Placing Ad Hoc Conference Calls; Adding A Conference Party; Transferring A Conference; Dropping Out Of A Conference - Mitel 8568 User Manual

Placing Ad Hoc Conference Calls

You can place a Ad Hoc
of four parties, including yourself).
To place a conference call:
1. While on the first call, press the Conf button to place the call on hold. CALL NEXT
2. Place a call to the next conference party (for external calls, press the Outgoing button
3. After the party answers, announce the conference, and then press the Conf button to
4. Press the Conf button again or the CONNECT TO CNF menu button to start the

Adding a Conference Party

You can add a conference party during the conference.
To add a conference party:
1. Press the Conf button or the ADD PARTY menu button. This leaves the conference
2. Place a call to the party to be added to the conference, and then announce the

Transferring a Conference

You can transfer an existing conference to another extension.
To transfer a conference:
1. During the conference, press
2. Announce the conference (if desired), and then hang up. CONFERENCE TFR from

Dropping Out of a Conference

You can drop out of a conference and return to the conference later.
To drop out of a conference:
To return to the conference:
1.
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conference call with up to three internal or external parties (for a total
PARTY TO CNF appears.
or the Outgoing Call access code [8 is the default code], and then dial the number).
place the call on hold. If necessary, repeat this step to add the remaining conference
party.
conference. CNF IN PROGRESS appears.
parties connected.
conference. Press the Conf button (twice) or the CONNECT TO CNF menu button to
add the party and rejoin the conference.
<name> appears on the called party's display. The party must then press the flashing
Conf button to connect to the conference.
Press the Conf button or
NUMBER appears. This removes you from the conference but leaves the other parties
connected.
Press the flashing Call button. CONFERENCE WAS HOLDING appears, and you are
reconnected to the conference.
The traditional conferencing feature that has always been available on the 5000 CP has been renamed as Ad Hoc
Conferencing to differentiate it from the Meet-Me Conferencing feature introduced in v5.0 (see
(Transfer), and then dial the extension number.
(Hold), and then hang up. ENTER EXTENSION
Call Features
page 41).
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