Basic functions
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Conferences
You can include up to eight internal and external parties in a system-supported
conference. Parties with system phones can perform/use all of the functions
listed below at the same time. ISDN phones and external parties are passive
participants – they can only be included in the current conference.
You can include parties and conferences from a remote system in your
conference. The remote parties can establish and extend their own conference.
Parties in this conference are included in your current conference. However,
they cannot perform/use the functions listed below.
The following functions are supported for all conference participants with
system phones:
• Establishing a conference by calling a party, receiving a call, conducting a con-
sultation call or receiving a second call
• Accepting a second call and including the caller in the conference
• Toggling between the conference and a consultation call or second call
• Conducting a consultation call during a conference and connecting it to the
conference
• Connecting conference participants from two independent conferences via a
remote network.
• Putting the conference on hold, if line keys are configured.
• Obtaining an overview of all conference participants
• Transferring a conference to a new party
The functions listed can be performed by all conference participants simultane-
ously.
Conducting a conference
In a conference call, you can talk to as many as four other parties at the same
time. These may be internal or external users.
Initiating a conference from a single call
j
Call the first party.
or
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You are conducting a call.
Select and confirm the option shown.
j
Call the second party. Announce the conference.
Select and confirm the option shown.
The following message is displayed: "1 is your position".
You can only add parties to or remove them from a conference if you initi-
ated the conference.
Start conference
Conference