/mcpInteractions Feature A call is directed to Unified Communications Manager through the enterprise PSTN H.323 or SIP gateway. The IVR prompts the user to enter the User ID, # key, PIN, # key, number 1 (to make a Mobile Voice Access call) and then the desired phone number. If the phone number is a Conference Now IVR Directory Number and the user is a meeting host, then the user must enter the PIN again. Note Users are not prompted for entering their PIN if they dial directly from their remote destination. However, if they dial from a different phone to Mobile Voice Access Directory Number, then they are prompted to enter PIN before they can make the call. If the users call Conference Now IVR Directory Number, they are prompted to enter the PIN again. Mobility MVA (Mobile Voice Access) Conference Now Restrictions The Conference Now feature has the following restrictions: • The host cannot mute attendees. • The attendee cannot mute the audio by entering DTMF digits. • The list of Conference Now participants is not supported. • Maximum number of participants in a conference is controlled by the existing CallManager service parameter "Maximum MeetMe Conference Unicast". It applies to both internal and external callers. • Maximum number of simultaneous Conference Now and MeetMe conference instances combined together is 100 per Unified Communications Manager CallManager node. • Video on hold is not supported. • The IPVMS software conference bridge only supports codec G.711 (ALaw & ULaw) and Wide Band 256k. If there is a codec mismatch between the calling device and the software conference bridge, a transcoder will be allocated. • Ensure that at least one of the following conditions are met to play the conference party entry and exit tone: • At least one conference participant is using the Cisco IP Phone. • IPVMS is the allocated software conference bridge. • When the sets up a Conference Bridge, the conference will continue with the remaining attendees irrespective whether the host is present or not. If the host wants to rejoin the conference, an announcement to enter the Attendee Access Code is played if it is configured by host. The host cannot schedule or mute attendees; therefore, the host status is no longer valid. • No audio announcement will play if the host is the first person to join the conference. However, when the host dials into Conference Now from an internal IP Phone, there is a visual display on the IP Phone showing “To Conference”. Feature Configuration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Release 15 and SUs 241 Conferencing Features Conference Now Restrictions