Running a conference
Running a conference
The character of your conference (i.e. the conditions under which the participants can take the floor or are granted speaking privileges) depends on the settings of the central unit (see page 26).
Possible settings: “Direct Access”, “Override” and “Request”.
•“Direct Access” mode and “Override” mode:
These two conference modes do not require the use of a chairman unit.
If the maximum number of speakers who can take the floor simultaneously (“Microphone Limit”) has not been reached, a further speaker can take the floor immediately.
Situation | The maximum number of speakers who can take the floor |
| simultaneously (“Microphone Limit”) has been reached. |
Event | A further speaker presses the microphone key on his or her |
| conference unit. |
Behavior | In “Direct Access” mode: |
| The speaker has to wait until one of the current speakers passes |
| on or loses his or her speaking privileges. He or she is then auto- |
| matically granted speaking privileges. |
| In “Override” mode: |
| The speaker can take the floor immediately. The speaker with |
| the longest speaking time loses his or her speaking privileges. |
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•“Request” mode:
For this mode to function, a chairman unit is required.
In “Request” mode, the chairman receives requests to speak and grants speaking privileges according to the FIFO principle (First In – First Out), i.e. the speaker with the longest waiting time is granted speaking privileges.
Situation | The maximum number of requests to speak has been reached |
| (“Request Limit”). |
Event | A further speaker makes a request to speak. |
Behavior | The speaker can only make a request to speak if the maximum |
| number of requests to speak drops below the specified limit |
| value. |
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You can control the conference either via chairman units (see the following chapters) or via the “Conference Manager” software (see page 49).
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