Setting Up PSTN on Your DID Number

A step-by-step guide to configuring forwarding DID calls to your landline or mobile phone.

If you want the calls that come to your DID number received at your landline or mobile phone, you must set call forwarding to a PSTN (public switched telephone network) profile.

Video tutorial

Creating PSTN forwarding rule

To add a new PSTN rule:

Log in to the CommPeak Portal

Log in to the CommPeak Portal.

Open DIDs Management

On the main menu on the left, navigate to DIDs and select Management.

Screenshot of the DIDs > Management tab

DIDs > Management tab

Open PSTN Forwarding

Switch to the PSTN Forwarding tab.

Add a rule

Click + Add rule at the top right of the page.

Screenshot of the PSTN Forwarding tab

PSTN Forwarding tab

Fill in the name and PSTN

In the side menu that appears, fill out the Name and PSTN fields:

  • In the Name field, enter the name for the number you are going to forward your calls to
  • In the Destination phone number (PSTN) field, specify the number to forward the calls to
  • In the Origination timeout (seconds) field, define the needed timeout.
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NOTE

Destination phone number must be 8-16 digits.

Set the Caller ID format

The Caller ID format rule lets you manipulate the Caller ID shown at the end of the PSTN number. Configure a desired value as follows:

  • Set it to As Is to pass the Caller ID through without any changes
  • Use E .164 as the placeholder for the original Caller ID and add a prefix (optional).
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NOTE

The Caller ID rule on the PSTN forwarding page takes precedence over the Dynamic Caller ID Rule configured on the selected SIP account.

Select the SIP account

Finally, from the drop-down list, select the SIP account to handle your forwarded calls.

Create the rule

Click Create rule.

Screenshot of the Add New PSTN Rule window

Add New PSTN Rule window

Check the new record

A new profile record is added to the table.

Screenshot of the new profile record added

New profile record added

Configuring PSTN forwarding

To set up PSTN forwarding:

Open My DIDs

Open the My DIDs tab.

Select the numbers

In the My DIDs table, use the checkbox on the left or select the needed number by applying search filters at the top right of the DID Management page.

Screenshot of the filtering or selecting DID numbers

Filtering or selecting DID numbers

Open the call configuration

Click the three-dot action icon for the needed number and select the Change configuration action from the drop-down list.

Screenshot with selecting Change configuration option

Selecting Change configuration option

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NOTE

You can also apply this action across multiple DIDs. For more details, check the Managing Multiple DIDs article.

Select the PSTN rule

In the Update call configuration window, review the number(s) selected, check the PSTN forwarding checkbox, select the needed profile, and click Save changes to confirm.

Working in the Update call configuration window,

Update call configuration window

Check the notification

You will be notified that the call configuration was successfully updated for the number.

Check the forwarding rule

To check if the forwarding rule has been applied to the correct PSTN profile, hover over the corresponding icon for the DID number record (the phone handset icon should turn green which means the option is enabled).

Screenshot of the new PSTN rule added to the DID number

New PSTN rule added to the DID number

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NOTE

When forwarding to your own number, you will be charged as for outbound calls within your pricing plan.

Managing PSTN profiles

You can apply the following actions to manage your PSTN profiles:

  • Filter DIDs: click to open the DID Management tab with the DID records filtered by this profile.
Screenshot of the PSTN profiles management actions

PSTN profiles management actions

  • Edit: click to open the PSTN profile side menu.

    Screenshot with editing PSTN rule

    Editing PSTN rule

  • Delete: click to delete the profile record.


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