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Chapter 3: Telephone System Configuration
The configuration of the conference bridge and standard features is very
straightforward. Select the New Entry option in the Extensions window
and click New to design a conference bridge. The GUI auto-populates the
extension with the next available extension in sequence, but you can
always change it to any extension number you want.
After establishing the extension for the bridge, you need to specify the
password settings for the conference. Assign the PIN Code used by
participants to enter the conference as well as the Administrator PIN
Code used by the moderator of the conference to open the conference
bridge.
Now that you have established the conference bridge extension and
password codes, you can set your conference room options. The next
three options are hospitality features which allow the caller to feel more
welcome, as follows:
Play hold music for first caller - Checking this option makes music
play for the first caller entering a conference until another caller joins.
Some people don’t like sitting in a quiet room — even a virtual room
—alone, and this feature prevents anyone from being in that position.
Enable caller menu - This feature allows callers to access the Confer-
ence Bridge Menu by pressing the asterisk (*) key.
Announce callers - All new callers to a conference are identified
when they arrive when this feature is selected.
The remaining configuration features provide some great functionality
and heightened control over your conferences. If you are bringing
together sales teams or vendors on a conference, it is preferable to keep
them from chatting amongst themselves before the host arrives. These
features allow you to handle the following requirements:
