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Private Session

If you and another person are in the same main room, you may be able to intiate a private session with the other person. You both stay connected to the main room, but you also open a second session with just the two of you.

To open a private session:

1. To initiate a private session with someone, right-click the person's name in the Invited List and select Private Session.
   
   
2. The invited person sees a pop-up window asking them to accept the invitation. They accept, and join the session.
   
   

If you are initiating the session and you are using hotComm Standard/Pro, you can then add other people to the same private session. Right-click the next person's name and select Private Session, then do the same for each person you want to add.

Note about Private Sessions:

• You can only be in one private session at a time.
  
  
• hotComm CL user-level people cannot initate private sessions. However, the user can send a private message to a presenter or moderator, who can then invite the user to a private session.
  
  A hotComm CL moderator or presenter can initiate a private session with one individual.
  
  hotComm Lite users cannot initiate private sessions.
  
  A hotComm Standard/Pro user or moderator can initiate a private session with one individual and then invite other individuals to that session.
  
  
• The connectivity in a private session is different than that in a main room, and the success of multi-media features in the private session depends more on the individual's equipment, bandwidth, etc. than in the main room. Be prepared for individual variations.
  
  
• Although we do not disable features in the private session, private sessions were designed for quick conferences, not as secondary presentation rooms, and not all features are supported.
  
  
• The microphone setting for a private session is Push-to-talk.
  
  Open mic ability can be enabled for private sessions from a room; there is charge for this, so if you are interested in this, please see your hotComm Account Manager.
  
  

Rev: 4/1/09