Overview

Conferences is a standard multi-party conferencing facility that is available as a destination.

Conference Details

• Conference Number
  • This is a number that local users can dial to join the conference
• Conference Name
  • This is used as an Identifier, along with the number, when picking a conference as a destination
• User PIN and Admin PIN
  • If either of these options are set, anyone calling into the conference will be prompted for a PIN. If 'user' is left blank, they can just push '#' to enter. The only use of 'Admin' is to not actually open the conference until the admin user has arrived. If 'Music On Hold' is enabled, users will be placed on hold with the 'default' Music On Hold class.

Conference Options

• Join Message
  • This is a sound that is played to all users upon entering.
• Leader Wait
  • When there is an Admin PIN set, the conference won't start until the 'Admin' user joins. See above.
• Quiet Mode
  • Usually a 'bing' noise is played when a user enter or leaves the conference, alerting other members to the fact that someone has joined or left. You can disable that by selecting 'Yes' here.
• User Count
  • When someone joins, the conference will say 'There are (number) people in this conference"
• User Join/Leave
  • When someone connects to the conference, it will ask them to record their name. The conference will then announce when they join and leave, by name.
• Music On Hold
  • Totally enables or disables Music on Hold in this conference.
• Allow Menu
  • Enables the user or admin to enter an the management mode by pushing '*'. The commands while in management mode are:
    • 1: Mute yourself
    • 4 or 6: Decrease or Increase the Conference Volume (eg, the sound you hear)
    • 7 or 9: Decrease or Increase your Volume (eg, the sound other people hear)
  • Additionally, Admin users have the added features of:
    • 2: Lock or Unlock the conference
    • 3: Eject the last person that called

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