PGi offers Microsoft^® Office Live Meeting web conferencing service in conjunction with its on-demand audio conferencing solution, ReadyConference^® Plus. Live Meeting call controls are accessible via a web interface that provides hosts with full desktop control of a virtual group meeting.

This integrated solution empowers users to manage their audio conference directly from the Live Meeting web interface with features, including:

• Dial-out capabilities to place attendees into an audio conference
• Dial-out capabilities to add additional participants to a conference
• Individual controls for mute and unmute
• Additional presenter controls including “mute all”, the ability to remove selected participants from the meeting, and the ability to lock a call for increased security

Configuring PGi Audio Integration with Live Meeting

It is easy to enable PGi’s audio integration with Live Meeting. Use the following steps when scheduling a meeting through the Live Meeting interface:

1. Log in to your Live Meeting conference center using your login credentials. 
2. Click Schedule a Meeting.
3. From the Schedule a Meeting interface, select the Meeting Options button.
4. Select the “Audio” configuration option.
5. Select Premiere Global as the conferencing provider. Then enter your ReadyConference Plus toll number, toll-free number and passcode in the appropriate fields.
   Note: If you logged into Live Meeting through PGiMeet, the audio numbers and passcodes should already be entered in the appropriate fields.
6. Select Set as Default to save this configuration. Then select OK to continue scheduling your meeting. This audio configuration has now been saved for future meetings.

Using PGi Audio Integration with Live Meeting

Now that your audio integration is configured, you may manage your ReadyConference Plus audio conferences through the Live Meeting web conferencing interface by following these steps:

1. Click Join Conference and enter the number where you would like to be called, into the fields provided. The system will place you directly into the conference. Once you are placed into the conference, a telephone icon shows who is on the audio call.
2. Conference Call Details are displayed in the “Meeting” pane in the task bar for those who dial into the conference.
3. Presenters and attendees control the audio conference through the Live Meeting interface. Presenters and attendees may mute and unmute their own lines by right-clicking on their names in the “Attendee” pane. In addition, the presenter can perform the following actions:
   1. Mute All Except Me. This can be performed by selecting the “voice” drop down in the “Attendee” pane.
      Note: The presenter cannot unmute these participants. They must unmute themselves.
   2. Mute Participant. This can be performed by right-clicking the participant’s name and selecting “mute” from the menu.
      Note: The presenter cannot unmute participants. They must unmute themselves.
   3. Lock Conference. The presenter can lock the audio and web meeting to block additional participants from joining. This can be enabled by selecting the Lock button under the Meeting pane in the task bar. Select Unlock to unlock the conference.
   4. Call Someone. The presenter can dial out to individuals and add them to the audio conference. Select Invite -> Call Someone under the “Attendee” pane, then enter the number you would like the system to dial.
   5. Remove from Meeting. This can be performed by right clicking the participant’s name and selecting Remove from Meeting from the menu. This participant will be removed from both the audio and web meeting.
   6. Exit and End Meeting. This will end the meeting and remove all participants and presenters from the audio and web meeting. Select the Exit and End Meeting button under the Meeting pane.