Reference9:PBX/Objects/Call Broadcast Conference
A broadcast conference object uses a local or remote conferencing resource (e.g. a CONF interface) to implement an automatic multi-party conference. When the object is called, calls to all members of the groups the broadcast conference object is an active member itself are initiated. Moreover the Call Broadcast Conference will only make calls to PBX object having the following type:
- PBX User object(used in most scenarios)
- Call Broadcast object
- Executive object
- Waiting Queue object
- Multicast announce object
These calls then all participate in a single conference.
This object is built-in to the PBX and thus does not need a registration to work. It will run on the PBX that is set in the PBX field.
External Conference Resource Name
If the conference resource local to the broadcast conference object shall be used, you can leave this field empty. Otherwise, you must configure the object Name of an existing resource. When a called conference member picks up the call, it gets transferred to this object. This object will usually be either a conference resource on another innovaphone PBX or a 3rd party conferencing unit. The call sent to the conferencing ressource will have a called party number that consists of the Conference Id Prefix + Conference Id + Conference Id Suffix. There will be no calling party number. | ||||||||
Create Dynamic Conference Id
Each individual conference running on a conferencing resource (a.k.a. conference room) needs a distinct conference-id. If this check box is ticked, conference ids will be created dynamically for new conferences. Please note that a single broadcast conference object never uses more than one conference object at a time. | ||||||||
Conference Id
If no Create Dynamic Conference Id is not checked, then you need to specify the conference id to be used here. | ||||||||
3rd Party Conferencing Unit
Enables the next 2 check marks (which are not required if the conferencing resource is an innovaphone device). | ||||||||
Conference Id Prefix
See above. Leave '*3' for the innovaphone CONF interface. | ||||||||
Conference Id Suffix
See above. Leave '#' for the innovaphone CONF interface. | ||||||||
Alert Timeout
The broadcast conference object will call members and wait Alert Timeout seconds for the user to pick up the call. | ||||||||
Connecting Mode
This setting defines when members are connected to the conferencing unit.
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Alert only at conference begin
If this is ticked, unconnected group members aren't alerted again with a new call to the conference if the conference is still running. | ||||||||
Only Group Members allowed
If this check box is not ticked, anyone can initiate the conference by calling the broadcast conference object. If it is ticked, only group members can. | ||||||||
Allow Announcement Calls
If this is ticked, initiating announcement calls will trigger outgoing member invitation calls as announcement calls too. | ||||||||
Call always as Announcement Call
If this is ticked, all outgoing member invitation calls are sent as announcement calls. |
Only Ip6010, IP3010, IP1060, IP0010, IP6000, IP800 and IP305 support local conferencing, one DSP is in use for each user in a conference call. Some early IP6000 do not support this feature. Refer to the upgrade details if you consider upgrading your hardware.
Please refer to Administration/Gateway/Interfaces for access to a generic conferencing resource if no Broadcast Conference is required.