During Calls Using the Basic Features of Your Phone
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Hosting Conference Calls
You can set up a conference in one of two ways:
• Using the Conference soft key or . The participant with whom
you will exchange video is the participant you most recently added to the
conference (if the party can exchange video).
• Using the Join soft key, if you have an active call and one call on hold (on
the same or another Line Key). The participant with whom you will
exchange video is the party who was previously on hold (if the party can
exchange video).
To set up a conference call using the Conference soft key or dialpad key:
1 Call the first party. See “Placing Calls” on page 28.
2 Tap the Conference soft key or press to create a new call. The
active call is placed on hold.
The Conference with: screen displays.
3 Call the second party. See “Placing Calls” on page 28.
4 When the second party answers, tap the Conference soft key or press
again to join all parties in the conference.
If the second participant can exchange video, you will exchange video
with the second participant. If the second participant cannot exchange
video, but the first participant can, you will exchange video with the first
participant.
Note
Your system administrator configures the maximum number of parties allowed in a
conference call. The default value is three (including yourself).
Note
If the site for which you view video changes to a different site after you set up a
conference, the message “Video can only be active with one party at a time”
displays.
To choose the participant with whom to exchange video, see “Managing
Conference Call Participants” on page 46.
Note
If configured for single key-press conferences, you don’t need to tap the
Conference soft key again.
