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Appendix D-Ad Hoc Conferencing and External Database Authentication
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• If the Conference IVR Service is configured to prompt for the Conference password, the
participant is requested to enter the conference password. In this flow, the conference
password is not validated with the external database application, only with the MCU.
— If the wrong password is entered, he/she is disconnected from the conference.
• If the correct conference password is entered, the participant is prompted to enter the
chairperson identifier key.
— If no identifier is entered, the participant is connected to the conference as a
standard participant.
• If the chairperson identifier is entered, the participant is prompted to enter the
chairperson password.
• When the participant enters the chairperson password or his/her personal password, it
is sent to the external database application for validation.
— If the password is incorrect the participant is disconnected from the MCU.
• If there is a match, the participant is granted the right to join the conference as
chairperson. In addition, the external database application sends to the MCU the
following parameters:
— Participant name (display name)
— Participant Information, such as the participant E-mail. These fields correspond to
Info 1, 2, 3 and 4 fields in the Participant Properties - Information dialog box.
To enable conference access validation for all participants the following conferencing
components are required:
• The external database must hold the Chairperson Password or the participant’s Alias.
• The Conference IVR Service assigned to the conference (defined in the Profile) must be
configured to check the external database for the Chairperson password only when the
participant enters the chairperson identifier key (either pound or star). In addition, it
must be configured to prompt for the chairperson identifier key and password.
System Settings for Ad Hoc Conferencing and External
Database Authentication
Ad Hoc Settings
Before a participant can initiate an Ad Hoc conference (with or without authentication), the
following components must be defined:
• Profiles
Defines the conference parameters for the conferences that will be initiated from the Ad
Hoc-enabled Entry Queue. For more details, see "Conference Profiles” on page 2-1.
• Entry Queue IVR Service with Conference ID Request Enabled
The Entry Queue Service is used to route participants to their destination conferences,
or create a new conference with this ID. For details, see "IVR Services” on page 17-1.
In Ad Hoc conferencing, the Conference ID is used to check whether the destination
conference is already running on the MCU and if not, to start a new conference using
this ID.