System-based conference – Siemens HIPATH 8000 User Manual
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Step by step
System-based conference
This type of conference is also referred to as a large con-
ference. It can include up to ten parties.
Prerequisite: You are conducting a consultation call
page 34 or you have accepted a second call
page 68, and the "System conference" feature was
configured by your administrator.
Establishing a conference
Select and confirm the option shown in the connec-
tion’s context menu. You are connected to the first two
parties at once. The conference is displayed with the
current participants. You can now:
•
initiate a consultation call
•
add a party
•
put the conference on hold
•
leave the conference.
Conducting a consultation call
Select and confirm the option shown in the "Confer-
ence" context menu. If the party answers, you can:
•
toggle between the party and the conference
•
connect the consultation call to another called party
•
end the consultation call and return to the confer-
ence
•
add the consultation call party to the conference.
Conference?
Consultation?
If you want to add the consultation parties to the
conference, use the "Hinzufügen zu Konferenz"
option instead of the "Consultation" option.
If you want to use the
phonebook or a call list
for a consultation call, select
Hold instead of
Consult (and/or Hinzufügen zu Konferenz) in the
context menu or press the
Hold key and then
open the phonebook or a required call list
(
Alternatively you can select the phonebook or a
call list without using the
Hold functions - the
conference call is automatically placed on
Hold.