Conference calling
To create a conference call:
- Establish the first call.
- FLASH twice (wait one second between FLASHes) to place the call on hold.
- Place a second call as you normally would.
- Once connected to the second call, FLASH again to connect all of you together.
Notes:
To add an additional member to the conference, FLASH once and then repeat
steps 3–4, above.
On ESI Communications Servers . . .
| System | Total members in ALL conferences within system at a time | Maximum members in EACH conference |
| ESI-1000 | 64 | 16 |
| ESI-600 | ||
| ESI-200 | 24 | |
| ESI-100 | 16 |
On other ESI systems . . .
| System | Total members in ALL conferences within system at a time | Maximum members in EACH conference |
| IVX X-Class | 24 | 4 |
| IVX E-Class | 16 | |
| IVX S-Class | 8* | |
| IVX C-Class |
A total of 24 members (IVX X-Class), 16 members (IVX E-Class), or 8 members (IVX S-/C-Classes) can be in conferences within the system at any one time — but no more than four members can be in a single conference.
To remove or disconnect a conference you’re in, just hang up (disconnect).
To cancel adding someone to a conference, hang up if:
- The phone is ringing the add-in member’s number.
- The add-in member answers the call (you will have only the option to disconnect).
- You’re routed to a voice mailbox (if it’s a station-to-station call).
In all cases, when the analog station disconnects to cancel the add-in member, the call will ring back and connect to the original station or outside line. You will be automatically reconnected to the existing conference when cancelling the addition of another member.
Note:
Once you FLASH twice to create a new conference, you can’t toggle between calls or transfer a connection. This is the same when adding the last possible member (see the Notes, above, regarding system-related conference capacities) to an existing conference.
