Organiser Conference Controls at a Glance
Using Organiser Conference Controls can improve your overall conferencing experience by providing added security, reducing background noise, and helping to control the cost of a Web-Scheduled Premium 0800 conference. We have detailed descriptions and the special considerations for each control below.
Always remember to keep the following things in mind when using Organiser Conference Controls:
- To use these controls while on a conference, you must enter the Organiser Access Code when joining the conference.
- The Organiser Access Code always begins with a star key (*), and this leading star key is part of the code.
- If you are using one of our Web-Scheduled services the Organiser Access Code is assigned by our computer. If you are using our Reservationless service the Organiser Access Code is the star key (*) followed by the digits of the Participant Access Code.
- Controls set while scheduling a Web-Scheduled conference cannot be changed before the conference, but can be changed during the conference itself. Exception: 'Conference Starts When Organiser Arrives' and 'Conference Ends when Organiser Leaves' can only be set during the scheduling process.
| Organiser Control | Web-Scheduled Conference Control? | Reservationless Conference Control? | Available during Conference Call? | ||
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Conference Starts When Organiser Arrives (when enabled, no one is connected unless you enter the Organiser Access Code when joining the conference) |
Yes. This control can only be enabled when scheduling your conference. If you need to turn this off, you will have to cancel and reschedule. | No | No | ||
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Conference Ends When Organiser Leaves (when enabled, conference remains connected until the last person who entered the Organiser Access Code hangs up) |
Yes. This control can only be enabled when scheduling your conference. If you need to turn this off, you will have to cancel and reschedule. | No | No | ||
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Locking and Unlocking the Conference (when locked, no additional Participants can join the conference; when unlocked, Participants can enter at any time) |
Yes | Yes | Yes. Press ‘5’ on your telephone keypad to make your selection. If a caller is disconnected when the conference is locked, she cannot rejoin until it is unlocked. | ||
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Muting Modes † (determines whether Participants are able to be heard. Conversation Mode is the default) |
Yes. This control can be set when scheduling your conference. Once set, changes can only be made during the conference. | Yes | Yes. Press ‘7’ on your telephone keypad to make your selection. | ||
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Entry and Exit Chimes (when enabled, a sound will signal when a Participant joins or exits the conference, and either can be turned on or off) |
Yes | Yes | Yes. Press ‘9’ on your telephone keypad to make your selection. | ||
† Description of Muting Modes - Conversation Mode: everyone is heard. Q&A Mode: Organiser is heard, but Participants can unmute themselves by pressing tone 6. Presentation Mode: Organiser is heard, Participants cannot be heard.