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Your first week with FrontDesk

After onboarding, the Getting Started checklist sits at the top of Home. It has three items: Connect phone number (get a new number or port yours), Configure AI Calling, which holds the two optional steps Configure AI voice settings and Make a test call, and Invite your team. Each item opens the page where you do it and ticks itself when done; the phone step is per location. When the phone number and team steps are done it reads Setup Complete!, and you can collapse it or dismiss it with the X. The Business Associate Agreement is accepted at sign-up, so it is not a checklist step. Then set up texting, online booking, after-hours handling and reminders.

Updated September 29, 20261 min read

Onboarding gets your AI working. The Getting Started checklist at the top of Home gets it answering real calls.

The checklist

Connect phone number

Get a number or port your existing one. Opens Connect Your Phone, where you pick a new number by area code (your first number is included in your plan and needs a verified email) or start porting your existing number, which typically takes 2–4 weeks. It ticks when the location has a number.

Configure AI Calling

Two optional steps grouped together:

  • Configure AI voice settings: Set up your receptionist's greeting and voice. Opens Receptionist → AI Voice. Pick a voice, write your greeting, and add what it should know (parking, insurance, policies).
  • Make a test call: Hear how your receptionist handles calls. Opens Receptionist → AI Voice → Call scripts, where Test next to a script calls your phone. A call to your new number counts too. See Your first test call.

Invite your team

Add team members to your practice. Opens Settings → Team. Invite front-desk staff, providers and managers. The number of team members depends on your plan.

When Connect phone number and Invite your team are done, the checklist reads Setup Complete! You can dismiss it with the X at any time; that hides it for your login.

Next in your first week

Frequently asked questions

Where do I find the checklist?
At the top of Home, above the greeting, on a computer. Click its header to collapse or expand it; FrontDesk remembers your choice. The X dismisses it for your login.
Do I have to do these in order?
No. Connect a phone number first if you want to take real calls today; otherwise any order works. Configure AI voice settings and Make a test call are marked Optional.
Why does the checklist look different when I switch locations?
The steps are tracked per location. A new location starts without a phone number, voice settings or test call, so those show as not done until you set them up there.
Do I still need to sign a BAA?
No separate step. The Business Associate Agreement is accepted with the terms when the account is created. See Sign your BAA.

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