Polycom m100 manual Calling and Answering, Placing a Call

Calling and Answering

Placing a Call

You can place a call by choosing a name from your Contacts list, the Directory, or your Recent Calls. You can also call by entering the calling information yourself. Depending on the type of system you're using and the type of system you're calling, you can place a video call, or place an audio call.

To place a call by choosing a name from your Contacts list:

>>Do one of the following:

•Double-click a Contact to place a video call. If the Contact's system does not support video, an audio call starts.

•Select a Contact, and then click to place a video call.

•Right-click a Contact and choose Place a Call.

To place a call from the Directory:

1.Click to open the Directory.

2.Type a name in the Search Text field. For example, if you type and, your search may find Contacts such as Andrew Jones, Christine Anderson, or Andover Conference Room.

3.Click a name and then click Call to start the call.

To place a call from your Recent Calls:

1.From the main window, do one of the following:

•If your system is configured to include Recent Calls as a Contacts list group, click to open the Recent Calls group, and select a name.

•Click in the manual dial box at the bottom of the main window and start typing. If the Polycom Telepresence m100 finds the name you want, you can click to select it.

•In the manual dial box at the bottom of the main window, click , then select a name.

2.Click Call to start the call.

To place a call by entering the calling information:

1.Type the calling information in the field at the bottom of the main window. As you type, the system finds matching Contacts from your Recent Calls. If Polycom Telepresence m100 finds the name you want, you can click to select it.

2.Click Call to start the call.

To call a virtual meeting room on a bridge:

1.Do one of the following:

•If Polycom Telepresence m100 and the virtual meeting room are registered to the same gatekeeper, enter the extension (E.164 address).

•For SIP calls, enter the address in this format: RoomNumber@IP_Address. For example, 1000@11.12.13.14.

•For H.323 calls, enter the address in this format: IP_Address##Extension. For example: 11.12.13.14##1000.

2.Click Call to start the call.

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