To Place Conference Calls (2 - 5 people):
- Press <CONF> [dial tone]
The present call is put on hold. You will hear a dial tone; all of the other parties remain connected to each other.
- Dial the number of the new party and wait for an answer
- You can privately discuss the call with the new party at this time; if there is no answer or the line is busy, return to the held call by pressing the respective button.
- Press <CONF> again.
All parties are now connected
- Repeat the steps above for additional conference connections.
To Place a Bridged Conference Call (more than 6 persons):
A Conference Call Bridge should be used whenever more than five callers need to be on one call.
NSU Shark Conferencing
ITT presents NSU Shark Conferencing. Shark Conferencing is an in-house conference bridge that allows unlimited participants at no charge to the department (Free). Please ask your department Telecommunications Contact for directions to set up an account in TED (Telecommunications Engineering Database). After that, all you need to do is create a conference room and then dial into (954) 262-CONF or x22663.
CenturyLink Reservationless Meeting
Directions for ordering a CenturyLink Reservationless Meeting Room Conference Account. CenturyLink charges $.035 per minute, per call.
Call 1-800-860-8000, option 1 to set up your conference call. Complete the required information. To ensure that your new Meeting Room Number is added to the Main Account for NSU, it is very important that you list the Company Name as NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY with Billing Telephone Number as 954-262-3100. It is required that you provide your Department ID code in the Billing Code Field as “ACCOUNT CODE XXXXXX”.
Once you complete the Account Request, you will receive your new Meeting Room number and dialing instructions. Keep a record of this information. It is your permanent Meeting Room Conference and is available for your use 24 X 7.