What is a conference bridge?
A conference bridge is a phone number or user you call into, to expand the number of other users on a phone call.
How to setup a conference bridge?
Bridge control / moderation can be achieved via 2 different methods;
- By an Office Manager or your phone system admin, through the online management portal.
- Through commands entered by the leader while on the bridge / call. These commands are listed below.
What role does a leader in a conference bridge take?
If you’re logged into the bridge as a leader, there are various mid-conference actions you can utilize with the Fastmetrics business phone system. The default mid-conference actions are shown in the table below.
| Destination | Application | Application Parameter | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| [*]6 | Toggle Mute | Toggle Mute On/Off | |
| [*]71 | Start Recording | Recording On | |
| [*]73 | Stop Recording | Recording Off | |
| [*]74 | Dec Rx Gain | Decrease volume to participant | |
| [*]75 | Reset Rx Gain | Reset volume to participant | |
| [*]76 | Inc Rx Gain | Increase volume to participant | |
| [*]77 | Dec Tx Gain | Decrease volume to conference | |
| [*]77 | Dec Tx Gain | Decrease volume to conference | |
| [*]78 | Reset Tx Gain | Reset volume to conference | |
| [*]78 | Inc Tx Gain | Increase volume to conference | |
| [*]91 | List Participants | To announce the list of active participants | |
| [*]92 | Toggle Announce On/Off | Toggle Announcement On/Off | |
| [*]93 | Disconnect All | Disconnect All Other Participants | |
| [*]94 | Toggle Conference Lock | Toggle Conference Lock | |
| [*]95 | Count Participants | To announce the count of active participants | |
| [*]96 | Mute All | Mute All Other Participants | |
| [*]97 | Unmute All | Un-mute All Other Participants | |
| [*]98[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9] | Speaker Sign-On | [!!!*] | Sign-on as Speaker |
| [*]99[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9] | Leader Sign-On | [!!!*] | Sign-ON as Leader |
What are the benefits of Fastmetrics conference bridge services?
A conference bridge is typically superior to having multiple users making 3 way conference calls.
Long distance users far away from each other in the “call chain”, can experience timing problems in a phone conversation. This can appear as people appearing to talk over each other. A centralized hub or conference bridge that everyone calls, solves this problem.
A Fastmetrics conference bridge using the metricPHONES hosted cloud PBX system, provides superior call quality over outside 3rd party conference bridges.
Can I get a free conference bridge?
Every Fastmetrics business phone system includes 1 free bridge per company or customer. Additional conference bridges can be added for a monthly fee.
