Creating a Broadcast

If your administrator has added you to a broadcast group, you can create a broadcast to the group if you have the necessary permission. Every member of the group who is logged in can hear and participate in the broadcast.

If there is something urgent that you need to discuss with your broadcast group, you can create an urgent broadcast. See Creating an Urgent Broadcast.

To create a broadcast:

  1. In the panel that displays the list of conversations, click the New icon.
  2. From the pop-up menu that appears, select New Call.

    The Start a New Call screen appears.

    Note: You can also select New Chat.

    If your department is not visible, your administrator has configured your system to not display your department on this screen.

    Note: If you are not logged into a Vocera device that can make calls, and do not have a console phone enabled, this option is not available to you.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • If the group that you want to call is a favorite, it appears in the Start a New Call screen. Select it.
    • In the Search field, type the first few characters of the name of the group that you want to call.

  4. Right-click the group name. From the popup menu that appears, select Broadcast Call.

    The screen indicates that a broadcast is starting on your device.