Mitel 6910 - Centralized Conferencing (for Sylantro and Broadsoft Call Managers)

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HANDLING CALLS CONFERENCING CALLS
8. To drop a party from the conference, use the navigation key to select the party and press
the Drop key.
Creating a Conference Call by Joining Two Existing Calls
IP PHONE UI
1. Ensure you are on an active call with one of the parties with whom you wish to create a conference
(the other party should be placed on hold).
2. Press the navigation keys to scroll to the party you wish to conference in.
3. Press the key.
The two parties will connect with you to form a conference call.
CENTRALIZED CONFERENCING (FOR SYLANTRO AND BROADSOFT CALL
MANAGERS)
The 6910 allows you to create multiple conferences with unlimited participants (depending on your server
limitations) when your Administrator enables Centralized Conferencing.
If your Administrator does not enable Centralized Conferencing, then the 6910 uses Local Conferencing
by default.
lines. Although, for the global setting to work, you must configure the lines with the applicable phone
number.
Using Centralized Conferencing
IP PHONE UI
NOTE: When Centralized Conferencing is enabled on your phone, local conferencing (or three-way confer-
encing) works as indicated in the previous section, “Using Local Conferencing.” Joining two active calls
in a conference also works as indicated in the previous section, “Creating a Conference Call by Joining
Two Existing Calls.”
Use the following procedure to create a conference call using centralized conferencing.
Setting Up a Conference and Adding Multiple Parties (for Sylantro and BroadSoft CallManagers)
NOTE: You can have an unlimited number of parties in a conference (dependent on thelimitations of the
server.
1. When you begin a conference, you are the first party in the conference (Party 1). Pickup the handset
or press the key.
2. Call Party 2 by dialing their number (or answer an incoming call of a Party).
3. Wait for Party 2 to answer. When Party 2 answers, you can consult with them before adding them to
Conference 1.
4. Press the key.
5. Enter the phone number of Party 3.
6. Wait for Party 3 to answer. When Party 3 answers, you can consult with them before adding them to
the Conference 1.