Zoom: Enabling a meeting Waiting Room
Intended for:
Zoom meeting hosts.
Scenario/Use case:
Enabling a Waiting Room in Zoom to prevent attendees from joining a meeting until the host admits them individually.
Instructions:
To enable Waiting Room for your own use:
- Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
- In the navigation menu, click Account Management then Account Settings (if you are an account administrator) or Settings (if you are an account member).
- On the Meeting tab, navigate to the Waiting Room option under In-Meeting (Advanced) and verify that the setting is enabled.
Notes:- If the setting is disabled, click the Status toggle to enable it. If a verification dialog displays, choose Turn On to verify the change.
- If the option is grayed out, it has been locked at either the Group or Account level, and you will need to contact your Zoom administrator.
- Select who you want to admit to the waiting room.
- All participants: All participants joining your meeting will be admitted to the waiting room.
- Guest participants only: Only participants who are not on your Zoom account or are not logged in will be admitted to the waiting room. If not logged in, they will have an option to log in.
- Note: If Guest participants only is enabled, you can also enable the option to allow internal participants (users on the account), to admit guests from the waiting room if the host is not in the meeting.
- Note: If Guest participants only is enabled, you can also enable the option to allow internal participants (users on the account), to admit guests from the waiting room if the host is not in the meeting.
Individual meeting
Before you can enable Waiting Room for an individual meeting, you must enable it in your meeting settings.
- Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
- Click Meetings.
- Click a meeting topic to edit it or schedule a new meeting.
- Under Meeting Options, check Enable Waiting Room.
- Click Save.
All meetings with your personal meeting ID (PMI)
Before you can enable Waiting Room for your PMI, you must enable it in your meeting settings.
- Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
- Click Meetings.
- Click the Personal Meeting Room tab.
- Click Edit this Meeting.
- Under Meeting Options, check Enable Waiting Room.
- Click Save.
Using Waiting Room
Enabling or disabling Waiting Room during a meeting
- As the meeting host, click Manage Participants.
- Click More at the bottom of the participants' window and choose Put Attendee in Waiting Room on Entry to enable or disable the feature.
Admitting participants during a meeting
- As the meeting host, click Manage Participants.
- Click Admit to have the participant join the meeting.
Admit all participants from the Waiting Room
- As the meeting host, click Manage Participants.
- Click Admit all.
Sending participants to the Waiting Room during a meeting
- As the meeting host, click Manage Participants.
- Click More next to the participant's name and choose Put in Waiting Room.