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If your NewVoiceMedia platform If your Vonage Contact Center (VCC) account is enabled to use WebRTC, and you have the feature switched on for your individual agent account, and you have added the WebRTC for NewVoiceMedia extension to your Chrome browser, you can make and receive calls using your usual computer or device; you do not need a physical telephone. For more information, see ContactPad with WebRTC.

Before you use ContactPad with WebRTC, remember to set up audio devices properly. These devices include microphone, speakers, recording and playback equipment, and browser.

The first time you use ContactPad with WebRTC, your browser might ask permission to use the device's audio hardware. In Chrome Allow and Block buttons appear. Click Allow.

Setting up WebRTC for  ContactPad

To use WebRTC in ContactPad, you or your supervisor must switch the feature on for your individual ContactPad. For information about switching this on, see Enabling WebRTC in ContactPad. You must then add the WebRTC for NewVoiceMedia extension to your Chrome browser. For information about adding the extension, see Adding the WebRTC for NewVoiceMedia extension to your Chrome browser.

Enabling WebRTC in ContactPad

To use ContactPad with WebRTC, perform the following steps:

In ContactPad, click Settings.

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You can use the Use Softphone check box to switch between using WebRTC and a physical telephone whenever you need to, without help from your supervisor.

Adding the WebRTC for NewVoiceMedia extension to your Chrome browser

To use ContactPad with WebRTC, you must add the WebRTC for NewVoiceMedia extension to your Chrome browser. This extension enables you to configure options such as preferred audio devices, secondary ringing, and auto-answer. On adding the extension, you can also browse away from the Chrome window containing ContactPad during a call. You can open and close any number of Chrome browser windows—even the window containing ContactPad—and the call remains connected. You can also use the extension to answer and control calls from any Chrome browser window.

To add the extension to your browser, perform the following tasks:

1. Go to https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/webrtc-for-contactworld/jahbgfelgdkpjhbcggnkfglaldkhodmi.
   Alternatively go to the chrome web store at https://chrome.google.com/webstore. Search the store for WebRTC for NewVoiceMedia .
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2. At this point a pop up may appear requesting to use your microphone—if so, you will also see an error message in red: WebRTC permissions denied. Click to allow the extension to use your microphone—the error message is replaced by a success message in green: WebRTC permissions granted.

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Now, when you receive an incoming call, click WebRTC for NewVoiceMedia's icon in any Chrome window to answer and control the call. For information about receiving a call using ContactPad with WebRTC, see Receiving an inbound call using ContactPad with WebRTC.

You can also click the icon during an existing outbound call to control that call in the same way. For information about making an outbound call using ContactPad with WebRTC, see Making an outbound call using ContactPad with WebRTC.

You can open and close any number of Chrome browser windows—even the window containing ContactPad—and the call remains connected.

Optional settings for WebRTC for NewVoiceMedia extension for Chrome

When you have added the WebRTC for NewVoiceMedia extension to your Chrome browser, you can optionally configure various settings. To access these settings, right-click the extension's icon in Chrome's address bar and click Options. The available options appear in a pop-up window.

The following options are available:

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Basic settings

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If you select the Inbound Auto Answer check box, when you receive an inbound call, ContactPad automatically answers the call and you are connected to the caller.

Select or clear the Inbound Auto Answer check box to enable or disable the auto-answer feature. By default, the check box is cleared.

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WebRTC Audio Settings

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Audio Devices

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A list of available output audio devices. Specify the audio device (speakers) you want to use. By default, the extension uses the default device for your system.

When you receive an inbound call or make an outbound call, unless you have selected Auto Answer, you will hear ringing in your selected device. When the call is connected, you will hear the other party through the device.

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Your preferred output audio device. The audio device you select as your preferred audio device will be selected as the Current Output Device whenever that device is available.

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A list of available output audio devices. Optionally specify the secondary ringing device (speakers) you want to use. By default, the extension does not use a secondary ringing device.

When you receive an inbound call or make an outbound call, unless you have selected Auto Answer, you will hear ringing in your primary audio device. You can optionally select a secondary ringing device. If you do not answer the call within the time period you specify, you will also hear ringing in your secondary ringing device. When the call is connected, you will hear the other party through your primary audio device.

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Receiving an inbound call using ContactPad with WebRTC

Using ContactPad in the usual way, when you receive an incoming call, instead of your telephone handset ringing, additional buttons appear within ContactPad and you hear a tone through your configured headset or speakers. In addition, the WebRTC for NewVoiceMedia extension contains buttons that you can use to accept the incoming call. For information about receiving an inbound call in the usual way, see Working with an inbound call.

If enabled for your account and in your browser, a web notification also appears. For more information, see Call notifications.

To receive an inbound call using the WebRTC for NewVoiceMedia Chrome extension, ContactPad does not need to be visible in any browser window. You can use the extension in any Chrome browser window.

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When you are connected to the caller, you can hear the caller through the speakers that you have configured and the caller can hear you when you speak into your configured microphone.

You can perform any of the tasks described in Working with an inbound call. During your inbound call, you can also control the call using a WebRTC keypad in ContactPad. For information about using the keypad during a call, see Controlling a call using the WebRTC keypad in ContactPad.

You end a call using ContactPad in the usual way. For information about ending calls, see Working with an inbound call. To hang up, click Hangup.

Making an outbound call using ContactPad with WebRTC

To make an outbound call, you must initiate the call in ContactPad in the usual way. 

When you make the outbound call, instead of your telephone handset ringing, additional buttons appear within ContactPad and you hear a tone through your configured headset or speakers. The WebRTC for NewVoiceMedia extension also contains buttons that you can use to continue with outbound calls. For information about making an outbound call in the usual way, see Making an outbound call.

You can use the extension in any Chrome browser window and ContactPad does not need to be visible in any browser window.

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If the person you are calling answers their phone, you are connected to the target number. You can hear the person who answers the phone through the speakers that you have configured and that person can hear you when you speak into your microphone.

During your outbound call, you can control the call using a WebRTC keypad in ContactPad. For information about using the keypad during a call, see Controlling a call using the WebRTC keypad in ContactPad.

You end your outbound call in the same way as you would end a normal inbound call. For information about ending inbound calls, see Working with an inbound call. To hang up, click Hangup. The only difference is that all outbound calls receive the same amount of wrap up time, as set by your supervisor, while inbound calls receive a wrap up time that depends on the type of inbound call.

Controlling a call using the WebRTC keypad in ContactPad

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Ending a call using ContactPad with WebRTC

You end a call using ContactPad with WebRTC in the usual way. For information about ending calls, see Working with an inbound call. To hang up, click either Hangup in ContactPad or the hang up button in the Chrome extension.

ContactPad and WebRTC in Firefox browsers

If you cannot use the WebRTC for NewVoiceMedia extension in Chrome, as long as your NewVoiceMedia platform account has been deployed using WebRTC technology, you can try enabling and using ContactPad with WebRTC in Firefox. For information about how to enable ContactPad with WebRTC in Firefox, see Enabling WebRTC in ContactPad. Use ContactPad with WebRTC in Firefox as described in previous sections in this page, disregarding any information about the Chrome extension.