VICIfast Support Team
VICIfast Support
The VICIfast support team. We run managed VICIdial full-time and write these guides from the operator's chair.
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What the server Recording Limit setting controls
The server Recording Limit caps how long a recording can run, and it also limits how long a parked call hears hold music. Here is what it touches.
How VICIdial call recording actually works
A full walkthrough of VICIdial call recording: the four campaign modes, where files land on disk, delay and filename controls, agent mute and start-stop, PCI DTMF muting, and stereo.
Why you hear no ringback on a 3-way call, and the Dial Prefix fix
When an agent starts a 3-way call and hears dead air instead of ringing, the 3-Way Call Dial Prefix is usually the setting to change.
How to turn on call recording in VICIdial
Recording in VICIdial is a per-campaign setting. Here is where it lives, what each level does, and how to confirm calls are actually being captured.
Campaign Rec extension explained: 8309 WAV vs 8310 GSM
The Campaign Rec extension picks which recording engine handles your calls. 8309 records WAV, 8310 records GSM. Here is the difference and how to choose.
Why transferring to another agent with Transfer No Dispo causes data problems
Transfer No Dispo skips the disposition screen after a handoff. It is fine for external numbers, but pointed at another agent it produces data inconsistencies.
How to record in GSM instead of WAV to save disk
Switching the recording format from WAV to GSM shrinks every file and buys you more retention on the same drive. Here is the exact extension change to make.
Stereo recording modes: CUSTOMER_ONLY, CUSTOMER_MUTE, BOTH_CHANNELS
Stereo recording has three active modes that decide which side of the call gets captured. Here is exactly what each one records and when you would pick it.
agi-3way_press_agent.agi: the first script behind 3-way press-1 calls
When an agent fires a 3-way call to an outside agent who has to press 1, this is the first of two scripts that runs. Here is what it does and how it is wired.
The transfer_conference API: scripting transfers and 3-way calls
The transfer_conference call lets an outside program drive an agent's transfer frame: hangups, blind transfers, closer hops, and 3-way calls all from one URL.
The recording API: starting and stopping a recording mid-transfer
The recording function in the agent API starts and stops recordings on demand, even in the middle of a transfer. Here is how START, STOP, STATUS, and the stage tag work.
PrePopulate Transfer Preset: filling the Number to Dial field automatically
How the PrePopulate Transfer Preset option fills the Number to Dial field in the Transfer-Conference frame before the agent touches it.