asterisk users - Jan 2004 - '*' call conference?

I read the feature list of asterisk and I cannot see if it is possible
to conference a call between extensions.  Is it a supported feature of
asterisk or is it done in the UA (ATA186 in my case)

Here is what I try to do. 

	phone-a -dial-> phone-b
	tap the cradle (flash on phone-a)
	
	phone-a -dial-> phone-c
	tap the cradle (flash on phone-a)

Now I like all 3 phones in a conference call. Is this possible in
asterisk. I tried and I cannot do it that way, is there a configuration
that need to be done for call conferencing ? (Also note that asterisk
feature list do not list any feature with call-conferensing @
http://www.asterisk.org/index.php?menu=features )

Thank you in advance!


- SamW

On Mon, 2004-01-12 at 08:27, SamW wrote:
[snip]
> Now I like all 3 phones in a conference call. Is this possible in
> asterisk. I tried and I cannot do it that way, is there a configuration
> that need to be done for call conferencing ? (Also note that asterisk
> feature list do not list any feature with call-conferensing @
> http://www.asterisk.org/index.php?menu=features )
> 
For more capable conference rooms, check out the MeetMe application.

Jared Smith

Hi!
> I read the feature list of asterisk and I cannot see if it is possible
> to conference a call between extensions.  Is it a supported feature of
> asterisk or is it done in the UA (ATA186 in my case) 
As for Asterisk:
http://www.voip-info.org/tiki-index.php?page=Asterisk+PBX+functions
http://www.voip-info.org/tiki-index.php?page=Asterisk%20cmd%20MeetMe
> Here is what I try to do. 
> 
> 	phone-a -dial-> phone-b
> 	tap the cradle (flash on phone-a)
> 	
> 	phone-a -dial-> phone-c
> 	tap the cradle (flash on phone-a)
> 
> Now I like all 3 phones in a conference call. Is this possible in
> asterisk. I tried and I cannot do it that way, is there a configuration
> that need to be done for call conferencing ? 
Add a third flash on phone a and you should be there. Note that I don't 
have any analog devices and never tested this myself. And I am not sure 
that "tapping the cradle" always works as FLASH signal. This type of 
conference is closely connected to "three-way-calling" - just in case
you
need a good search term. Using MeetMe you can run bigger conferences 
without involving flashing.
> (Also note that asterisk feature list do not list any feature with
> call-conferensing @ http://www.asterisk.org/index.php?menu=features ) 
On that very page you find this which I think is quite convincing, even 
though the "bridging" might cause 1 sec of confusion:

Conference Bridging 
   Unlimited Conference Rooms 
   Access Control 

Cheers, Philipp