Conference meet-me refers to features that allow a user or caller to join a specific conference by using the conference's ID number (either pre-set in the control or entered at the time of joining the conference).

Non-subscription IP500 V2 systems require a Preferred Edition license.

Conference ID Numbers

By default, ad hoc conferences are assigned numbers starting from 100 for the first conference in progress. Therefore, for conference Meet Me features specify a number away from this range ensure that the conference joined is not an ad hoc conference started by other users. It is no longer possible to join a conference using conference Meet Me features when the conference ID is in use by an ad-hoc conference.

User Personal Conference Number Each user's own extension number is treated as their own personal conference number. Only that user is able to start a conference using that number as the conference ID. Any one else attempting to start a conference with that number will find themselves in a conference but on hold until the owner also joins. Personal conferences are always hosted on the owner's system.

Multi-Site Network Conferencing

Meet Me conference IDs are now shared across a multi-site network. For example, if a conference with the ID 500 is started on one system, anyone else joining conference 500 on any system will join the same conference. Each conference still uses the conference resources of the system on which it was started and is limited by the available conference capacity of that system.

Previously separate conferences, each with the same conference ID, could be started on each system in a multi-site network.

Other Features

Transfer to a Conference Button A currently connected caller can be transferred into the conference by pressing TRANSFER, then the Conference Meet Me button and TRANSFER again to complete the transfer. This allows the user to place callers into the conference specified by the button without being part of the conference call themselves. This option is only support on Avaya phones with a fixed TRANSFER button.

Conference Button Status Indication When the conference is active, any buttons associated with the conference ID indicate the active state.

For further details, see Conferencing.

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Details

• Telephone Number: Conference number. This can be an alphanumeric value up to 15 characters.

  • The number can be prefixed with H(x) where x is the number of the music-on-hold source that should be played to the first caller to enter the conference.

• Default Short Code: / *66*N# on Server Edition systems.

• Programmable Button Control: CnfMM

• See also: Conference Add.

• Release: 1.0+.