Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Maintenance Manual

The early meeting release feature takes effect in a zero-port meeting 

when only one person remains on the web conference.

The interaction of the release time parameters is described in the following 
illustration. 

Extend meeting 
(min)

Amount of time a meeting is extended if the meeting continues past scheduled end 
time and ports are available (0 to 60 minutes). Callers receive warnings informing 
participants when the meeting will end. The system can extend the meeting time if 
ports are not reserved for other meetings. The recommended value for this 
parameter is 15 minutes.

End of meeting announcements and meeting extension announcements can be 
configured for individual meetings. However, the number of minutes set for each 
parameter is system wide.

Neither warning is supported during a zero-port meeting.

Early mtg. start 
(min)

Maximum amount of time before a meeting starts that early arrivals can enter the 
meeting. This time is added to the meeting start guard time, but must be less than 
the meeting ID start guard time. The recommended value for this parameter is 15 
minutes.

For example, if the conference start time is 9:00, the Mtg. start guard time is 15 
minutes, and the early meeting start minutes is 15 minutes (and ports are available), 
callers can enter the meeting at 8:30.

Disconnect empty 
port (min)

Amount of time that ports are held after everyone hangs up or one person remains 
on a web conference. This parameter accommodates longer meetings where people 
might want to take breaks and re-enter the meeting. 

This parameter also determines how long to hold ports after the scheduled start 
time, if no one shows up for the meeting.

Early meeting 
release (min)

Amount of time before the scheduled end time of a meeting when ports are 
released if none are in use for that meeting.