How to Install and Use the Odoo Softphone Integration - United World Telecom Knowledgebase

How to Install and Use the Odoo Softphone Integration

With our Odoo CRM VoIP integration, you can use your GCF Softphone within your Odoo CRM pages to make and receive phone calls.

Note: This Odoo softphone extension only works if you are an existing customer of United World Telecom and have activated the option for Odoo CRM Softphone integration.

How to Set up Odoo Softphone CRM Integration

To activate the option for Odoo CRM Softphone integration in your Global Call Forwarding account, follow the below steps:

1. Download GCF Softphone from the Microsoft Store on your Windows computer.

ms app store softphone

2. Log in to your Global Call Forwarding control panel with your email and password.

3. In the Services menu on the left, click on the Integrations option.

4. Find the Odoo Softphone Integration and click Activate. During this activation, you will be asked to select your desired outbound line for this integration.

Activation instructions for Odoo CRM VoIP integration.

Before you leave, make a note of your Outbound Lines’ User IDs/PINs and Passwords. You will need this information to connect Odoo and Global Call Forwarding.

Odoo use ID and password

5. Agree to the Terms and Activate.

Odoo activate

6. Then, open your GCF Softphone desktop application and log in with your Global Call Forwarding Outbound Lines’ credentials — the relevant UserIDs / PINs and passwords you selected in step 4.

softphone login

7. Click Settings and CRM Integrations, and click on Activate CRM Connector for Odoo.

Odoo connector

8. A new window will open up. Log in with your Odoo credentials.

9. Open your CRM page and start using the softphone.

How to Use the GCF Softphone with Odoo

Users can make calls in two ways using the GCF Softphone within Odoo:

Option 1: Call directly from the GCF Softphone.

1. Open the Contacts within the softphone. Here you will see both Odoo contacts and GCF contacts listed. This automatically updates and syncs.

VoIP contacts setup for Odoo CRM integration

2. Find and click the number or contact you wish to call, and Call.

Option 2: You can use the GCF click-to-dial extension to directly click and call the phone numbers that appear in the CRM.

1. Click here to activate the GCF Chrome extension.

2. Once the extension is activated, it will automatically connect with the GCF Softphone app.

3. Within the CRM, you’ll find a click-to-dial button next to all phone numbers. Simply, click on the button to dial the desired number or contact.

4. This will prompt the softphone dial pad to open up. Click on the Call button to place the call.

Click-to-dial instructions for Odoo CRM
Alternatively, you can have the Dial immediately setting turned on in the extension settings. This way, when you click the call button, the call is placed through the softphone directly, without asking you to click Call.