Adding Devices and Users

Learn how to register devices and add users, or agents, with unique extensions and passwords, to manage calls in your CommPeak system.

CommPeak Classic PBX Settings > Adding Devices and Users

Devices are similar to accounts you must register in a softphone application or an IP phone.

Users are agents who log into devices to start making calls.

Devices

To add adevice:

  1. In your PBX control panel, go to Applications and select Devices:

    Screenshot of the **Applications > Devices** tab

    Applications > Devices tab

  2. Click on the list icon in the top-right corner:

    Screenshot of the devices list icon

    Devices list icon

  3. Click Add New PJSIP Device in the drop-down menu:

    Screenshot of the **Add New PJSIP Device** option

    Add New PJSIP Device option

  4. Fill in the device details:

    Screenshot of the **Add New PJSIP Device** page

    Add New PJSIP Device page

    • Secret: it is recommended to use the strong password generated by the system

    • ID: enter a unique integer number

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    NOTE

    You will need the secret (password) and ID to register the device in the softphone application or IP phone.

  • Device Type: select the following:

    • Adhoc - the device can have several logins and passwords and can be used by multiple agents

    • Fixed - has one login and password and is attached to one extension only

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    NOTE

    1. The ad-hoc device is more secure than the fixed one.
    2. The fixed type is not available with the CommPeak softphone.
  • Default User: leave none .

  1. Click Submit.
  2. Click Apply Config in the top right to apply the settings immediately:

Users

To add a user:

  1. In your PBX control panel, go to Applications and select Users.

  2. Click + Add User:

    Screenshot of the **+ Add User** button

    + Add User button

  3. Fill in the user details:

    Screenshot of the **+ Add User** option

    + Add User option

    • User Extension: enter the extension number
    • Display Name: enter a name that will be displayed for calls from this user
    • User Password: enter eight digits the user will enter as a password when logging in to the softphone application.
  4. Click Submit.

  5. Click APPLY CONFIG in the top right to apply the settings immediately:

    Screenshot of the **APPLY CONFIG** button

    APPLY CONFIG button