When you’re on a phone call, you can pull someone else into the conversation without having to schedule a meeting. When someone finishes their part, you can remove them from the conference.

By default, if the host drops the call, the conference ends for all participants. However, if your administrator has configured the call, it is possible for a 3-way conference to continue as a 2-way call when the host leaves.

Add more people to a call

You can invite additional participants to join your ongoing call and hold an ad-hoc conference. By default, the conference call can accommodate up to six people, including yourself as the host. If you need to increase the capacity, consult your administrator.

1

While you are on a call, tap More and choose Conference .

2

In the Recents or Directories tab, tap the contact that you want to add.

3

(Optional) If you want to search for a contact, follow these steps:

  1. In the Recents or Directories tab, tap the search bar and enter the contact's phone number.

  2. Tap the contact that you want to add from the search results.

    Your phone tries to call the selected contact.
You can also add a contact to the conference call by entering a complete URI address of the contact. However, the phone doesn't support searching for a contact by URI address.
4

Tap Conference to add the person to the call.

5

Repeat Step 1 through Step 4 to add more people.

View and manage participants

This topic is only for Cisco Video Phone 8875.

When on a conference call, you can view the participant list. If you have added someone else to the call, you can see the Remove button on the participant list. You can only remove the participants that you have added.

If you don't see the Participants button in a conference, consult your administrator.

1

When in a conference call, tap More and choose Participants.

The participant list displays.
2

Tap Remove on the participant that you've added to remove.

3

Tap Remove on the prompt to confirm the removal.