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What are the conference bridge settings?

    Below is a list of all the conference bridge settings and their descriptions.

    Important:

    Please excuse our mess while we improve your admin experience! We are in the process of migrating all accounts to the new GoTo Admin. The article below is meant for admins who use PBX Administration (classic) at https://my.jive.com/pbx. If you're an admin who uses GoTo Admin at https://admin.goto.com, please visit our GoTo Admin support site for help.

    General

    Table 1. Extension
    Setting Description
    Extension Number A unique three to six-digit number that makes the bridge dialable.
    Name The name used to identify the bridge in the admin portal.
    Omit from Directory — Optional Removes the bridge from all internal directories.
    Omit from Auto Attendant Extension Dialing — Optional Removes the bridge from auto attendant extension dialing.
    Region Allows a conference bridge to call a local number without having to dial the country code.
    Table 2. Options
    Setting Description
    Announce New Participants Requires participants to record their name before entry; participants are then announced once they have joined/left the bridge.
    Enable Waiting Room Prevents participants from entering the bridge until a host arrives.
    Participants Enter Conference Muted Mutes all participants upon entry to the bridge.
    End Conference When Last Host Leaves Removes all participants from the bridge once the last host exits.
    Table 3. Security
    Setting Description
    Participant PIN Numerical password required for a participant to join the bridge.
    Host PIN Numerical password required for a host to join the bridge. Hosts have additional in-call conference features.

    Recording

    Before you can enable call recording, your remote storage must be setup.

    Table 4. Call Recording
    Setting Description
    Record Conference Calls — Optional Enables recording of all conference calls. Recordings will be saved to your remote storage.
    Note: If you enable call recording system-wide or on a phone number, as well as on an individual call queue; multiple copies of the call will be recorded. The queue will generate a recording that excludes the hold music, where the other recordings will include the hold music.

    Usage

    Description
    Lists all devices and call flows using the bridge.