Starting a Conference

8.16.1 Starting a Conference

You have at least two lines with the state of "Active" or "On Hold". This provides you with the option of creating a conference between these subscribers and yourself.

To add an additional subscriber to a conference

To start a conference call

Requirement: You have at least two lines with the state of "Active" or "On Hold".

1 Click on the Conference button

1 In the context menu of the line button in the call control window, select Conference (All Lines).

All of the individual calls which you are currently having, both the active and held calls, will be joined into one conference.

All lines, except for the conference line, will be free again. The message Conference appears on the conference line. A welcome signal will be produced for all conference participants.

Please remember that you can only start one conference at a time. However, it is possible to participate in more than one conference call simultaneously, provided these conferences have been initiated by other participants.