Select “Dial” in the launcher menu to open the Dial menu.

The system begins dialing the number of the remote party with the marks.

“ Dialing (LAN)” or “ Dialing (ISDN)” appears on the monitor screen, and the ON LINE indicator (blue) on the Communication Terminal blinks. When the system connects to all the parties, the message “Meeting starts!” appears on the screen, and the ON LINE indicator stops blinking and lights.

To call remote parties not registered in the Phone Book

Basic operations are the same as those for starting a point-to-point conference. For details, see “To call a remote party not registered in the Phone Book” on page 61.

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2 Select the line interface you are using for multipoint connection under “Line I/F”.

Select “ LAN” to use LAN connection, and “ ISDN” to use ISDN line connection.

Dial

IP

 

Line I/F

A2

 

LAN

 

LAN

B1

 

ISDN

 

1024 Kbps

B2

 

ISDN

 

ISDN (Telephone)

More Options

Dial

Save

3 Set up the line interface of the remote parties.

When “ LAN” is selected

Select the LAN bandwidth to be used and enter the IP addresses of all the parties.

When “ ISDN” is selected

Enter the telephone numbers of all the parties.

To register a normal phone, enter the telephone number with “T” at the beginning. (e.g., T0312345678)

For details on the setups, see step 3 in “To call a remote party not registered in the Phone Book” on page 61.

4 Select “Dial”, and press the PUSH ENTER button on the Remote Commander. You can also press the CONNECT/DISCONNECT ( / ) button on the Remote Commander.

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