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# Receive your first call

Here's how incoming calls reach you, how to answer them in the browser, and where each call lands afterwards.

## How incoming calls reach you

When someone dials your virtual number, the call rings wherever your routing says it should — set in **Settings → Call Settings** (and per number in **Settings → Phone numbers**):

* **Ring in browser** — the web dialer rings in your dashboard tab.
* **Forward to your number** — the call is forwarded to your mobile or landline.

Your **Settings → Availability** hours and workspace **Settings → Business hours** decide when calls ring at all; outside those hours callers can be sent to voicemail.

**Don't want calls right now?** Turn on **Do Not Disturb** from the user menu (with an expiry time), or flip your **Available/Away** status — both control whether calls ring you.

## Answering in the web dialer

1. Keep [dashboard.limephone.io](https://dashboard.limephone.io) open in Chrome or Edge with microphone access allowed.
2. When a call comes in, the incoming-call screen appears — accept it to connect.
3. While on the call you can mute, and add notes about the caller.
4. End the call with the end-call button.

## Where the call lands afterwards

* **Call Logs** — every call is logged with the recording, transcript, and your notes. Open the entry to review it, call back, or send a text.
* **Activity** — missed-call and voicemail notifications appear under **Activity**, the notification center in the sidebar (configure alerts in **Settings → Notifications**).
* **Contacts** — calls from known contacts appear on their contact record.

## When you don't answer

If you miss a call, it goes to voicemail — or, if you've configured one, your **AI Receptionist** answers, talks to the caller, and the conversation appears in Call Logs like any other call. Set this up under **AI Receptionist** in the sidebar.

Next: [send your first text](/getting-started/send-your-first-text.md).