Lync teleconferencing

For faculty, staff, and graduate students:

Lync is part of Unified Communications. Lync teleconferencing allows you to use your Lync account to create or attend teleconferences.

To find out whether you have a Lync account enabled, use your NetID and AD password to log in to MyUC.

For more information about how to hold Lync meetings, see Microsoft's Online Meeting Quick Start.

MeetingPlace e-Conferencing

For campus users and non-campus users:

CITES and ACES offer MeetingPlace e-Conferencing services. The CITES service is intended primarily for campus users; the ACES service can be used by non-campus users.

See e-Conferencing for more information.

Station-controlled conference calls

For campus users with traditional desk phones:

Station-controlled conference calls can be initiated on most single-line or multi-line phones, require no outside intervention, and accrue no setup costs.

Three-way conferences

1. Establish the first call as usual.
2. Depress the switchhook* momentarily and listen for a stuttered dial tone.
   
3. Dial a third party.
4. Depress the switchhook* again.
5. All parties are now connected.

(Up to) six-party conferences

1. Establish the first call as usual.
2. Depress the switchhook* momentarily and listen for stuttered dial tone.
3. Dial the conference code 130.
4. Depress the switchhook* again and listen for stuttered dial tone.
5. Dial the next number.
6. After the party answers, acknowledge and depress the switchhook* again to access stuttered dial tone.
7. Dial conference code 130.
8. Repeat steps 4 through 7 for each additional party.

*Note: Many newer phones are equipped with a tap, flash, or link button, which should be pressed instead of the switchhook.

To delete a conferee, or if a busy station is reached

1. Press the switchhook once momentarily.
2. Listen for the recall dial tone.
3. Dial the conference code 131.
4. Dial the conference code 130. You are again added to the conference.