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• You must also create a Department Group as Emergency Conference group. For instructions, see
“Department Call”.
• By default, the system plays a beep when the Emergency Conference starts. If you do not want the beep
to be played, you must disable the check box Play Beep when Conference/Dial-In Conference Starts. For
instructions, see “System Parameters”.
This check box is common for other features like “Conference-Multiparty”, “Conference Dial-In”.
• By default, the system plays Triple Ring as Ring Type for Emergency Conference. If necessary, you may
configure a different ring type. For more information and for instructions, see “Distinctive Rings”.
How to use
You can initiate an Emergency Conference also using “Direct Inward System Access (DISA)”.
For Extended IP Phone Users
To initiate an Emergency Conference
• Press DSS Key assigned to Emergency Conference.
Or
• Dial 1177
• Dial Department Group Number.
• All free extensions in the group will ring.
• You get connected to the extensions that answer.
If no resources are free, you will get the ‘Conf. Resource full’ message on your LCD.
To merge Emergency Conferences
• While in Conference, press the ‘Conference’ Key.
• The Multiparty Conference menu appears on the LCD.
• Select the option ‘Merge Conferences’
• The LCD displays list of Department Number and Group Name of ongoing Emergency Conferences.
• Select the desired Department Group number and press the Enter Key.
• Both the conferences will be merged.
Emergency Conferences can be merged by the Extended IP Phone users only through the Phone Menu.
To cancel an Emergency Conference while in speech with one or more extensions
• While in Conference, press the ‘Conference’ Key.
• The Multiparty Conference menu appears on the LCD.
• Select the option Terminate Conference and press the Enter Key.
OR
• Press the DSS key assigned to Terminate Conference.
• All the participants will get an Error Tone and the system resource occupied by the conference will be
freed.