There are two types of conference calls: Standard and Meet-Me.
In standard (or "ad hoc") conference calls, the conference organizer must call participants to add them to the conference. Using your Cisco IP Communicator, you can create standard conference calls in different ways, depending on your needs and your Cisco IP Communicator's configuration:
Confrn--Use this softkey to establish a standard conference by calling each participant. Standard conference calling is a default feature available on most phones.
Join--Use this softkey to establish a standard conference among several calls already on one line.
cBarge--Use this softkey to add yourself to an existing call on a shared line and to turn the call into a standard conference call. This is an optional feature available only for shared lines, and your system administrator must configure it for you. See the "Understanding Shared Lines" topic for details.
See the "Starting and Joining a Standard Conference" topic for additional instructions.
Meet-Me conferencing allows participants to join a conference by calling the conference number directly, rather than waiting for the conference initiator to call them.
To start a Meet-Me conference, click the MeetMe softkey on your Cisco IP Communicator, then dial the Meet-Me phone number provided by your system administrator.
To participate in a Meet-Me conference, dial the Meet-Me phone number at a specified time. Conference participants hear a busy tone if they call into the conference before the conference initiator has dialed in. Once the conference initiator has dialed in, the Meet-Me conference is established and can continue even if the conference initiator disconnects.
Meet-Me conferencing is a special feature that your system administrator must configure for you.
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