Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Installation Guide
Cisco MeetingServer 5.1 Installation Planning Guide
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Cisco Systems
March 2003
Attendants are typically company operators or help desk employees.
Callers can reach the attendant by pressing 0 at the MeetingPlace main
menu.
Callers can reach the attendant by pressing 0 at the MeetingPlace main
menu.
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System Manager
The system manager sets up and maintains
MeetingPlace. As system manager, you need access to all of the
information in the MeetingPlace database, including system configuration
information and information about the user community.
information in the MeetingPlace database, including system configuration
information and information about the user community.
Each user type has its own set of needs. As you use this guide, think about
how your organization will deploy MeetingPlace.
how your organization will deploy MeetingPlace.
Meeting Types
“All Speaker” Meetings
MeetingPlace enables users to easily attend “meet me” conference calls at a
predetermined time and date by dialing a given telephone number and a
meeting ID number. Each of the participants can speak and listen equally.
predetermined time and date by dialing a given telephone number and a
meeting ID number. Each of the participants can speak and listen equally.
MeetingPlace provides meeting features such as breakout sessions, roll call,
outdial, lock, mute, and MeetingNotes for use in conducting organized and
productive meetings.
outdial, lock, mute, and MeetingNotes for use in conducting organized and
productive meetings.
Lecture-style Meetings
MeetingPlace lecture-style meetings are based on the concept that there are
one or more speakers and the remaining participants are listeners and not
granted speaking ability. While scheduling a lecture-style meeting, the
meeting controller can use the Lecture Meeting Attend Settings parameter to
specify how they want listen-only participants to attend the meeting. This
parameter contains the following choices:
one or more speakers and the remaining participants are listeners and not
granted speaking ability. While scheduling a lecture-style meeting, the
meeting controller can use the Lecture Meeting Attend Settings parameter to
specify how they want listen-only participants to attend the meeting. This
parameter contains the following choices:
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Admit as listeners
Automatically enables all participants to enter the
meeting via the meeting room with their speaking ability turned off.
Meeting controllers can “Open the floor” at any time to allow for
general discussion (such as in a town meeting application).
Meeting controllers can “Open the floor” at any time to allow for
general discussion (such as in a town meeting application).
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Start callers in waiting room
Automatically enables all participants to
enter the meeting via the waiting room where they can listen to on-hold
music plus any meeting announcements the moderator may have
recorded. This option allows speakers to converse in private in the main
meeting room before beginning the meeting.
music plus any meeting announcements the moderator may have
recorded. This option allows speakers to converse in private in the main
meeting room before beginning the meeting.
When the moderators are ready to start the meeting they can “Call the
meeting to order” and bring all the waiting room participants into the
meeting. Participants will automatically have their speaking ability
turned off until the moderator chooses to “Open the floor”.
meeting to order” and bring all the waiting room participants into the
meeting. Participants will automatically have their speaking ability
turned off until the moderator chooses to “Open the floor”.