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You can also see the FAQs for Automated Audioconferncing web server at the bottom

There are three ways available to organize your audio conferences:

  • from the Automated Audioconferencing web server
  • from your office phone
  • from the Switchboard during de working hours
  • 1 - Automated audioconferencing web server

    The automated audioconferencing server is a web application allowing users to easily manage their conferences. It provides the possibility of showing connected people, controlling calls (add, drop, mute, hold participants), conference locking, dialing-out to connect a participant, conference recording, and reporting. Conferences can be run from anywhere.

    To be able to organise audio conferences with this application, you need a specific user account (organiser account ) and specific telephone access rights. To obtain these rights please fill in this EDH form.

    Click here to find a start user guide about the  Automated audioconferencing web server.

     

    2 – Audio conference from your office phone

    Without registration you can:

  • make a 3-way audio conference.
  • make an audio conference with up to 29 participants via the traditional PBX services.
  • Please click the names above the pictures to get the User Guide corresponding to the model you will use.
    Telli Audience 12 Audience 32
       
         
    Polyspan-Shure Alcatel 4001 Alcatel 4012
         
         
    Alcatel 4023 Alcatel 4035  
     

     

    3 - Audio conference from the CERN switchboard

    The CERN switchboard can also organize your audio conferences with reservation during   working hours 8:00-17:45.  You must confirm your reservation by email at Standard.Telephone@cern.ch. Please indicate: name of responsible, name of audio-conferencing, date, scheduled hour and duration, number of participants expected.

    Please call 77000 for this service.

     

    FAQ : Automated audioconferencing server

    I FORGOT MY PASSWORD HOW CAN I GET ANOTHER ONE?
    HOW CAN I CHANGE MY PASSWORD
    WHAT ARE THE CONFERENCE COSTS?
    HOW TO CHECK THE COSTS RELATED TO MY CONFERENCES?
    I NEED MORE DISK QUOTA. HOW CAN I ASK FOR IT?
    HOW TO CLEAN- UP MY RECORDS?
    MY RECURSIVE SCHEDULED CONFERNCE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE
    HOW TO MUTE PARTICIPANTS
    HOW TO AVOID VOICE PROMPTS WHEN A PARTICIPANT JOINS THE CONFERENCE
    PROBLEMS WITH EMAIL INVITATIONS ON MACINTOSH COMPUTERS
    I'M ASKED TO CHANGE MY PASSWORD WHEN TRYING TO LOGIN AND I CAN'T ENTER MY ACCOUNT

    I forgot my password how can I get another one?

    If you forgot your password you can ask to reset it by sending an email to Standard.Telephone@cern.ch. At next login, you will be asked to change the temporary password you get.

    password

    How can I change my password?

    On the main window, click "file" in the top menu and select "Change password". You get the following window which also indicates the password policy on the server. Here at least 8 characters with a combination of upper and lower case letters.

    What are the conference costs?

    Any costs related to your conferences are charged on your default budget code specified in the EDH form that you have filled in to get your account. Potential costs are:

    -          Calls your are making in through the conference windows

    -          Calls back of participants via the toll-free link include in email invitations

     

    Calls are charged in the same way you are charged from your desk phone. 

    How to check the costs related to my conferences?

    You can get the details of your communication costs in CET application: https://hrt.cern.ch/hrt/PhoneDetails    

    I need more disk quota. How can I ask for it?

    When you are next to your quota limit it’s recommended to download the server records and erase them from the server.

    If you think you need to increase your quota, please send an email to Standard.Telephone@cern.ch   asking for it.

    How to clean-up my records?

    To delete a recording on the server, login on the audioconference server, go to the recordings tab, right click on the recording you want  to delete and select "delete" option in the menu.

     cleanup records

    My recursive scheduled conference is no longer available.

    The maximum duration of recursive conferences is one year. After this period, the conference is disabled automatically (access codes no longer valid). To enable it again, login on the audioconference server, go to conference tab and select “show expired conferences”. Then right click on the conference that you want to enable again. The conference is then renewed with the same access codes.

    recursive conference 

    How to mute participants?

    As conference participant, you can mute your line by dialing ##1 on your phone. The same code can be used to un-mute your line. Many phones have an internal feature to mute the line but is NOT recommended to use it as in some cases it can generate disturbing sound (regular “BIPs”).
    As conference leader, you can also mute the line of all or any conference participants using the tools available from web conference windows.

    mute participants

    How to avoid voice prompts when a participant joins the conference.

    There are two cases when we can hear undesirable voice prompts when a participant joins the conference:

    a) A conference attendee may join a conference by typing a phone number into a web page and then having the system call him or her back. The attendee might enter the wrong phone number, or the call may be transferred to voicemail before the attendee can answer. This results in a voice mail recording joining the conference.

    b) Leaders in a conference call may place outgoing calls to add new people into the conference. By default, everybody in the conference will hear the outgoing call as it is placed, while the phone rings and the new person/voice mail answers the phone.

    a) To avoid the first case, if the callback confirmation feature is enabled for a conference, attendees who join a conference by having the system call them back will hear a voice prompt that asks them to press a key before they are joined into the conference. If a call has been accidentally transferred to voice mail, for example, it will not be joined into the conference because a live human must confirm that the correct number has been reached. Conference attendees will hear "Welcome to the My Teamwork conference center. To join press 1. To decline, press 2."
    To enable callback confirmations:
    1. Open the Conference Details page by double‐clicking on the conference.
    2. Select Conference Features.
    3. Under Audio Conference, select the checkbox that says Confirm callbacks with a key press.

    b) If you don't want other people in the conference to hear the outgoing call as it is placed, you may select the Dial Out with Prompt option. If you select this option, the called party will hear a voice prompt that says "You have been invited to a conference. To join, press 1. To decline, press 2". People who are already in the conference will not hear anything until the new person has accepted the invitation.
    If the call is not answered, if it is busy, or if is answered by voicemail, the call will not be connected to the conference.
    To enable Dial Out with Prompt:
    1. From the conversation window, in the People panel, open the panel menu by clicking on the triangle in the upper right corner.
    2. Select Dial Out with Prompt from the menu . When the feature is enabled, a checkmark will appear next to it.
    3. When you place an outgoing call, the call leg will appear in the People panel. You will not hear anything until the called party joins the conference.

    Problems with email invitations on Macintosh computers.

    Sometimes invitation emails sent automatically from the leader on Macintosh computers are blank. Please check it to avoid further problems.

    I'm asked to change my password when trying to login and I can't enter my account

    If you try to log in 'https://audioconf/' instead 'https://audioconf.cern.ch/', you'll not be allowed to open the session and you'll be asked to update your password. If you experience this problem, remove all your cookies and try again with the complete address 'https://audioconf.cern.ch/'.

     

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