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Single DN access is mutually exclusive from the direct meeting access method in a ICB card or card pair. Configure the card for one access method; the system does not support combinations on the card or card pair.

Callers to all meetings access the ICB by dialing one common fixed number. The ICB prompts the caller for the meeting or chairperson DN to enter the required meeting. In this mode of operation, configure the single-access DN in the Meridian system and ICB only. Access DN pairs are pre-coded in the card.

Expand the conference

Conference expansion allows the system to increase the number of conferees if there are remaining ICB ports that are both unassigned and unused. Allow or deny conference expansion for each conference using the browser user interface (BUI) (see the “Add ports as needed field” in the “Scheduling window” on page 89).

When reserving the ICB ports for each simultaneous conference, the system does not tag ports for a specific conference. The ICB counts the number of reserved ports and compares these against the total number of ports provided by the ICB card. The ICB then makes sure that the reserved ports do not exceed the total number of ports provided by the ICB card.

If additional (non-scheduled) callers try to join a conference, but there are no floating ports, or the system locks out additional conferees, the ICB card issues an overflow tone. The system then disconnects the call.

If the system releases un-scheduled (floating) ports from a conference, they are immediately available to be used by other conferences that have the expansion feature enabled.

End the conference

When scheduling a conference, indicate the number of ports, start time, and duration of that conference. The conference ends based on the start time and conference duration. Ten minutes before the end of a conference, the ICB card issues an announcement warning the conferees that the conference terminates in 10 minutes. Two minutes before the end of a conference, the ICB card issues a second announcement warning the conferees that the conference terminates in two minutes.

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