Local Conference / N-way Conference

Local Conference / N-way Conference

Local Conference is a method of having conference calls. It is known as Local Conference because the access and controls are not a function of the VoIP server software you are using, but are a function of the phone (locally) you are using. It is also known as N-way Conference as there is a maximum N number of participants can be in the Local Conference; 3 (3-way) to 10 (10-way) callers in a conference. The number of callers depends fully upon the phone model being used to create and control the conference. See the table below for the n-way capability of your phone hardware.

For easier use and better capabilities, see Conference Bridge.


Starting Local Conference

While you are already in a call:

1. Press the Conference softkey on your phone (this places your active call on hold)


2. Call the desired second party


3. The second party answers your call

4. Press the Conference softkey on your phone (this joins you, caller 1, and caller 2 in a conference call)




5. *Repeat steps 2-4 to add more conference participants*


* The Conference softkey will not be displayed when you have reach the N-way maximum that your phone model supports.

If you hang up on a conference call, only you leave the conference call you created. The other callers will remain on the conference call together until they hang up.

Merge Two Calls into a Local Conference

While you have two calls on hold:

1. Highlight one of the calls as the selected call to take actions on (with the call is still on hold)
2. Press the Conference softkey on your phone (this moves that caller into the conference hold)
3. Select the other call currently on hold
4. Press the Send sofkey (this joins you, caller 1, and caller 2 in a conference call)



Detach Calls From A Local Conference

While you have 2 callers in a Local Conference:

1. Press the Split softkey
2. The two callers are now removed from the conference and are each on hold


Local Conference Controls

The phone that has created the Local Conference has a few moderator-level controls to mute, hold, and remove participants. While you have an active Local Conference:

1. Press the Manage softkey



2. Use the direction keys to select the participant you wish to mute, remove from the conference, or place on hold. The Mute, Remove, and Hold actions are applicable to selected participant.


In the following image,
A. participant #1 at extension 107 is selected
B. participant #1 at extension 107 is muted (indicated by the no-microphone icon and the UnMute action as this participant is selected)
C. participant #3 at extension 110 is on hold (indicated by the on hold icon)



3. Press the Back softkey to exit the conference controls


N-way Capabilities By Phone Model

Model
Capability
CP920
3-way
T34
5-way
T40G
3-way
T40P
3-way
T42S
3-way
T42G
3-way
T42S
3-way
T43
5-way
T46S
3-way
T46G
3-way
T48G
3-way
T48S
3-way
T53 / T53W
3-way
T54W
10-way
T57W
10-way
W56H
3-way
W59R
3-way









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