Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Installation Guide

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Cisco MeetingServer 5.1 Installation Planning Guide  
 
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Introducing  
Cisco MeetingPlace 
MeetingPlace is a leading secure, integrated voice and web conferencing 
solution. MeetingPlace allows users in different locations to collaborate in 
real time through live voice communication and by sharing documents over 
their PCs. 
Because MeetingPlace integrates with common interfaces, such as 
groupware clients, web browsers, and PSTN and IP-based phones, users can 
quickly schedule and attend conferences from their preferred interface from 
any location. 
MeetingPlace can be deployed as a single M3 conference server
for a 
system that exceeds 96 user licenses (ports), or a single PCI conference 
server
for a system that requires less than 96 user licenses (ports). Both 
enable users to set up and manage conferences.  
What Does MeetingPlace Do? 
MeetingPlace provides a full set of conferencing capabilities that enable 
users to set up and manage conference calls quickly and easily. Anyone with 
access to a touchtone telephone can participate in a MeetingPlace 
conference. 
MeetingPlace enables your users to conduct telephone conferences that work 
much more like face-to-face meetings. MeetingPlace also goes beyond the 
conference itself to help make people more productive before and after the 
meeting. 
How Do People Attend a Meeting? 
“Meet me”—MeetingPlace provides many ways for people to attend 
meetings over the telephone. At a predetermined date and time (or 
immediately for reservationless meetings), participants can dial into 
MeetingPlace and enter a number that identifies a particular meeting 
(meeting ID). Depending on the telephony connection between MeetingPlace 
and your telephone network, participants may be able to dial a number that 
connects them directly into their meeting.