Using Organizer Conference Controls can improve your overall conferencing experience by providing added security, reducing background noise, and helping to control the cost of a Web-Scheduled Premium 800 conference. We have detailed descriptions and the special considerations for each control below.
Always remember to keep the following things in mind when using Organizer Conference Controls:
| Organizer Control | Web-Scheduled Conference Control? | Reservationless Conference Control? | Available during Conference Call? | ||
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Conference Starts When Organizer Arrives (when enabled, no one is connected unless you enter the Organizer Access Code when joining the conference) |
Yes. This control can only be enabled when scheduling your conference. If you need to turn this off, you will have to cancel and reschedule. | No | No | ||
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Conference Ends When Organizer Leaves (when enabled, conference remains connected until the last person who entered the Organizer Access Code hangs up) |
Yes. This control can only be enabled when scheduling your conference. If you need to turn this off, you will have to cancel and reschedule. | No | No | ||
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Locking and Unlocking the Conference (when locked, no additional Participants can join the conference; when unlocked, Participants can enter at any time) |
Yes | Yes | Yes. Press ‘*5' on your telephone keypad to make your selection. If a caller is disconnected when the conference is locked, she cannot rejoin until it is unlocked. | ||
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Muting Modes † (determines whether Participants are able to be heard. Conversation Mode is the default) |
Yes. This control can be set when scheduling your conference. Once set, changes can only be made during the conference. | Yes | Yes. Press ‘*7' on your telephone keypad to make your selection. | ||
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Entry and Exit Chimes (when enabled, a sound will signal when a Participant joins or exits the conference, and either can be turned on or off) |
Yes | Yes | Yes. Press ‘*8' on your telephone keypad to make your selection. | ||
† Description of Muting Modes - Conversation Mode: everyone is heard. Q&A Mode: Organizer is heard, but Participants can unmute themselves by pressing touch-tone *6. Presentation Mode: Organizer is heard, Participants cannot be heard.
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