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Defining Cascading Conferences

3In the New Entry Queue dialog box, set the Entry Queue parameters and select the Cascade check box.

For more details on the definition of new Entry Queues refer to the MGC Manager User’s Guide, Volume II, Chapter 1, Ad Hoc Auto Cascading and Cascading Links.

4Click OK.

Creating the Dial-out Link between the Conference Running on the MGC and the Conference Running on the RealPresence Collaboration Server

If the dialing is done from the MGC to the RealPresence Collaboration Server, you need to define the cascaded link (dial-out participant) in the conference running on the MGC.

The dial-out string defined for the participant is the dialing string required to connect to the destination conference via the Cascade-enabled Entry Queue defined on the RealPresence Collaboration Server hosting the destination cascaded conference. The dial-out participant can be defined on the MGC as template or assigned to the Meeting Room.

In the MGC Manager application, define a new participant as follows:

1In the Participant Properties - Identification dialog box, enter a Participant Name

2In the Connection Type field, select Dial-out.

3In the Interface Type list field, select H.323.

4There are two methods to define the dialing string to the other conference: a Using the MCU’s IP Address and the Alias string - Method A

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