Avaya B199 - Conference Calls; Setting up a Conference Call

Conference calls
You can make and manage conference calls with Avaya Conference Phone B199. Conference call
is a telephony option when at least three persons are speaking over the phone.
Note:
These conference calls are conference calls generated by B199 Conference Phone (the built-
in audio conference bridge).
B199 Conference Phone supports the following conference call operations:
• Setting up a conference call
• Adding participants to a conference call
• Putting a participant of a conference call on hold
• Talking to a participant of a conference call privately
• Splitting a conference call
• Dropping a participant from a conference call.
Note:
B199 Conference Phone supports a conference of maximum 5 participants, out of whom 4 are
external. The number depends on the used codecs.
Setting up a conference call
About this task
Use this procedure to set up a conference call on your phone.
Procedure
1. On the phone screen, tap the Call icon.
The Dialpad view opens.
2. Dial the number of the first person that you want to include in the conference call.
3. When the person answers, tap Add Participant.
The phone displays the Add Participant screen.
4. Dial the number of the second person that you want to include in the conference call. You
can do it as follows:
• Choose the number in the Recent tab from the recent calls list.
• Dial the number using the Dialpad.
• Choose the number in the Contact tab from the LDAP phone book.
5. Tap Conference when the called party answers.
Telephony operations
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