Try Microsoft Teams Copy and improve the virtual meeting experience for users. It helps ensure that Virtual meeting experience For users, it's not much different from actual meetings. An example of this is the lobby feature in Microsoft Teams.
Typically, a doorman controls access to a meeting room. This prevents uninvited guests from intruding or ensures that meeting hosts have enough time to settle in before other guests join them. The Microsoft Teams lobby function works like a physical waiting room. Here are two ways to enable it for your virtual meetings.
Things to note when managing a Microsoft Teams Lobby
Here are some things to keep in mind when trying to control invitee access to a meeting:
- For some organizations, the organization administrator controls the default settings for meeting participants.
- As the meeting organizer, if participants from your organization are invited, they may be allowed to bypass the meeting room by default.
Enable the lobby by editing the meeting options.
If your organization's administrator controls default meeting settings, you can still manage access to your meeting. Before starting a meeting, you can do this using the meeting options. Here's how it works:
Step 1: turn on Microsoft Teams app Your.
Step 2: tap on calendar icon in the left column.
Step 3: tap on New meeting icon To schedule a meeting, click in the right corner.
Step 4: Add Required attendees And other meeting details and send The invitation.
Step 5: Back to view Calendar and open the meeting Which I just scheduled.
Step 6: Click pop-up window To open Meeting Settings.
Step 7: Go to Available options Top of Microsoft Teams and select Meeting OptionsThis will launch a page in your web browser.
Step 8: About Options offered For your new meeting. Click Drop-down menu next to Who can bypass the lobby? option.
Step 9: Click the arrow Drop-down menu To reveal a list of options, select "Only me" at the bottom of the list.
Step 10: click on the button save.
Step 11: Joined the meeting Wait for the meeting to be attended. When any of them joins the meeting, you should get Instant message To notify you of the presence in the lobby.
Step 12: You can click "Acceptance" To add any of them to the meeting. On the other hand, you can click Lobby view To see everyone in the hall.
Step 13: Go to the right to see all the people in the lobby. You can choose Accept or reject participants By clicking √ (optional) Or × (View) Straight.
You can choose other settings when choosing who can bypass the lobby. For example, if you choose People I invite, only those people can bypass the lobby for this meeting.
Enable the lobby by changing participant settings.
If you forgot to adjust your meeting options before starting a meeting, don't worry. You can still restrict access for other invitees. All you have to do is change your participant settings during your meeting. Here's how it works:
Step 1: in window Teams meetings Yours, move the cursor to the right and click on three delete button , also known as More actions.
Step 3: About Options offered For your new meeting. Click Drop-down menu Next to who can bypass the hall?
Step 4: Click drop down arrow To reveal a list of options, select Only me.
Step 5: Click save.
Step 6: come back to me Your meeting New participants will now be waiting in the lobby. When any of them joins the meeting, you should get Instant notification In attendance in the hall.
Step 7: You can click "Acceptance" To add any of them to the meeting. Alternatively, you can click View Rahul To see everyone in the hall.
Step 8: Go to the right to see All people in the hallYou can choose to accept or reject any participant by clicking on √ (optional) Or × (cross mark) , respectively.
Download team attendance at the meeting
If you have multiple people on your meeting invite list, it can be difficult to keep track of who's attending. To save yourself the hassle of mentally taking notes, you can Download Teams meeting attendance During and after the meeting.
