Managing Conference calls


Adding a person to an active call
About this task
Use this procedure to add participants to an active call to set up a conference call.

Before you begin

Start a call.

     Procedure
          1. During a call, on the Phone screen, press More > Conf.
          The phone puts the existing call on hold.
          2. To make a call to a participant, do one of the following:
               • Dial the phone number by using the dial pad.
               • Call the person from the Contacts list or the Recents list.
               • Redial the last dialed number by using the Redial softkey.
          3. When the third participant answers the call, press the Join softkey.
          4. To add another person, press Add and repeat Step 2 and 3.

Adding a person on hold to a conference call

     Procedure
          1. In the Phone screen, select your active call.
          2. Press Conf or Add if you are already in a conference.
          3. Select the call on hold that you want to add to the conference.
          4. Press Resume to take the call off hold.
          5. Press one of the following:
               Join
               Conf

Putting a conference call on hold and resuming a call
About this task
Use this procedure to put a conference participant on hold, while the others continue in the conference call.

     Procedure
          1. Press Hold during a conference call.
          2. Do one of the following:
               • Press Resume.
               • Press OK.
               • Select the call appearance to resume the conference call.

Dropping the last participant from a conference call
About this task
Use the following procedure to drop the last participant added to the conference call. Once you drop the last added participant, you cannot use the procedure to drop other participants. The phone plays an error tone if you try to use the drop method again. If you add another participant after dropping the last added participant, you can use the drop method again to drop this participant.

     Procedure
          1. From the Phone screen, select your active call.
          2. Press Drop when the conference is up. The phone drops the last added person from the conference.

Viewing the details for a conference
About this task
Use this procedure to view details of the participants in a conference call.
Note: Depending on which server your extension is configured in, you might not see the details of a conference. If you are not able to view the details of a conference, contact your system administrator.

     Procedure
          1. On the Phone screen, select your active call.
          2. Press Conf.
          3. Do one of the following:
               • Dial the telephone number.
               • Call the person from the Contacts list.
               • Call the person from the Recents list.
          4. When the person answers, press Join or OK to add the person to the existing call.
          5. Press Add and repeat these steps to add another person to the conference.
          6. Press the Details button to access the details on the participants.


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