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Operations Performed During On Going Conferences
During an On Going Conference, the operator can perform many
management tasks at the conference level or at the participant level, using
the MGC Manager or the WebCommander application.
Operations at the participant level affect individual connections, while those
at the conference level affect all participants of the conference. Some
conference-level operator’s actions affect individual participants, for
example when during a Q&A (Question-and-Answer) session they grant
individual participants permission to ask questions and add them to the
queue.
Operators can terminate a conference before the originally scheduled
ending, or extend its duration. Alternatively, they can disconnect an
individual participant while the conference is in progress, or temporarily
mute the transmission to enable other participants to hold a private
discussion. Operators can manage video sources, establish an operator-
controlled dial-out connection during the conference and add new
participants while the conference is in session.
Some conference management tasks can also be performed by chairpersons
from their endpoint, using DTMF codes or the WebCommander application.
This chapter describes the activities and options available to the operator or
the chairperson during an On Going Conference.