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Inviting another contact into an ad-hoc conference, Manually, From the dialer – ClearOne Collaborate Desktop User Guide User Manual

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NOTE: This feature is available only in systems that are managed by

Collaborate Central.

You can "invite and join" additional contacts to an open videoconference, turning it into an

ad-hoc multipoint conference.

The Invite function is only available during an open videoconference.

To invite and join other contacts into an ad-hoc conference:

M

ANUALLY

1. Enter an additional contact's user number (E.164) or address into the Manual Dialer's

address box.

2. Click Invite.

F

ROM THE

D

IALER

1. From the Dialer menu, click Personal, Speed Dial or Online Directory. The Drawer opens

to the

Personal Phone Book, Speed Dial or Online Directory

respectively.

2. Right-click the name of the party you want to call and then click Invite.

After several seconds, the additional contact is added to the session, which is now a

multipoint conference. The parties' video is displayed either in

Continuous Presence

or

Voice-Activated Switching

, in accordance with the configuration of the MCU hosting the

conference.

During an ad-hoc conference, you can invite additional contacts using any of the procedures

described above.