Obihai OBi1000 User Guide - Manual (Page 29)

OBi1000
User
Guide
Copyright
Obihai
Technology
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Conference Calls
A
conference
call
is
a
conversation
involving
2
or
more
remote
parties.
In
order
to
start
a
conference,
there
must
be
at
least
two
calls
with
at
least
one
in
the
connected
state
and
one
in
the
holding
state.
The
following
figure
shows
such
a
scenario
with
two
calls
in
progress.
To
start
a
conference,
highlight
one
of
the
calls
in
the
holding
state
and
press
the
“Add
to
Conf”
soft
key.
Figure
21:
A
two-­‐call
scenario
that
may
be
turned
into
a
3-­‐way
conference
call
by
highlighting
the
holding
call
and
selecting
Add
to
Conf
The
OBi1000
phones
support
two
methods
to
conference
multiple
parties:
a) Local
mixing/bridging:
the
conference
call
is
mixed
locally
by
the
phone
and
b) External
conference
bridge:
The
conference
call
is
mixed
by
an
external
conference
bridge.
In
this
case
the
options
shown
on
your
phone
may
be
different.
Check
with
your
administrator
for
further
details.
Local Mixing/Bridging
The
OBi
supports
up
to
4-­‐way
conferencing
(with
3
remote
parties)
using
the
local
mixing/bridging
method.
After
starting
a
3-­‐way
conference
call
the
user
can
see
the
two
remote
parties
both
in
the
connected
state,
as
shown
in
the
following
figure.
Figure
22:
A
locally-­‐mixed
conference
call
in
progress
There
are
two
ways
to
add
a
third
remote
party,
either
make
a
new
call
to
the
target
party
or
answer
a
new
incoming
call
from
another
remote
party.
To
make
a
new
call
to
the
target
party,
either
press
the
“more”
soft
key
and
select
the
“conference”
option,
or
press
an
available
and
inactive
call
key.
In
the
event
that
the
remote
party
places
an
incoming
call
to
the
user,
the
OBi
will
automatically
place
the
two
currently
connected
calls
on
hold.
When
the
target
party
rings
or
answers,
resume
the
two
original
conferencees
one
at
a
time
by
highlighting
each
holding
call
on
screen
and
applying
the
“Add
to
Conf”
option
to
it.
Now,
you
will
have
a
4-­‐way
conference
with
three
calls
in
the
connected
state.