Webex App | Lock or unlock your meeting

By locking your meeting after it has been started, you will be able to ensure that uninvited people cannot join it. Those who have the meeting link and do not lock the meeting will be able to join the meeting if you do not lock it. You can see who is waiting to join the meeting when you lock it and let them in either one by one, or you can let everyone in at once when you lock the meeting.

There are options for locking and unlocking meetings associated with a space, such as Personal Room meetings and enhanced meetings. The ability to lock or unlock Webex scheduled meetings may also depend on the settings on your Webex site.

• You can lock the meeting by going to More during the meeting, and then selecting Lock the meeting. You can recognise that the meeting has been locked by the lock icon that appears at the top of your screen.

There are two ways of letting people into the meeting when it is locked: individually or at once.

• Unlocking the meeting can be achieved by going to More, and selecting the Unlock meeting option.

In the event that your meeting is locked, no one, including the host, will be able to dial in. There is an automatic lock option available in the meeting settings, or you can lock the meeting manually, in which case you must unlock the meeting first.

Webex Meeting preferences can be configured so your Personal Room is automatically locked after a specified number of minutes after the meeting has started. This is applicable to both Webex Self-Service Meetings in Webex App and Webex Meetings in Webex Meetings in Webex Meetings. It may be possible for you to adjust the settings for the automatic lock for your Personal Room according to the settings for your Webex site. You can set your preferences for your Webex meeting personal room here.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does it mean to lock meeting in Webex?

The more attendees you invite to a meeting, the more difficult it is for them to join the meeting until you admit them to it. At any time during the course of the session, you will be able to lock or unlock the meeting. I recommend locking your Personal Room when you have back-to-back meetings or if you need some privacy when you are in there.

How do I lock Participants in Webex?

The desktop app allows you to lock focus on the thumbnail video of a participant in Grid, or you can lock focus on a film strip from the side-by-side view or stack view if you are using the desktop app. You can then lock a participant to a specific location by selecting Lock a participant to this location.

How do I join a Webex meeting without host permission?

By enabling the option ‘Join before host’, attendees will be able to join a meeting even if the host is not there. There are unintended consequences that can occur if this setting is enabled, including the misuse of teleconference minutes in the future. Only standard Webex sites will be affected by this setting.

What is an unlocked meeting Webex?

Lock and unlock your meetings with the Webex App. If you lock a meeting after you start it, you will be able to prevent anyone who has not been invited to join from joining. There is no need to lock your meeting if you don’t want people to be able to join it if they have access to the link. It is possible to see who is waiting to join a meeting when it has been locked, and you can let each person in as they arrive, or let everyone in together at once.

How do I unlock my Webex account?

Unlocking a host account can be done by following these steps:

• Click on the Site Administration link on the left side of the Webex page.

• From the left hand side of the page, you will find a link to Users or User Management.

• The Username: or Email: field needs to be filled in with the user’s search criteria, and then clicking on the Search button will locate the user.

• You can unlock the account you wish to unlock by clicking on the name link next to the account name.

Can anyone access a Webex meeting?

Can I join a Webex meeting without having a Webex account? In order to participate in meetings that you are invited to, you do not need a Webex account. There is an email invitation that must be sent to you so that you can get the information you need to join the meeting. You will need to contact the organizer of your meeting in order to receive the invite.

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