Cisco Cisco TelePresence MCU 4510 Maintenance Manual
Joining and Viewing Conferences
Calling into Conferences
Depending on how your system administrator has configured the MCU and conferences on it, you might be able to join
conferences by simply dialing a phone number.
conferences by simply dialing a phone number.
Dialing in Using a Video Endpoint
Your system administrator may have configured the MCU to allow you to use your video endpoint to directly dial the
conference by dialing a phone number. You will be required to enter the conference ID, and PIN if required. Or you
may be able to dial by IP address and connect to the auto attendant. See
conference by dialing a phone number. You will be required to enter the conference ID, and PIN if required. Or you
may be able to dial by IP address and connect to the auto attendant. See
for details.
Note that some video endpoints require that you activate the keypad before dialing. For example, you might need to
press the # key.
press the # key.
Dialing in Using an Audio-Only Phone
If your phone system allows calls to the MCU, you may use your regular phone to join conferences as an audio-only
contributor. You may need to enter the conference ID (and PIN, if required).
contributor. You may need to enter the conference ID (and PIN, if required).
If your regular phone number is linked to your video endpoint, then when you use your phone to join a conference, the
video portion of the conference will automatically appear on your video endpoint's screen. You can continue to use
your regular phone for the audio portion of the conference. To do this, the video endpoint must be configured as that
user's associated video endpoint. For more information, refer to
video portion of the conference will automatically appear on your video endpoint's screen. You can continue to use
your regular phone for the audio portion of the conference. To do this, the video endpoint must be configured as that
user's associated video endpoint. For more information, refer to
The advantages to this method are that you are able to use the same method and phone to make video calls as you do
traditional audio calls. You also may have improved audio signaling. However, this method requires significant
configuration and setup from the system administrator. Your company's network may not have all the components
available to support this method.
traditional audio calls. You also may have improved audio signaling. However, this method requires significant
configuration and setup from the system administrator. Your company's network may not have all the components
available to support this method.
When in a conference using an audio-only phone, pressing *6 mutes your phone such that you will not be
contributing audio to the conference; pressing *6 again unmutes your phone.
contributing audio to the conference; pressing *6 again unmutes your phone.
Using an IP VCR Recording as the Video Contribution
Audio-only conference participants can show a recording from an IP VCR as their video contribution. To do this:
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