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Sangoma Phone Desktop Client Conference
- Kelli Higdon
About Conference
In addition to showing Merged Call conferences, and Conferences started from Chats, the Sangoma Phone desktop client can show activity and provide some actions for Conference rooms that have been created on the PBX.
Usage Requirements
PBX Modules
Please find below minimum module versions to fulfill the dependency requirement for Sangoma Phone Desktop Client Conference. Most of them might be available in the EDGE.
Sangoma Connect v15.0.43.2 or v16.0.30.1 (required)
Sangomartapi v15.0.32.11 or v16.0.31.9 (required)
Sysadmin v15.0.29.1 or v16.0.17 (required)
Restapps v15.0.28 or v16.0.24.5 (required)
Conferences v15.0.7.11 or v16.0.7 (required)
Firewall v15.0.35 or v16.0.53 (not required, recommended minimum version if Firewall module is being used)
Framework v15.0.23.7 or v16.0.20 (required)
Admin Configuration
Conference room can be created from the Conferences page. If the Conference Pro module is enabled, a conference room linked to a user can be created by enabling the Link Conference to this user option in the Conferences tab in User Management → Edit User. The user linked conference rooms are also listed in the Conferences page.
One can set the Admin Pin and the User Pin for a conference. If either pin is set, the user will be asked to enter the pin before joining the conference. The Admin Pin is used to identify the leader of the conference.
Sangoma Phone Desktop Client
A user can join a conference by dialing the conference number and entering the conference pin (Either Admin Pin Or User Pin) if asked. When the conference is started, the conference tab in the client will list all the active members in the conference.
The user joining the conference by entering the Admin Pin will have additional controls. Admin can mute, unmute, kick out a user out of the conference and end the conference.