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Muting all participants when they join a meeting in zoom app

ByCorporate Guider Home, Zoom

All participants in a meeting can have the option to be automatically muted by the account owner or admin when they join. All participants’ audio will be disabled when they first join the meeting due to this setting. Participants can choose whether they would like to be muted or unmuted during a meeting by the host. It is clear that these settings can help you manage participants and keep your meeting on track as well as prevent interruptions and distractions.

Prerequisites for automatically muting participants when they join a meeting

  • Ownership or admin privileges of the account

How to enable or disable Mute all participants when they join a meeting

Account

All users within an account have the option of muting all participants when they join a meeting, which can be done as follows:

  1. Admins have the privilege to edit account settings as part of the Zoom web portal as long as they are logged in as an administrator.

  2. You can access account settings by clicking on the Account Management option in the navigation menu.

  3. Click on the Meeting tab on the left side of the screen.

  4. If you would like to enable or disable the Mute all participants when they join a meeting toggle under Schedule Meeting, click on the toggle button.

  5. The change needs to be confirmed by clicking Enable or Disable if a verification dialog appears.

  6. The next step is to determine whether you would like this setting to be mandatory for all users in your subscription, so click on the lock icon, and then click Lock to confirm that you want this setting to be mandatory.

Group

During the joining process for a group of users, you will have the option of muting all the participants:

  1. If you have the privilege to edit groups on the Zoom web portal, you must log in as an administrator.

  2. Click on the User Management option in the navigation menu, followed by the Group Management option.

  3. On the left hand side of the screen, click the name of the applicable group.

  4. Click on the Meeting tab on the left side of the screen.

  5. If you are unsure whether you want to enable or disable Mute all participants whenever they join a meeting, you can toggle the option under Schedule Meeting.

  6. Click Enable or Disable if a dialog box displays to verify that the change was made.
    Note: There may be a possibility that the option has been locked at the account level and you need to change it at that level if the option is grayed out.

  7. The user can make this setting compulsory for all members of the group by clicking the lock icon, and then clicking the Lock icon to confirm that this setting is mandatory.

User

The following instructions can be used for enabling or disabling Mute all participants when they join a meeting for your own use:

  1. You will be able to sign into your Zoom account once you have logged in.

  2. Click Settings from the menu at the top of the page.

  3. Click on the Meeting tab on the left side of the screen.

  4. If you are unsure whether you want to enable or disable Mute all participants whenever they join a meeting, you can toggle the option under Schedule Meeting.

  5. To verify the change, a verification dialog will appear. Click Enable or Disable if a verification dialog appears.
    Note: In the case of grayed out options, this means that the option has been disabled either at the group level or at the account level. Please contact your Zoom administrator if you have any questions.

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