Entry Queue Access; H.323 Participants - Polycom 1500 Deployment Manual

Entry Queue Access

Access via an Entry Queue allows all participants to dial the same entry point that acts as a
routing lobby. Once in the Entry Queue, participants are guided to the conference according
to the conference ID they enter.
ISDN/ PSTN
Endpoint
IP Endpoint
IP Endpoint
Figure 2-1: Dial-in Connection via Entry Queue
Dialing is executed in the same way as for conferences, where the Entry Queue ID/Name
replaces the Conference ID/Name.

H.323 Participants

H.323 participants dial
Example:
Prefix in gatekeeper
Entry Queue ID
>> The participant dials
H.323 participants can bypass the Entry Queue IVR voice messages by adding the correct
Conference ID of destination conference to the initial dial string:
[
Gatekeeper Prefix][EQ ID][##Destination Conference ID]
Example:
Conference ID
>> H.323 participants dial
H.323 participants can also bypass the conference IVR voice messages by adding the
Conference Password to the initial dial string:
[Gatekeeper Prefix][EQ ID][##Destination Conference ID][##Password]
Example:
Conference ID
Conference Password
>> H.323 participants dial
Polycom, Inc.
MCU
"Conference
MCU Prefix in
ID?"
Gatekeeper - 925
Network
Entry Queue
Name: DefaultEQ
Numeric ID: 1000
Dial-in Number: 9251000
[Gatekeeper Prefix][Entry Queue ID/Name]
925
1000
9251000
1001
9251000##1001
1001
34567
9251000##1001##34567
Chapter 2-Basic Operation
Maple Room
Conference ID: 1001
Password 34567
"Conference
Password?"
Conference
IVR Service
Oak Room
Conference ID: 1002
Password 71356
.
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