3Com VCX Manual

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Setting up a Conference Call 55If transmission of Caller ID information is enabled and you want to blockyour Caller ID for the next call only:1 Pick up the handset.2 Press Feature + 890.3 Dial the number. Your ID is not delivered to the caller.Setting up aConference CallThe conference feature enables you to have up to six parties, includingthe conference originator, on one conference with the capability toextend a conference through cascading. Conferences can be multi-sitecapable where any endpoint in a conference can be located anywherewithin the VCX system. When you set up a conference call, you cannot:■ Conference a page group number■ Be monitored or barged in.The following sections describe how to set up an unannouncedconference call and an announced conference call. In either type ofconference call, if one of the participants hangs up, the other twoparticipants remain connected. The following sections also describe howthe conference can drop the last member to join the conference and howto drop the entire conference.Setting up anUnannouncedConferenceIn an unannounced conference, you conference in the person withoutnotifying that person:1 While on a call, press Feature + 430. The system places your caller onhold.2 Dial the number of the person you want to conference in.3 Press Feature + 430 again. The three-way conference begins when therecipient answers the call.Setting up anAnnouncedConferenceIn an announced conference, you call the recipient and announce thatyou want to conference them into a call. The recipient can then decidewhether to take the call:1 While on a call, press Feature + 430. The system places your caller onhold.2 Dial the extension of the person you want to conference in, then pressthe OK Access button (or press Feature + 120).