Handling Calls
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Setting Up Multiple Conferences (for Sylantro Server only)
Joining Additional Parties to Active Conferences
In centralized conferencing, you can join multiple incoming or outgoing calls to active conferences. Before following this
procedure, at least one active conference must exist on your phone.
Note:
The 6739i is limited to 9 conferences (a single conference each on lines 1 through 9).
IP Phone UI
1.
Start Conference 1 using the procedures in the previous section,
“Setting Up a Conference with Multiple Parties
(for Sylantro and Broadsoft Servers”
on
page 145
.
2.
When you are finished adding all required parties to Conference 1, press an available
Line
Key to start Conference
2. You are Party 1 on Conference 2. Call Party 2.
3.
When Party 2 answers, press the
Key or the
.
4.
Press an available
Line
Key.
5.
Call Party 3 for Conference 2.
6.
When Party 3 answers, press the
Conf
Key to join Parties 1 (which is yourself ), Party 2, and Party 3 on Conference 2.
You now have two active conferences on two different lines.
Note:
When you are connected to multiple conference calls, and you put a conference on hold, the conference may be
on hold for a limited period of time before it is disconnected. Contact your System Administrator for more infor-
mation.
If any party in a conference hangs up (including the party that began the conference), all other parties in the
conference are still connected.
IP Phone UI
1.
As Party 1, pickup the handset or press the speakerphone key. A line opens up.
2.
Call Party 2 by dialing their number (or answer an incoming call of a Party).
3.
Wait for Party 2 to answer. When Party 2 answers, you can consult with them before adding them to the conference.
4.
Press the
Key or the
.
5.
Press the
Line
Key that has the active conference. (For example, Line 1 and Line 2 both have active conferences.
Pressing Line 1 joins Party 1 and Party 2 to the conference on Line 1. Pressing Line 2 joins Party 1 and Party 2 to
the conference on Line 2.)
6.
Press the
Key or the
again to join the Parties to the active conference.
Conf
Conf
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