3Com VCX V7000, Manager'S Manual

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Setting up a Conference Call 55
Setting up a
Conference Call
The conference feature enables you to have up to six parties, including
the conference originator, on one conference with the capability to
extend a conference through cascading. Conferences can be multi-site
capable where any endpoint in a conference can be located anywhere
within the VCX system. When you set up a conference call, you cannot:
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Conference a page group number
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Be monitored or barged in.
If your telephone is part of a bridged extension, see Call Transfer, Call
Conferencing, and Bridged Line Calls for additional information.
The following sections describe how to set up an unannounced
conference call and an announced conference call. In either type of
conference call, if one of the participants hangs up, the other two
participants remain connected. The following sections also describe how
the conference originator can drop the last member to join the
conference and how to drop the entire conference.
Setting up an
Unannounced
Conference
In an unannounced conference, you conference in the person without
notifying that person:
1 While on a call, press Conference or Feature + 430 . The system places
your caller on hold.
2 Dial the number of the person you want to conference in.
3 Press Conference or Feature + 430 again. The three-way conference
begins when the recipient answers the call.
Setting up an
Announced
Conference
In an announced conference, you call the recipient and announce that
you want to conference them into a call. The recipient can then decide
whether to take the call:
1 While on a call, press Conference or Feature + 430 . The system places
your caller on hold.
2 Dial the extension of the person you want to conference in, then press
the
OK Access button (or press Feature + 120 ).
3 When the called party answers, announce the conference.
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If the recipient wants to take the call, press Conference or
Feature + 430 . Now three people are on the same call.