Group Chats
Messagenius: secure enterprise messaging app for employees
Streamline team communication with secure and organized group chats.
Boost your team’s productivity with secure, organized group chats that keep everyone aligned and informed.
Secure and Efficient Group Chats for Seamless Team Collaboration
- Messagenius Group Chats offer a robust platform for teams to communicate and collaborate efficiently within a secure environment. Whether your organization operates across departments, branches, or time zones, our Group Chats ensure that everyone stays connected and informed.
Designed with security and ease of use in mind, each group chat is fully encrypted, protecting your conversations from unauthorized access. Users can create and manage group chats tailored to specific projects, teams, or topics, ensuring organized and focused discussions. With features such as message threading, pinned messages, and file sharing, Messagenius Group Chats go beyond simple communication, providing a comprehensive tool for team collaboration.
Messagenius offers robust administrative controls within group chats to ensure organized communication. The user who creates the group automatically becomes the admin but can assign the admin role to other members, enabling multiple admins per group. This flexibility allows the original admin to delegate their role to another user and become a regular participant if desired.
Group admins have the authority to add or remove participants, and they can decide whether participants who leave the group can rejoin independently or require admin approval to be added back. Within these group chats, participants can exchange a variety of messages and files, initiate calls, pin important messages, reply to specific messages, mention group members, and send self-destructing messages for sensitive content.
Admins can also send messages with call-to-action buttons, enabling participants to respond directly by clicking on options like "Accept the meeting," "Prepare report," or "Join the meeting," streamlining decision-making and task management.
The Group Chats in Messagenius are also highly customizable, allowing organizations to define user roles, set access permissions, and tailor the chat experience to align with your workflow and communication needs. Additionally, Messagenius integrates seamlessly with other enterprise tools, enhancing productivity and streamlining your organization's communication.
How to create a group chat in Messagenius?
Step 1. Open the chat list and click the “+” icon in the top right corner. Select “Create new group.”
Step 2. Choose the users you want to add from the contact list. Utilize user filters, such as tags, categories, and labels, for easier search and bulk selection. Once all members are selected, click “Create.”
Step 3. Name the group and set an avatar for the group chat.
Step 4 (optional). Assign additional admins to the group as needed. Note that the user who creates the group is automatically assigned the admin role, which can unlock additional features for them.
How can Messagenius customize group chats for your organization?
Messagenius offers a flexible and customizable solution for your organization’s unique communication needs. Our Group Chats feature can be tailored to align with your brand’s identity and operational requirements. Here are some ways we can customize this feature for you:
- Customizable user roles and permissions: Define who can create, manage, and participate in group chats based on user roles within your organization.
- Branded user interface: Align the group chat interface with your organization’s branding, including logos, colors, and custom elements.
- Integration with other tools: Seamlessly integrate group chats with your existing enterprise tools and software for a streamlined communication experience.
- Customized notification settings: Tailor notification preferences to ensure important messages are highlighted while minimizing distractions.
- Advanced security controls: Implement additional security measures, such as role-based access and audit trails, to enhance the protection of your group chat communications.
F.A.Q.
Managers can use several specific features to improve communication and coordination: – Black box chats are available to make a permanent recording of conversations. – Black hole chats are the opposite, and allow conversations to be permanently deleted. – Broadcast messages can be sent to everyone in a group or the entire organization. Many other features can be customized for your use. If there is a special function you would like to improve your management or communication, then Messagenius can deliver it for you.
In the beginning, you can provide a list of your users, including their names and email addresses. We will create accounts and credentials for your users so they can access the system. After installation, user management can be controlled by the people to whom your organization has given this permission.
User access and data review can be configured in any way that suits your company’s operating requirements. The software can be configured so that only one person has access for oversight. Equally, it is possible to configure the software so that data can be reviewed and managed by multiple people, such as the Chief Information Officer or Chief Technological Officer.
Messagenius offers complete customization of our product. This means you can decide how users in your organization can contact one another. We achieve this through Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and Active Directory functions. Thus, we can organize all the contacts in your company based on their roles. A standard configuration allows lower level employees to reach out horizontally, but limits their vertical communications. Higher level managers can communicate with anyone in the company. However, this is fully customizable, so if your business would benefit from a different organization, then this is possible to achieve.
Step 1: Create a group chat or open an existing group where you are the admin.
Step 2: To add admins, go to the group settings and select members to assign the admin role.
Step 3: Manage group settings, including adding/removing participants, enabling features, and controlling permissions.
Step 4 (Optional): If needed, delegate the admin role to another member and become a regular participant.
Step 1: Open the group chat settings from the chat list.
Step 2: To add a member, select “Add Participant” and choose users from the contact list.
Step 3: To remove a member, select the participant’s name and choose “Remove from Group.”
Step 4: Confirm your action. The group will update with a notification of the change.
Step 1: Navigate to the channels section in your Messagenius app.
Step 2: Select “Create New Channel” and choose between a public or private channel.
Step 3: Configure the channel settings, such as visibility and access permissions.
Step 4: Invite users to your channel or make it accessible to all, depending on your selection.
Step 5: Customize the interaction settings, choosing between read-only or interactive options.
Step 1: Navigate to the account management section in Messagenius.
Step 2: Select “Create New Departmental Account” and enter the department’s details.
Step 3: Assign department heads or administrators with the appropriate access permissions.
Step 4: Customize the account settings according to the department’s needs.
Step 5: Invite team members to join the departmental account.
Step 1: If you are an admin, log in to the Messagenius admin dashboard and navigate to the “User Profiles” section.
Step 2: To create a new profile, click on “Create New Profile” and enter the necessary information, including role, department, and permissions.
Step 3: If self-registration is enabled, users can navigate to the sign-up page, enter the required information, and submit for approval.
Step 4: Admins can review, approve, and assign roles to user-created profiles if needed.
Step 5: To update a profile, select the user from the list and make the necessary changes.Step 6: Save all changes to ensure the profile is updated in real-time.
Step 1: Navigate to the User Management section within the management dashboard.
Step 2: Select the user or group of users you wish to categorize.
Step 3: Assign the appropriate labels, categories, or tags from the available customizable options.
If you need to create a new category, tag, or label, go to the Categories, Tags, or Labels menu. Click “Create New,” enter the name of the new property, and save.
Step 4: Save your changes to update the user’s categorization.
Step 5 (Optional): Open the contact list and apply filters to search for users based on the newly assigned properties, such as categories, tags, or other labels.
Step 1: Navigate to the User Management section within the management dashboard.
Step 2: Select the user or group of users you wish to assign permissions to.
Step 3: Choose from the available permissions to be enabled.
Step 4: Save the assigned permissions to apply the changes.
Step 5 (Optional): Review and adjust permissions as necessary to ensure they align with your organization’s needs.
Step 1: Log in to the Messagenius admin dashboard.
Step 2: Navigate to the user management section.
Step 3: Select the user whose conversations need to be wiped.
Step 4: Choose between wiping all conversations or selecting specific ones to delete.
Step 5: Confirm the action to remotely wipe the selected conversations.
Step 6 (Optional): Schedule the wipe for a later time if immediate action is not required.
Step 1: Navigate to the management dashboard and select the Broadcast Messages option.
Step 2: Compose your message by typing in the text and adding any necessary attachments.
Step 3: Use filters, categories, tags, and labels to create your recipient list.
Step 4: Review the message and recipient list, then click send to distribute the message to all selected recipients’ one-to-one chats.
Step 1: Navigate to the “Chats Inspection” section in the management dashboard.
Step 2: Select the user or conversation thread you need to inspect.
Step 3: Review the entire chat history, including messages, attachments, and metadata.
Step 4: Document any findings or issues that require further action.
Step 5: Log the inspection activity to maintain a record of the audit.
Step 1: Log in to the Messagenius admin dashboard using your admin credentials.
Step 2: Navigate through the sidebar menu to access different management functions such as user setup, communication tools, and security features.
Step 3: Use the “Manage Users” section to create, edit, verify, or disable user accounts.
Step 4: Utilize the “Broadcast Messages” or “Welcome Messages” sections to send important updates or automated messages.
Step 5: Access security tools like “Chats Inspection” and “Remote Wipe” to monitor and protect communications.
Step 6: Apply filters or search for users using tags, labels, or other criteria to streamline user management.
Step 1: Access the management dashboard as an admin.
Step 2: Navigate to the user management section.
Step 3: Select the user whose session you want to end.
Step 4: Click on the Force Logout option.
Step 5: (Optional) Enable the identity verification requirement for the next login to enhance security.
Step 6: Confirm the action to log the user out immediately.
Step 1: Log into the management dashboard as an admin.
Step 2: Navigate to the user management section.
Step 3: Locate the self-created user account awaiting approval.
Step 4: Turn on the “Verified” switch to approve the account.
Step 5: Click the Save button to confirm the verification.
Step 6: The user is now verified and can log in to use the app.
Step 1: Access the management dashboard as an admin.
Step 2: Navigate to the security settings section.
Step 3: Select the Screenshot Prevention option.
Step 4: Choose whether to apply the setting globally, to specific users, in selected chats or for files shared.
Step 5: Save your settings to enforce Screenshot Prevention based on the selected criteria.
Step 1: Open the Management Dashboard and navigate to the Broadcast Messages section.
Step 2: Select the recipients from the available user lists using filters, categories, tags, or labels.
Step 3: Compose the message you want to broadcast, if any.
Step 4: Attach any relevant files (such as PDFs, images, or documents) to the message.
Step 5: Review the broadcast message and attachment, then click Send to distribute it to all recipients in their one-to-one chats.
Messagenius offers flexible options to customize the Broadcast Messages feature to suit your enterprise’s unique needs. Here are some of the customization options available:
- Custom Filters for Recipients: Configure advanced filters (by department, role, location, etc.) for quickly selecting recipients from the user list.
- Personalized Templates: Create customizable message templates for common broadcasts (e.g., emergency alerts, monthly updates).
- File Type Support: Enable or restrict specific file types for broadcast messages, depending on your organization’s security policies.
- Attachment Size Limits: Customize attachment size limits based on your enterprise’s infrastructure and data storage capabilities.
- Broadcast Metrics: Track the effectiveness of broadcast messages with delivery and read-receipt reports, ensuring critical communications are reaching the intended audience.
Step 1: Open the Management Dashboard and navigate to the Broadcast Lists section.
Step 2: Click Create New List and use filters (e.g., roles, departments, tags) to select recipients for the list.
Step 3: Name the Broadcast List and save it for future use.
Step 4: To send a message, select the Broadcast List, compose your message, and click Send to broadcast it to all recipients in one-to-one chats.
Step 1: Open the Management Dashboard and navigate to the Channels section.
Step 2: Select Create New Channel and choose the Read-Only option.
Step 3: Assign the admins or authorized users who can post in the channel.
Step 4: Customize the channel settings (e.g., visibility, notifications).
Step 5: Start posting updates to the Read-Only Channel for your selected audience.
