You can converse with several people in a single call. When you’re on a phone call, you can dial another person and add them into the conversation without having to schedule a meeting.

On Cisco Video Phone 8875, you (as a host) can also remove a participant from the conference call when they finish their part. By default, if the host drops the conference call, it ends for all participants. However, it is still possible for a 3-way conference to continue as a 2-way call when the host leaves according to your administrator's configuration.

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 10 person, including yourself as the host. If you need to increase the capacity, consult your administrator.

1

While you are on a call, do one of the following actions:

  • For 9841, 9851, and 9861 phones Locate and select Conf or Conference.

    The softkey varies depending on the phone model.

  • Icon for 9871 and 8875 for common topics Select More > Conference .
  • Press Conference the Conference key.
2

In the Favorites, Recents, or Directories tab, select the contact that you want to add to the conference call.

You can also directly enter a phone number of the contact that you want to add in the search bar.

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.

3

Do one of the following actions according to your need:

  • If you want to directly add the person to the call, select Conf or Conference.
  • You can wait for the person to answer your call, consult with them, and then add them to the conference call.
4

Repeat Step 1 through Step 3 to add more person.

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.