Leave And Re-enter A Conference

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All;

What I want to do is create a way to easily send callers into a conference room to have an N-way conference call. I created an extension
‘100’ that calls the MeetMe() command. Then all I need to do is transfer a caller using a blind transfer (*2 in my case) to extension 100. Then I can dial a feature code that sends me into that conference (*15 in my case). So far, a piece of cake. What I realize now is that once I enter the conference, I can’t add more people to the call. What I need is a way to easily exit the conference, call another user, add them to the call, etc. and then re-enter the room myself. I tried using the ‘p’ and ‘X’ meetme options without success. In other words:

Place a call.

Blind transfer the call to the conference (*2100)

Enter the conference myself (*15)

Exit the conference

Repeat as necessary

Any insight at all would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks;

John

2 thoughts on - Leave And Re-enter A Conference

  • This is actually where ConfBridge shines. The flexibility of ConfBridge’s menu options lets you build whatever custom actions you want triggered from participants in the conference.

    If you use the dialplan_exec DTMF menu option [1], you can have the ConfBridge participant bounce out to the dialplan. From there, you would execute Originate to call in another participant. Note that you need to use Originate instead of Dial, as you would otherwise have the participant be bridged in a new bridge with whoever they dialed.

    [1] https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Asterisk+13+Configuration_app_confbridge

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    Matthew Jordan Digium, Inc. | CTO
    445 Jan Davis Drive NW – Huntsville, AL 35806 – USA
    Check us out at: http://digium.com & http://asterisk.org

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  • Thanks for the quick response. I will absolutely check out the ConfBridge feature. Regards;
    John

    —–Original Message—–
    From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] This is actually where ConfBridge shines. The flexibility of ConfBridge’s menu options lets you build whatever custom actions you want triggered from participants in the conference.

    If you use the dialplan_exec DTMF menu option [1], you can have the ConfBridge participant bounce out to the dialplan. From there, you would execute Originate to call in another participant. Note that you need to use Originate instead of Dial, as you would otherwise have the participant be bridged in a new bridge with whoever they dialed.

    [1] https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Asterisk+13+Configuration_app_confbridge

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    Matthew Jordan Digium, Inc. | CTO
    445 Jan Davis Drive NW – Huntsville, AL 35806 – USA Check us out at: http://digium.com & http://asterisk.org

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