Chapter 16-RMX Manager Application

Starting a Conference

There are several ways to start a conference:

Clicking the New Conference button in the Conferences pane. For more information, see "Starting a Conference from the Conferences Pane” on page 16-18.

Dialing in to a Meeting Room defined on any of the MCUs.

A Meeting Room is a conference that is saved on the MCU. It remains in passive mode until it is activated by the first participant, or the meeting organizer, dialing in.

For more information about Meeting Rooms, see the RMX 2000/4000

Administrator’s Guide, "Meeting Rooms” on page 3-1.

Dialing in to an Ad Hoc Entry Queue defined on one of the MCUs which is used as the access point to the MCU.

For a detailed description of Ad Hoc Entry Queues, see the RMX 2000/4000 Administrator’s Guide, "Entry Queues” on page 4-1.

Start a Reservation:

If the Start Time of the Reservation is past due the conference becomes ongoing immediately.

If the Start Time of the Reservation is in the future the conference becomes ongoing, at the specified time on the specified date.

For more information, see "Starting a Reservation” on page 16-20.

Start any Conference Template saved in the Conference Templates list. For more information, see "Starting an Ongoing Conference or Reservation From a Template” on page 16-21.

Starting a Conference from the Conferences Pane

To start a conference from the Conference pane:

1In the MCUs pane, select the MCU to run the conference.

2In the Conferences pane, click the New Conference () button.

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