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Tutorials: Setting Up an AI Receptionist for 3CX

Learn how to configure an AI-powered receptionist in your 3CX system to handle customer inquiries and call routing. This guide covers customizing prompt behavior to ensure professional and efficient call management.

navigation in 3CX to the admin page



Navigate to your 3CX, select "Admin", then "Integrations", then "AI".

add agent button in the admin page

Click "Add Agent".

add AI receptionist option in add agent dropdown



Select "Receptionist".

extension field under the agent info tab



Set the "Extension" field to the desired extension number.

department membership dropdown under agent info

Select the desired Department Membership(s) from the dropdown.

first name and last name field in the agent info tab



Enter the desired First and Last Name.

voice style dropdown in agent info tab



Select your desired Voice Style.

record calls dropdown



Set Record Calls if desired.

maximum call duration field



Update Maximum Call Duration to the desired length.

Shorter call duration can result in a smaller OpenAI invoice but might decrease customer satisfaction.

agent talk link field



Enter your desired Agent Talk Link.

Customers can go to this URL link start a text conversation with your new AI Receptionist

agent type tab

Select "Agent Type" tab.

knowledge sources field



Select your desired Knowledge Source(s).

language switching checkbox



Enable "Allow Language Switching" if desired.

You can also edit the starting message from your AI Agent.

call routing tab



Select the "Call Routing" tab.

route by name toggle



Toggle "Route by Name" if desired.

+Add button under call routing



Click "+Add" to create new routing topic(s).

Add topic field



If you are adding topic routing, specify your topics and where you want the AI Agent to route those calls.

OK option under the add route topic modal



Click "OK" when finished.

Spam filter tab



Select "Spam Filter" tab.

spam action option



Under "Spam Action", specify where calls are routed if spam is detected.

options tab



Select the "Options" tab.

routing options for calls



You can select routing for abusive or unresponsive customers as well as toggling transfers to users that are busy on active calls.

AI Prompt Tab



Select the "AI Prompt" tab.

AI prompt section



Edit the AI Prompt in this section to better match your company needs (most of your editing will be in the Role section).

Once you are satisfied with your prompt, click "Save".

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