HOWTO: Use NM to Place a Computer-to-Phone Call from a Web Page

ID: Q172274

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft NetMeeting 2.1 Software Development Kit (SDK)

SUMMARY

How do I place a computer-to-phone call from a Web page using NetMeeting?

The Callto tag enables you to call another computer running NetMeeting from a Web page. The Callto tag does not allow you to use NetMeeting to call a telephone from a Web page.

If you want to place a NetMeeting call to a regular telephone from a Web page, you must create a SpeedDial (.cnf) file and add a link to it on the Web page. This article shows you how to create a .cnf file.

MORE INFORMATION

To enable placing NetMeeting calls to a telephone from a Web page, first create a SpeedDial (.cnf) file and add a link to it on a Web page. When you click the link, the .cnf file is downloaded and a computer-to-telephone call is initiated from NetMeeting.

NOTE: Typically, .cnf files are generated when you create a speed dial entry from within NetMeeting. NetMeeting does not have the functionality to generate .cnf files to initiate computer-to-telephone calls. However, if created manually, you can use .cnf files to initiate such calls.

Steps to Create .cnf File

1. Using a text editor (such as Notepad), create a file with the following

   lines:

      [ConferenceShortcut]
      ConfName=<name>
      Address=<gateway IP address>/<phone number>
      CallFlags=2
      Transport=8

   NOTE: <name> is the conference you want to join (this value is not
   required), <gateway IP address> is the Internet Protocol (IP) address
   assigned to your gateway, and <phone number> is the number you want to
   call.

   For example, create a file with the following lines:

      [ConferenceShortcut]
      ConfName=Test
      Address=111.11.1.11/3334456
      CallFlags=2
      Transport=8

2. Save the file using a .cnf extension (for example, Mygatewaycall.cnf).

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbNetMeeting kbSDKNMeet210 kbSDKPlatform kbfaq
Version           : windows winnt:210
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: January 7, 1999