When you have a conference call in progress, the conference call tab displays a range of controls. Some depend on whether you are the conference host or just a normal conference member.
Conference Buttons
The buttons on the conference tab can be used as follows:
Icon |
Action |
Description |
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Drop Call |
For a currently connected call, pressing disconnects the call. |
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Record Call |
Start recording the conference. All the members of the conference may hear a recording warning and, if so, that warning repeats any time any other party joins the conference. |
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Stop Recording |
Stop recording the conference. |
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Hold Call |
Puts the call on hold. |
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Retrieve Held Call |
Take a call back from hold. |
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Mute |
Mute your connection to the conference. |
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Unmute |
Unmute your connection to the conference. |
Additional Conference Host Buttons
If you are the conference host, the following additional controls are also available in the top-right of the call details.
Icon |
Action |
Description |
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Mute All |
This control allows you to mute all the other conference parties. |
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Unmute All |
This control allows you to unmute all the other conference parties. |
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Drop All |
This controls drops all the other participants from the conference call. |
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Lock Conference |
This control can lock/unlock the conference. While locked, no other parties can join or rejoin the conference. This control is only available for meet me conferences. |
Using the Conference Party Icons
If you are the conference host, by clicking on the icons of an individual party in the conference, you can perform actions on that party.
When you hover the cursor over a participant in the conference, the system displays a list of actions that you can perform.
•To drop the participant from the conference, click Drop. The indicates that the participants are no longer in the conference.
•To place the participant in the conference on mute, click Mute. The indicates that the participant is placed on mute.
•To place a participant in the conference on unmute, click Unmute.