The RingCentral Phone is a free downloadable application that turns your PC or Mac computer into an all-in-one communications hub. Included with the RingCentral Phone is the RingCentral Softphone, which enables high-quality VoIP calling and transforms your computer into a sophisticated call controller with an array of features and options.
For more information about the RingCentral Phone's features, go to RingCentral Phone Overview.
To learn more about RingCentral Phone's Softphone feature, go to RingCentral SoftPhone Overview.
• User Extensions with an assigned Digital Line (Desk phone)
1st time installation: A purchased line is not required for placing outgoing calls. RingCentral will automatically authorize the User's computer for placing direct outgoing calls on the app.
NOTE: RingCentral can only authorize 1 computer per User to place direct outgoing calls from the softphone.
Installing the RingCentral app on 2 or more computers: If you install the RingCentral Phone on another computer and login using the same User Extension, you will get a message saying Limit Reached.
Limit Reached means that another computer is already authorized to place a direct outgoing call from the softphone and as a result, outbound calling from the app is not available on your 2nd computer until the 1st computer is deauthorized. For more information about the Limit Reached message, go to RingCentral Phone - Softphone Outbound Call | Fix Limit Reached Message.
Quick Links:
Installing RingCentral Phone (Windows)
Installing RingCentral Phone (Mac)
Using your Softphone
• User Extensions without an assigned Digital Line (Desk phone) and RingCentral Professional customers
If you are a RingCentral Professional subscriber or a User Extension without an assigned Digital Line (Desk phone), you can use the RingOut feature to place outgoings calls.
RingOut enables Users to make a call from any other outside number (not RingCentral number) by means of the RingCentral account. The user specifies a certain number, starts RingOut and enters the required called number. RingCentral makes a call to the specified number and connects the user with the called number.
If you want to place an outgoing call using the softphone, you can purchase a Digital Line for the RingCentral Phone and assign it to your User Extension. For steps, go to RingCentral Phone - Softphone Outbound Call | Add a Digital Line.
Quick Links:
Installing RingCentral Phone (Windows)
Installing RingCentral Phone (Mac)
Using your Softphone
RingCentral RingOut
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