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Telephone Features: Conferencing
9.28.3 Meet Me Conferencing
Conference meet-me refers to features that allow a user or caller to join a specific conference by using the conference's
ID number (either pre-set in the control or entered at the time of joining the conference).
· ! Note
Conference Meet Me features can create conferences that include only one or two parties. These are still
conferences that are using resources from the host system's conference capacity.
Conference ID Numbers
By default, ad hoc conferences are assigned numbers starting from 100 for the first conference in progress. Therefore,
for conference Meet Me features specify a number away from this range ensure that the conference joined is not an ad
hoc conference started by other users. For Release 6.2 it is no longer possible to join a conference using conference Meet
Me features when the conference ID is in use by an ad-hoc conference.
· User Personal Conference Number
For Release 6.2+, each user's own extension number is treated as their own personal conference number.
Only that user is able to start a conference using that number as the conference ID. Any one else attempting
to start a conference with that number will find themselves in a conference but on hold until the owner also
joins. Personal conferences are always hosted on the owner's system. Note, when a user calls from their
mobile twinned number, the personal conference feature will only work if they access the conference using an
FNE 18 service.
Other Features
· A currently connected caller can be transferred into the conference by pressing TRANSFER, then the Conference
Meet Me button and TRANSFER again to complete the transfer. This allows the user to place callers into the
conference specified by the button without being part of the conference call themselves. This option is only
support on Avaya phones with a fixed TRANSFER button.
· When the conference is active, any buttons associated with the conference ID indicate the active state.
Short Codes
The Conference Meet Me short code action is used to create short codes for Meet Me conferencing. There are no
default short codes in a new system for this type of function. It can also be used to transfer caller's into a Meet Me
conference.
Example 1: Specific Meet Me Conference Short Code
The following example system short code allows the dialing user to join a specific conference, in this meet-me conference
500.
· Short Code: *500
· Telephone Number: 500
· Feature: Conference Meet Me
Example 2: General Meet Me Conference Short Code
The following example system short code allows any extension to dial *67* and then the number of the conference which
they want to join followed by #. For example dialing *67*600# will put the user into meet-me conference 600.
· Short Code: *67*N#
· Telephone Number: N
· Feature: Conference Meet Me
Programmable Buttons
The Conference Meet Me action can be assigned to a programmable button on phones that support programmable
buttons. The button can then be used to join a specified Meet Me conference. It can also be used to transfer caller's into
a meet-me conference.
For buttons configured with a specific conference ID, the button will indicate whether a conference is in progress or not.
For a button configured to a user's personal conference number, the button will indicate when other people are in the
conference and when the owner is also in the conference.
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