Initiate Conference Calls; Join Calls To Create A Conference Call - Polycom VVX 101 User Manual

Polycom VVX Business Media Phones User Guide
Note: Initiating and managing Skype for Business or Alcatel-Lucent conference calls
If you are signed into Skype for Business on your phone, you have different options for initiating and
managing Skype for Business conference calls. See the section
for more information.
If your phone is registered with the Alcatel-Lucent CTS, you can initiate advanced conference calls
and have different options for initiating and managing conference calls. See the section
Advanced Conference Calls

Initiate Conference Calls

You can initiate a conference by calling two people and selecting the Conference soft key or hard key.
To initiate a conference call:
1 Call a contact.
2 After the contact answers, select the Conference soft key, or on VVX 1500 phones, press the
Conference key.
The call is held.
3 Enter another contact's number or select a contact from the directory or the call lists.
4 When the contact answers, select the Conference soft key, or on VVX 1500 phones, press the
Conference key.
All call participants are added to a conference call.
Note: Single key press conference
When your phone is set up for single key press conferences, you do not need to tap the Conference
soft key or press the Conference key a second time to join parties to a conference call.

Join Calls to Create a Conference Call

You can join one active call and one held call into a conference call. If you have more than one call on hold,
you can select a held call to join into a conference call with the active call.
To join two calls into a conference call:
» Do one of the following:
 When you have an active call and a held call, select the Join soft key.
The two calls are joined together in a conference call.
 When you have an active call and more than one held call, select a held call, and select the Join
soft key.
The active call and the selected held call are joined into a conference while the other held calls
on the line remain held.
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