Polycom 8 manual Audio Only Conference Types

Chapter 7 - Conference Types

Audio Only Conference Types

In an Audio Only conference, the participant can connect to the conference using different network connections: PSTN lines, cellular phones, VoIP, or via T1-CAS lines. These conferences allow the use of VoicePlus capabilities.

VoicePlus offers special features such as the IVR system, chairperson “dial-out” inviting participants to join the On Going conference, chairperson and participant control during the conference via Touch-tone commands (DTMF), management of voting and Questions and Answers sessions and many more. Touch-tone command (DTMF), MGC Manager and Web controls are used to manage conferences and participants. Easy to use voice navigation prompts guide a user into the appropriate conference. These prompts can be customized to enable multi-lingual support.

When setting an Audio Only conference, only functions and icons relevant to Audio Only conferences are displayed. Functions and operations relevant only to Video conferences, such as ATM network connection or video options are hidden and disabled.

Based on connection and access methods, the following conference types are available for Audio Only conferences:

•Standard - No Meet Me Per Conference, no IVR Service or Entry Queue Access

•Standard - with Entry Queue Access and/or an assigned IVR Service

•Standard - Meet-Me per Conference and/or an assigned IVR Service

All Standard conferences may be scheduled to start immediately (On Going Conference) or to start sometime in the future (Reservation). When defining a Reservation, you can also define a recurrent reservation - a reservation that occurs repeatedly.

•Meeting Room - with or without an assigned IVR Service

•Operator Conference

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