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UO Telephone Dialing Instructions:
Conference Calls

The area code: 541 ............... The prefix: 346

Three Party

This feature allows the telephone users to set up three party conferences without attendant assistance.

  • This is accomplished by adding the third party to an established two party connection.
  • Participants can include stations that are external to our system, as long as one user is within our system.

SINGLE LINE SET USERS

  1. Press your FLASH/RECALL button
  2. Listen for Recall Dial Tone
  3. Dial new number
  4. Party answers, and you tell him/her you will add them to a conference call
  5. Press your FLASH/RECALL button and introduce both parties
  6. Begin three way conversation

DIGITAL SET USERS

  1. Dial your first party normally.
  2. Press your CONFERENCE button (this will automatically place your first party on hold)
  3. Dial new number OR press one of your AD or PAD buttons
  4. Party answers, and you tell him/her you will add them to a conference call
  5. Press your CONFERENCE button again and introduce both parties
  6. Begin three way conversation

Up to Six numbers or "legs" with a Digital Set:

You can now set up a conference of up to six parties (yourself and five others).

  1. With your first party on the line, Depress the Conference button and listen for the Dial Tone, then
  2. Dial the number of the second party (see note 1)
  3. When the second party answers, depress the Conference/Join button and you and party #2 will be joined with the first party/existing conference.
  4. To add third party on the line, depress the Conferenece/Add button and listen for the Dial Tone then
  5. Dial the number of the third party (see note 1)
  6. When the third party answers, depress the Conference/Join button and you and party #3 will be joined with the first party/existing conference.
  7. Repeat these steps for up to six parties on the Conference call. Note 1: If the party you dialed can not be reached for any reason, depress button appearance of the original extension being conference. Note 2: When/If you hang up, one of the remaining parties in the conference must be either an extension within the system or an incoming call.

Conference Calling for larger groups

Conference calls with as many as six parties (legs) can be handled through The university's PBX system, including "Meet Me" conference calls. For more than six, there is an AT&T conference line available. For more information, availability and scheduling, contact Telecommunications Services, 541-346-NETS.