Conference, Local conference – Siemens OPENSTAGE 20 5000 User Manual
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Conference
Local conference
This type of conference is also referred to as a three-
party conference. It involves up to three participants.
Prerequisite: You are conducting a consultation call
Æ page 36 or have accepted a second call Æ page 54, 
and the conference function is active 
Æ page 69.
Initiating a local conference
Select and confirm the option shown in the menu. You 
are connected to both parties at once.
Conducting one-on-one calls
On the display, select and confirm the first connection 
you want to clear down.
or
On the display, select and confirm the second connec-
tion you want to clear down.
Select and confirm the option shown. You are now in-
volved in a one-to-one call with the remaining call party.
{
or
}
Conference?
1: Party
f
2: Party
m
Disconnect?
l
If you already are involved in a secure connection 
with a party when you initiate a consultation call, 
the original party is placed on hold. The new con-
sultation connection can be either secure or non-
secure. However, the first connection remains 
secure even if all three parties are now joined to-
gether in a conference. 
The entire conference is nonsecure if the con-
nection to at least one of the parties is not secure 
(see also 
The relevant padlock icon appears on the "Confer-
ence" row.