Installation and Maintenance Manual
Configuring system functionality
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b
In the Start Time field enter the time from which users can join the conference, eg 1100, with
no punctuation.
c
In the End Time field enter the time at which users can no longer join the conference, eg
1200, with no punctuation.
6
If the ability to initiate and join the conference is to be protected by a password, in the Pin field
enter a number which users must enter when starting or joining the conference.
7
If the conference is to be limited to a specific number of users, in the Maximum Members field
enter the maximum number of participants for this conference.
8
Select Update or Apply when ready.
Please note that if a Start and End Time are not specified it is advisable to use a PIN code so only
authorised users join the conference.
The conference is then initiated via a Dial Plan or DDI Call Plan entry as follows.
Initiating a Meet Me Conference
A Meet Me Conference can be started via a Dial Plan entry
similar to this example. Please note that Translate to field
can contain !CC or !ConferenceCreate.
After dialling the Dial Plan entry, eg *66, the user will be
asked to enter the conference number followed by #, eg
7987#. If a number has been entered in the Pin field for
this conference the user will be asked to enter the
conference PIN followed by #, eg 1234#. A beep will
confirm that the conference has been successfully started.
The following alternatives could be entered in the Translate To field:
1
!ConferenceCreate:<conference number> or !CC:<conference number>,
eg !ConferenceCreate:7987.
2
!ConferenceCreate:%r or !CC:%r
The User would dial the short code followed by the conference number and #, eg *997987#.