyager Legend Pro have been tested with ZAC.

These headsets provide call control via the headset buttons.

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3.4 Buddies Screen

This is the screen where the contacts you designate as buddies and buddy

groups are located.

You may click on a buddy to display the options that are available(some options

may not be available based on what contact information the user has entered):

Designate/undesignated the contact as a buddy

Start a message session

Call the user

In addition, the following actions are available :

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Display recent files/images shared with this user

Display additional information of the buddy and set presence change

alert.

You may also right click on a buddy to present an option menu:

3.4.1 Buddy Groups

ZAC allows you to configure your buddies into groups for easy

identification. For example, you may group your buddies by department

Sales, Ops, Eng, etc.

Create a new group:

Click the Add button in the Buddies screen.

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Click the Add group option.

Enter the desired name and click Done. You will see the newly created

group appear in your list

To add buddies/contacts to a group:

1) You may add existing buddies to a group simply by dragging the

desired buddy into the group.

2) You may right click on a buddy and use the Add to group.

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3.4.2 Presence Change Alert:

This allows you to set an alert based on a users’ presence change. For

example, you may want to know when a user goes from not available to

available.

Right click on the desired buddy/contact and click Info. Click the Enable

Presence Alert to set an alert:

If you are in maximized mode with the contact selected, you may select the info

icon:

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Click Enable Presence Alert or select Change presence alert

Select the desired presence and click OK

Once the alert is set, an alert icon will appear on the current presence state of

the user (minimized/maximized mode shown):

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You can edit/delete the alerts by clicking Edit Presence Alert

You may select another presence state or uncheck the current one and click OK

to cancel the alert request.

You may also navigate to Settings>Alerts to manage your active presence

change alerts.

When the selected users’ presence changes, an alert notification will appear and

a sound will play.

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3.4.3 My Contacts

In addition to Buddies, you may create your own local contact list.

Click the Add button in the Buddies screen.

Click Add contact.

Enter the desired contact information:

Click Done

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3.5 Recent Activities Screen

The recent activities screen displays a list of the most recent activity you have

had. In addition, the Call Log can be accessed from the Recent screen.

You may filter Recent activity by All, only Calls, or only Messages. All includes

both calls and messages. Simply select the All/Calls/Messages header items to

select that particular filter. Moving your mouse over the contact will display the

call and message options.

The history for that contact is also available by clicking the contact.

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3.5.1 Call Log

You may access the Call Log from the Recent activity area by clicking on the

Call Log icon.

A list of calls will be displayed.

You may select a specific call log entry and click Call Back to call the party.

In maximized mode, the Call Log will display additional log information.

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You may sort the entry order of columns by clicking on the column heading.

You can utilize the search function to locate a number, name, etc. The example

below shows a search for “mx” returns all MXconference items to the top.

You may also filter the Call Log by date and time:

• Click the filter by date icon

• Check the box and enter the desired From date/time

• Check the box and enter the desired To date/time

• Click Filter

The Call Log entries may be exported in a .csv file format.

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• Click the Save to .cvs icon

• Navigate to the desired drive/folder

• Enter the desired filename

• Click Save

3.6 Dial Screen(minimized mode)

This is the screen in which you make and receive calls as well as manage active

calls while you are in minimized mode.

Incoming calls:

If you have popups enabled, a popup with call information and the ability to

answer/decline will be presented on your screen.

Clicking decline will allow you to end the call or send the call to voicemail.

Dial screen, ready to enter phone

number

Active call session, external call

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Active call session, internal call

Note: The Mute and Keypad options

are only available when you are

bound to the internal Softphone. If

you are bound to a desk phone, you

utilize the mute/keypad of the desk

phone.

Single call session in maximized mode:

Multiple call sessions in maximized mode:

Switching between call sessions will display the corresponding tab associated

with the selected call session.

3.6.1 Drag and Drop Operations

ZAC allows many drag and drop operations to be performed to make call

processing operations simple.

• Attended transfer of calls by dropping one call onto another in the calls

area or to call tab.

• Add a call to a conference by dropping it into the conference call in the

calls area or conference tab.

• Blind transfer a call to a user/number by dragging it from the calls area

or call tab to one of the contact views (Recent/Contacts/Buddies)

• Blind transfer a call to a user/number by dragging the contact/number

from one of contact views (Recent/Contacts/Buddies) to a tab with a call

or call in the calls area on top.

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• Auto opening an inactive view (to be able to drop on its contact) by

dragging a call over its button.

• When a drag and drop operation is available, the icon will change to

indicate the action to complete the drag and drop operation.

3.6.2 Blind Transfer

When performing a Blind Transfer, you do not speak with the party to whom

you are transferring the call, but simple send the call to the intended

transferee. This also may be referred to as unattended, or unsupervised

transfer.

Drag and drop the session block to the Contacts or buddy list contact that is to

receive the transferred call. Once the desired contact is found, drop the call

onto the contact. This may be done in minimized or maximized mode.

-or-

Press the Transfer icon in the dial screen. Start typing the desired contact. Once

found, click the transfer icon to complete the transfer.

3.6.3 Attended Transfer

In an attended transfer, you speak to the party to whom you are transferring

the call prior to the transfer. This may also be referred to as attended, or

supervised transfer.

Call the first party.

Place the first party on hold by pressing the hold button on ZAC or simply call

another user.

Call the second party

To transfer the call:

drag and drop the session control block to the recipient’s address book or

buddy list contact

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3.6.4 Ad Hoc Conference

You may add a party to an existing conference using drag and drop operation.

Establish the MXconference session.

Call the desired party to add to the conference:

Place the called party on hold and return to the conference.

Drag the held party call session into the conference call session or the

conference tab and release:

The called party is now added to the conference.

3.7 Voicemail Screen

This screen is where your voice mail, on demand call recordings, and mailbox

greetings are accessed/managed.

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You may choose to view your inbox or deleted box. A list of the voice messages

will be displayed in each. Selecting the Recordings item will display a list of on

demand call recordings you have.

When you click on a message or recording the options for the message will be

presented:

Add comment – Allows you to type a comment to be associated with the

voice message. This comment will follow the voice message if you choose

to forward the message.

Play/Replay/Pause – Allows you to listen or pause the message. You may

also click on the sound bar to jump to any point of the message.

Delete – Deletes the message from the current box. If you are deleting

from the delete box, you will be asked for a confirmation.

Delete multiple or all voicemails – You may delete multiple or all

voicemail messages at one time. To do this, perform the following:

At the voicemail screen, click the Delete icon:

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Select the desired voicemail messages to delete.

Click the Delete Selected icon

To delete all voicemail messages select the Delete All icon.

Click Yes at the confirmation window.

Call – This allows you to place a call back to the party that left the

message.

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Forward – This allows you to forward the message to another mailbox

user. You may optionally record a pre-amble message to the forwarded

message.

When you forward a message, you can start typing the intended forward

party in the To field. ZAC will display matching names in the directory as

you type.

Mark as unread – This allows to store the message in a unread/new state.

Reply – This allows you to reply to another mailbox user that left you the

message.

When you reply to a message, you can start typing the intended reply

party in the To field. ZAC will display matching names in the directory as

you type.

Play via Bound – This allows you to listen to the message on your desktop

phone instead of your PC if you desire.

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NOTE: Once Play via Bound is selected the 1st time, there is no need to

select it again from the menu. All subsequent depressions of the

Play/Stop button will be redirected to the MX (instead of the local player)

automatically. The context/dots menu item can be used to switch back to

local playing if required and vice versa.

Save as – This allows you to download a copy of the voice message onto

your local PC.

3.7.1 Voicemail Greetings

This menu is accessed by clicking the Greetings in the Voicemail screen. This

screen is where you manage your greetings, name, and auto attendant greeting.

You may select your personal voicemail greeting or if you are part of a call

group you may select the call group greeting.

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Recorded name – This allows you to import, record, or delete a user name

that is associated with your mailbox.

Greetings – This allows you to import, record, or delete a greeting that is

associated with your mailbox. You may have up to 4 unique greetings

associated with your mailbox. To make a greeting active, click the

checkbox next to the desired greeting.

Auto Attendant Greeting – This allows you to import, record, or delete an auto

attendant greeting that is associated with your mailbox.

The MX auto attendant routes calls to system users. Prior to routing a call to

your phone, the auto attendant can play your greeting, recorded name, or

extension to the caller. The auto attendant greeting is the greeting played by

the auto attendant to a caller prior to routing the caller to your extension.

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3.8 Contacts Screen

This is the screen where all the MX system contacts are located. This includes

contacts in multiple locations if you are part of an MXnetwork.

You can filter the contacts by locations when in an MXnetwork by clicking the

Contacts Settings icon . Select the desired locations you want to display. All

the contacts from that location will be added to your contact list.

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To add a contact as a buddy, highlight the desired contact and click the star

icon on the desired contact: . The icon will change to:

You may sort Contacts by first name, last name, or presence by clicking the sort

button:

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Contact Notes:

ZAC introduces the approach of showing local contacts - both old MXIE buddies

and contacts created in ZAC are displayed in Contacts | Local screen. Only

contacts that are mentioned as buddies (same as for MX contacts) are displayed

in the Buddies screen. There is still the ability to un-buddy a contact from the

Contacts screen.

3.8.1 Adding Local Contacts

Select the Local tab and click the Add contact icon:

Enter the desired information and click Done when finished.

3.9 Parked Calls Screen

This is the screen where calls that are parked can be managed. This area allows

the users to place/retrieve calls that are in call park locations.

To park a call, click the park icon while on a call:

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When a call is parked the screen will display:

ID – The park slot ID

Caller – The caller that was parked

Parked by – The user who parked the call

The screen will indicate the amount of time the call has been parked.

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The Park notification area will also indicate that a call is parked.

To retreive a parked call:

Click the handset icon on the parked call.

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3.10Team Messaging - Chat Groups

This is the screen where the Team Messaging (Chat Group) function is accessed

and managed. Team Messaging allow users to have group chat conversations

similar to a conference call. Group members will receive notifications and can

respond to any chats that come to the group. Any member of the group can

send a message and all other members in the group will receive the message.

Starting in ZAC 5.0+, group chat members can send files to other members as

well as create an audio conference with members.

You may filter Chat Groups by My, Private, Public.

Public groups allow any user to join the group without requiring approval.

Private groups require the owner of the group to add members to the private

group.

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To create a new group:

Click the Group icon

Select Create Group.

Enter the desired name of the group.

Select the desired members by clicking on the member in the directory or

typing their name.

Once a member is added, you may remove them by clicking on the X next

to their name

Check the box if the Group is to be a Private type group. If this is not

selected, the group will be a public group for all users to view/join.

Click Create.

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In maximized mode click the Create Group tab.

Enter the desired group name and select the users you want to be part of

the group. Each time you click a user, they will appear in the Members

area at the top of the screen. You may delete a member by clicking the X

next to their name.

Check the box if the Group is to be a Private type group. If this is not

selected, the group will be a public group for all users to view/join.

Click Create.

To edit a group:

Right click on the desired Chat group and select Info:

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Select the desired option you wish to perform on the group.

Rename(pencil icon) – Allows you to rename the group

Make Public – Changes the group from a private type to a public type.

Change Owner – You may transfer the ownership of groups you created

to other users

Mute Notifications – This allows the user to mute popups and missed

activity indications in the navigation panel. This can be useful for

extremely active groups with a large number of messages exchanged.

Delete Group – This action will delete the existing group. You will be

prompted for a confirmation to delete.

Add Members – This action allows you to add additional members to the

group.

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To view/converse the group chat:

Open the desired Chat group by clicking on the group. The group chat

screen will appear.

You will see the most recent message threads. Type your text in the text

box and press to send or press ENTER key on the keyboard.

In maximized mode, each group will open as a separate tab. You may pin

the tab to keep it on the screen and move from tab to tab. Group

notifications will appear in non-focused tabs so you are aware of activity.

To create an MXconference when in a group chat:

While in the desired group, select the start audio conference icon

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A conference call will begin. Your audio device will ring indicating a conference

call. Answer the call to start the MXconference.

A group text will be sent stating the conference call has started. When the call

ends, a group text stating call ended is sent.

To create an MXconference by calling group participants first:

While in the desired group, select the call group participants icon

An MXconference is created and each participant is called by the MX system.

When they answer, they will hear “connecting now” and be placed into the

MXconference.

3.10.1 File Transfer

File transfer can be used in private(user to user) chat sessions. File transfer

allows you to send a file to another user. Users can download or view the file

after they accept the file from you.

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While in a Chat session with another user, select the Attach file icon in the text

box window.

A file explorer window will open. Navigate to the desired file.

You may drag and drop the file to the chat window to send the file.

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The user will receive the file.

The user can accept or decline the file.

If the user accepts the file:

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If the user declines the file:

Sending user decline message:

Receiving user decline message:

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Once the user accepts the file, they can view the file in the saved default

location, save the file on their local PC to a location of their choice, or delete

the file.

Right clicking on the file will display the options:

If there is more content/information in the chat window, a down arrow will

appear to allow you to display more conversations.

3.10.2 Screenshot

You may paste screenshots you captured to the clipboard into a user chat.

After you capture the desired screenshot and while in a user chat, press CTRL-

V(Windows) CMD-V(Macintosh) or right mouse click to display the context

menu and select Paste.

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3.10.3 Recent Images/Files

When you view a Buddy or Contact, you may display images/files you have

shared with that contact.

Right click on the buddy/contact

Click Recent Files

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A list of all shared files will appear. You may select to view either Images or

Files.

Note: File transfer size limits:

MX-SE, MX-E,MX-E+,MX-E++ 10Mb

MXvirtual 50Mb

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3.10.4 Drag and Drop Operations(full screen mode)

You may create a private chat group by dragging the 1

st

user to the 2

nd

user’s

tab (group will have 3 members and default name).

You may add a member to the chat group by dragging a user to the chat group

tab.

You may add a member to a chat group by dragging the user to the Groups

view.

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3.11Fax

This area allows you to send/view/manage the faxes you have.

Click the fax icon.

You may select your inbox/sent/deleted from the tab.

Click Send to create a new fax.

Enter the fax number to send to and press ENTER.

Attach the desired file and select the desired parameters. Note that files must

be an image type file(.jpg, .bmp, .tiff).

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Click Send

You may also schedule a fax to be sent at a predetermined date/time.

Click the Schedule checkbox.

Enter the desired date/time and desired parameters.

Click Schedule.

3.11.1 Print to Fax (Windows only)

The Zultys Fax Driver will be used to install a printer on your Windows PC. The

Zultys Fax Driver will install a printer named Zultys Fax to your PC. This printer

will be available from your applications to be used to send the document to

ZAC as a properly formatted fax file. Before installing the Zultys Fax Driver, you

must download the software from the MX system through the MX browser

interface.

• Close ZAC completely prior to install the FAX driver in Windows.

• Open a browser on your PC (such as Firefox or Internet Explorer) and

enter the IP address/domain name of your MX system. This accesses the

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MX landing page of the system (unless that access has been disabled by

the system administrator).

• Select the correct fax driver as shown below(32 or 64 bit). The browser

downloads the Zutlys Fax Driver software. You may the then install the

driver on your computer. Press the Next buttons until application is

installed. At the end of the installation press the OK button to complete

the installation of the Zultys Fax Driver.

After selecting the appropriate driver, in this example we will use the Windows

64bit driver, double click on the downloaded file:

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Click Next

Choose a location, the default location is suggested, click Next

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Click Next to confirm installation

After installation a confirmation screen is presented.

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• After installation of the fax driver, you must re-open ZAC.

• To send a fax ZAC must be running.

• After the installation is completed, the Zultys Fax printer will be added to

your system printer as shown in below.

3.11.2 Sending a fax from the Fax Driver:

Ensure you have configured a MX interface to use the MX fax server to originate

and terminate faxes.

• The Zultys Fax will be available to all applications that support printing.

• To fax a document, select the Zultys Fax as shown using Microsoft Word

to fax a word document.

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• After the document has been processed ZAC will notify you of additional

steps required to send the fax as shown below.

• The fax recipient, schedule, format, and confirmation steps to send the

fax are shown below. These steps are performed in sequence and are

required to send the fax.

Enter in the Fax number. You may type to locate contacts in the

address book.

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3.12Conference

This area allows you to schedule an MXconference as well as launch the

MXmeeting application.

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To create a conference:

1. Click the conference icon.

2. Click Schedule.

3. Enter the conference name, frequency, date, time, duration, and web

collaboration options.

4. Check if the conference is to end when the host leaves.

5. Click save and invite. An e-mail template with the conference

information will be presented. Enter the desired recipient’s and send

the e-mail.

6. Click Save to create the conference without sending invites.

Example of an Outlook calendar invite:

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To start the conference:

1. Click the desired conference.

2. Click the start icon

3. The audio will be connected and MXmeeting will launch if

collaboration was selected.

You can mute or disconnect participants as the conference owner once the

conference is started.

Click the icon to display the Participants menu.

Click Participants

Once a conference is created, you are able to start, edit, invite users, or delete

the conference.

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3.12.1 Web Conference

This feature allows you to start the MXmeeting application if it is configured.

Click Web Conference. The MXmeeting application will launch:

Refer to the MXmeeting user guide for MXmeeting operating instructions.

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3.13Notifications

The notification area indicates new/current/missed activity in the specific areas

of the program. This provides an indication to the user that that area has had

activity.

If a specific area has activity, a notification will be presented indicating the total

amount of activity for that area. Clicking on that area will reset the activity

notification.

Activity notifications apply to the following areas in the program:

• Recents

• Dial

• Voicemail

• Groups

• Park

• Fax

• Conference

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Notifications are displayed by the filter selected within an area. For example, in

Recents you can filter by All, Calls, Messages. If you have the Messages filter

selected, the notification screen will display notifications for messages. If the

Calls filter is selected, notification will display notifications for calls only.

This functionality applies to all areas where filters are provided.

Notifications may also appear when in maximized mode. If there is activity, the

tab associated with that activity will display a notification if it is not in focus at

the time of the notification event.

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3.14System Tray and Taskbar Options:

A user may access certain features of the program directly from the System

Tray or taskbar. Features that can be accessed from the taskbar are:

• Presence state

• Presence note(System Tray only)

• Log out

• Open

• Exit

Right click on the ZAC icon in the system tray:

Windows

Presence state on System Tray icon:

Macintosh

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4 Maximized Screen Mode

The Zultys Advanced Communicator provides a full screen (maximized) mode in

addition to the compact (minimized) mode.

To toggle between the two modes click the resize icon in the top-left corner

The full screen mode will be displayed.

When you click on a buddy/contact, the activity screen for that contact will

display in a tab in the work area.

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Clicking another contact/buddy will display the activity screen for the selected

contact. The previous contact/buddy is replaced.

You may pin the activity screen so that it remains on the screen. To do this,

click the pin icon.

If you close the activity screen after pinning it, you will need to re-pin the

screen.

The pinned tab will remain on the screen and you may select the tab by clicking

on it.

When the activity tab is open, you have the following actions available:

• Call the contact

• Display the recent images/files shared with the contact

• Display the recent activity for this contact

You may e-mail from this screen, enable presence alert, call, as

well as view the recent history for that user.

Note: There may be other options based on what information the contact has

made available.

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The recent activity screen will expand and display the recent history for the

selected contact. This will include calls as well as instant message activity.

You may close the recent activity screen by clicking the X next to the contact

name in the tab area.

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5 Agent Roles/Call Group Operation

In addition to logging into ZAC through your user role, you can also log into

any of the ACD, ICC or Operator Groups to which you belong. ZAC opens a role

partition for each group to which you are a member of, and are logged into.

ZAC provides features for ACD, ICC agents and Operators that based on the call

group functionality, and may differ from those features that are available to

users. Call group operation operates in maximized mode.

5.1 Presence for Operators

The following conditions may trigger transitions between operator presence

states based on the user’s defined preferences:

• Available to On the Phone triggers when an ACD agent or operator

initiates or accepts a call. This rule cannot be removed or changed.

• On the Phone to Available triggers when an operator terminates a call.

• Available to Not Available triggers when the user changes to a state

specified by the ACD and Operator User Preferences window.

5.1.1 Emergency Notifications

In the event a user dials an emergency number, all members of any Operator

Group (and only Operator Groups, no other call group types will receive this IM).

For each and every emergency call that is dialed a new IM will be generated

providing the following information

• Location of the device making the emergency call

• The Device ID

• User Extension associated and/or bound to the device

• The User(s) DID assigned to the device

• Date and Time of the call

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5.2 Presence for ACD Agents

The following conditions may trigger transitions between Agent presence states

based on the user’s defined preferences:

• Available to Active triggers when an ACD agent initiates or accepts a call.

This rule cannot be removed or changed.

• Active to Wrap up triggers when an agent terminates a call.

• Wrap up to Available triggers after remaining in the wrap up state for a

period specified by the ACD and Operator User Preferences window.

• Available to Not Available triggers when the user changes to a state

specified by the ACD and Operator User Preferences window.

You may select a Role(s) when logging into ZAC.

Click the “Apply to future login” to have role selection performed automatically

at each login.

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You may also select a role after you are already logged in in the Agent Active

Role/Role Selection area.

You may also select an Active role prior to placing an outbound group call.

Click on the displayed Active Role

Check the desired role to make it active

Place the outbound call.

You can change your Group presence by selecting the desired presence state

from the list.

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The presence state will change after selecting a presence.

5.2.1 Agent Roles

You may display the presence state of other Agents in the Call group. After

selecting all desired Roles, each group you selected for a Role will display. You

may expand or collapse each group to view the agent status of each by

selecting the Agent Roles area:

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You may use Expand or Collapse all to view all agents for all groups.

Please note blue stars indicate that member is a supervisor of that ICC call

group. The star will indicate dark blue when the supervisor is logged in and

light blue when the supervisor is logged out.

5.2.2 Supervisor functions

A Supervisor of a an ICC group may access the Web Based SuperView program

directly from ZAC.

Click the SuperView icon:

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Enter your username and password at the web application page and click login:

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Click OPEN on the SuperView icon

Incoming group calls are identified in the call session area next to the callerID.

A history of the group calls is presented below the call session area.

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You may place a call as an agent by dragging the desired party into the Call

Group History area. The screen will indicate place call as agent.

When you release the mouse button the call will be initiated to the desired user

with you calling as an agent.

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6 SMS 2.0 Service

6.1 Description

Zultys SMS 2.0 option allows customers to initiate and receive SMS messages

using ZAC The ZAC interfaces has been designed to streamline and make

sending SMS messages easier and intuitive.

6.1.1 Requirements

• ZAC Version – Must be 5.0.0.37 (or greater)

• MX Version – Must be 15.0.3 (or greater)

• Voice DID – User must have a SMS enabled voice DID assigned.

The DID number format assigned in MX Administrator MUST BE 11 digits.

The 11 digits must be formatted as 1+10 digits. For example, a voice DID

number of 602-555-1212 would be configured as 16025551212 in MX

Administrator.

• If the user cell phone number is configured in the user area, users will

not receive a text if they attempt to text themselves.

6.1.2 Overview Process

• SMS is an optional service that Zultys Cloud Service customers may order

using part number 91-19301-V. This part number includes 1000

inbound/outbound SMS messages per month.

• All backend configuration is performed by Zultys personnel.

• Zultys Cloud Service customers who manage their customers system

must enter the DID numbers for each user as described above (11 digit

entry) In MX Administrator.

Backend configuration work in this scenario is still performed by Zultys

personnel.

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6.2 Operation

6.2.1 Sending SMS Messages

1. From the minimized or maximized mode click the Chat by Number icon.

You may also start an SMS session from your buddy/contact history by select

the via icon:

2. Enter the desired SMS number in the “New message to” field. You may

click the X to cancel the operation.

3. Click the icon.

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4. At the chat screen, enter your message and press .

5. You will see the response in the Chat area. Continue to enter/receive

responses in this area.

You may also start an SMS message with other MX users that have a

mobile phone configured in the system. When you select a user and bring

their history screen up, you will see an icon in the lower left corner. If you

mouse over the highlighted portion you will see:

Click the highlighted MX to select the desired message provider.

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Select either the MX(internal) message or the SMS option to send to the

users’ mobile phone.

6.2.2 Receiving SMS Messages

A user may send and SMS message directly to your MX DID number.

1. When you receive an incoming SMS message, a popup will appear and the

Recent area will display a notification (if you are not in the Chat screen).

2. Click the popup window to present the chat area.

3. Click the recent area to display the SMS message in the list of activities.

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4. Click the icon to enter the Chat area.

5. View responses and type your responses in the Chat area.

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SMS service may also be started when the system

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7 Microsoft Office Unified Communications

7.1 Description

This feature allows Windows based ZAC presence information to be shared with

Microsoft Outlook 2010+ versions. ZAC users’ presence status can be viewed

within the Outlook application without the need to view the ZAC application

itself.

In addition, actions such as call, Instant Message can be initiated from Outlook

as well.

7.2 Operation

Once the feature is enabled in ZAC Settings, operation is inherent. Presence

status is shown for all e-mail recipients in Outlook:

Presence Status is also shown in the People Pane of Outlook.

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Moving your mouse over the presence area of a user will present the quick

action menu:

From the quick action menu you can:

• Initiate an IM session. ZAC IM window will appear. Depending on your

ZAC settings, ZAC may appear.

• Place a call to the user. ZAC will be invoked. Depending on your ZAC

settings, ZAC may appear.

• Send an e-mail using Outlook

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MXIE Presence Status

Outlook Presence Status

Available

Not Available

Do Not Disturb - Not Available

Busy

At Lunch

Away – At Lunch

In a Meeting

Busy – In a Meeting

Be Right Back

Away – Be Right Back

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Appear Offline

Offline

7.3 Conditions

• Outlook 2010+ must be installed on the users’ PC.

• This feature operates independently of Zultys Outlook Communicator or

Microsoft Exchange Communicator (MSEC). Neither application is required

for this feature to be utilized.

• This feature does not require an Exchange Server to be present.

• This feature does not require any additional license to operate. The only

requirement is a valid user license and MXIE must be installed and

running on the MX system.

• The Microsoft Web based application SharePoint must be run in Internet

Explorer to view presence status. Firefox, Chrome, Safari web browsers

will not support the Unified Communications integration.

• Outlook supports one direct connection presence application from

external programs. If the user already has an external presence sharing

associated with Outlook, Skype for example, enabling the Zultys feature

will disable the Skype presence

• The e-mail address in Configure\Users in MX Administrator must be

programmed.

ZAC/Settings/Application

Enable the checkbox and click Apply.

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4+ must be installed/active on the users’ PC in

order for this feature to operate properly.

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• This feature is only supported on Windows based Zultys Advanced

Communicator.

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8 Command line parameters

8.1 Description

ZAC supports a number of command line parameters.

Upon installation of ZAC a default shortcut is automatically placed on the

Windows Desktop, as well as in the ‘Start Menu | Zultys folder. The simplest way

to apply command line parameters is to create a copy of the default ZAC

Shortcut and edit the target properties.

Steps to copy and edit shortcut:

1) Select Start | All Programs | Zultys – Right click on ZAC and select copy.

2) Paste the copied shortcut to the desired location and rename as required.

3) Right click new shortcut and select Properties, ensure that Shortcut tab is

selected

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Type the required command line parameters at the end of the target field. For

example:

"C:\Program Files\Zultys\ZAC\Bin\zac.exe" new

Will start a new instance of ZAC

Available parameters:

Function

Syntax

Example

Login Screen Parameters

Login Name

n=[User Name]

n=john.doe - Login as the user

“john.doe”.

Password

p=[Password]

p=1234 - Login with the password

“1234”.

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Function

Syntax

Example

MX IP Address/URL

u=[MX Address]

u=192.168.1.100 - Connect to the

MX at 192.168.1.100.

Exit

exit

Exits ZAC

New Instance

new

Starts a new instance of ZAC

Logout

logout

Logs out the current user and

presents the login screen

Roles

roles=[role_list]

• roles=all - Logs user into all

their roles.

• roles=Main_Operator,Sales -

Logs user into call groups named

“Main_Operator” and “Sales”.

Separate each call group with a “,”

(comma) and no spaces.

Note: that the Role screen cannot

be bypassed if multiple locations

are defined on the MX. Specified

roles will be checked, but the user

must click

OK

to continue. Call

Groups cannot be named “all” if

there is a call group with this name

the roles=all will not function

properly, as a workaround use

“all_roles” instead of “roles=all” or

rename the call group.

Call

(call=<number>)

Start ZAC and place call to

specified number