Defining Cascading Conferences
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3 In the New Entry Queue dialog box, set the Entry Queue parameters and select the Cascade check
box.
For more details on the definition of new Entry Queues refer to the MGC Manager User’s Guide,
Volume II, Chapter 1, Ad Hoc Auto Cascading and Cascading Links.
4 Click OK.
Creating the Dial-out Link between the Conference Running on the MGC and the
Conference Running on the RealPresence Collaboration Server
If the dialing is done from the MGC to the RealPresence Collaboration Server, you need to define the
cascaded link (dial-out participant) in the conference running on the MGC.
The dial-out string defined for the participant is the dialing string required to connect to the destination
conference via the Cascade-enabled Entry Queue defined on the RealPresence Collaboration Server
hosting the destination cascaded conference. The dial-out participant can be defined on the MGC as
template or assigned to the Meeting Room.
In the MGC Manager application, define a new participant as follows:
1 In the Participant Properties - Identification dialog box, enter a Participant Name
2 In the Connection Type field, select Dial-out.
3 In the Interface Type list field, select H.323.
4 There are two methods to define the dialing string to the other conference:
a Using the MCU’s IP Address and the Alias string - Method A