Call Pickup; “Meet-Me” Conference Calling - Cisco 6945 User Manual

Cisco 6945 Phone and Voicemail User Guide
Call PickUp – The Call PickUp feature allows you to answer an incoming call within your own group or a
different group. There are different methods to pick up a call, depending on your group assignment and
the permissions you have been given. Group memberships, associations and permissions are set up by
the system administrator upon request.
o PickUp – This feature allows you to directly pick up a call within your own group by pressing the
PickUp button on your phone.
o Other Group PickUp – This feature allows you to directly pick up a call within an associated
group by pressing the OPickUp button on your phone.
o Group Pickup – This feature allows you to pick up a call within an unassociated group by
pressing the GPickUp button and then keying in the 4-digit group number.
o Directed Call Pickup – This feature allows you to pick up a call from a specific line within your
group by pressing the GPickUp button and then keying in the 4-digit extension number.
o Divert – The Divert feature allows you to send a call to Voicemail immediately rather than
waiting the normal 4 rings
o When a call comes in you simply press the Divert softkey at the bottom of the screen
o This applies to that single call only
"Meet-Me" Conference Calling - In a "Meet Me" conference call, participants agree to meet at a set
time, by all calling into a special group line. This is very helpful for conference calls with many
participants.
o To obtain and reserve this Meet-Me extension, you must contact either Joy O'Reagan (x7433)
or Dan Taylor (x5211) at least one day in advance.
o Keep in mind that participants will end up paying for the call themselves. However, we hope to
set up a toll-free option in the future.
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o To begin the Meet-Me call, lift your phone receiver, then follow these directions:
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o During the conference, participants will hear a slight "beep" whenever someone joins or hangs
up.
o For now, there are no privacy options available for Meet-Me calls—so be aware that,
theoretically, anyone who had the number could dial into the conversation.
Revised 1/30/2013
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Notify all participants of the Meet-Me extension they should call. (Do not confuse the
Meet-Me extension with the "regular phone number" of the phone used for the call!)
The Meet-Me extension will be a number like this: 630-752-XXXX.
Off-campus participants should dial the full number
On-campus should only dial the four-digit extension
Press the "More" softkey that will appear at the base of your phone screen
Press "More" a second time
Select the "Meet Me" softkey that will appear
Enter the 4-digit Meet-Me extension given to you by IT Services
Your Conference Call will begin immediately, and other participants can begin dialing in
to join you.
The conference ends when you hang up
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