Hey, Admins!
Did you know you can now sign up your users and/or distribution lists for Service Status Notifications via your RingCentral Online Account?
AND - Adding an extension for a distribution list will not cost you anything!
Below, we've shared Quick Steps for Enabling Service Status Notifications for Users, Signing up Distribution Lists, and the Knowledge Base article that shares an overview of how Service Status Notifications work and gives a handy step-by-step to subscribe and keep your team in the know via email, SMS, or both!
Quick Steps - Enabling Service Status Notifications for Users
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Log in as Administrator on your RingCentral Online Account.
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Go to the User List located under the Users tab.
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Click on the name of the user extension you would like to enable the notifications for.
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If the user extension is not yet activated, activate first before proceeding.
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Click on the User Details.
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Validate the registered email address and mobile number. Edit and save as needed.
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Click on the Notifications tab and click on Service Status Notifications.
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Click on the services that are appropriate to monitor for the user then click Save.
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This user will receive notifications on any service-impacting incidents for the features
you enabled for them.
Quick Steps - Signing up Distribution Lists:
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Log in as Administrator on your RingCentral Online Account.
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If the distribution list is already saved under one of the extensions, follow Enabling
Service Status Notifications for Users.
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To set up a distribution list as a new user, go to the User List under the Users tab.
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Go to Unassigned Extensions tab.
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Click Add User.
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Under Location, Domestic should already be selected.
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Click Add Users Without Phones.
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Enter the number of users based on how many distribution lists you want to be added.
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Select No under With Numbers.
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If Multi-Site Settings is enabled, follow the sub-steps under this step, else proceed to
Step 10.
a. Select a site that they should be attached to.b. If Cost Center Code is on, apply them. -
Click Add and hit Next.
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Click on Ext. with no device assigned.
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Set up the password, PIN, security question, name, and distribution list. Click Set Up
User.
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Go to User with Extensions.
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Click on the name that you recently set up for the distribution list.
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Click on the Notifications tab and click on Service Status Notifications.
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Click on the services that you want to be notified of, then click Save.
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This distribution e-mail will receive notifications on any service-impacting incidents for
the features you enabled.
Service Status Notifications Knowledge Base Article
Let us know how it goes! We're excited about this new addition and hope you are too!
