To use the Waiting Room feature during a meeting, follow the steps outlined at the Zoom documentation for Using Waiting Room for your platform or device. If you select this option, then the participants can join the meeting before the host joins or without the host. This will turn on the Waiting Room for ALL of your meetings.ĭuring a meeting, hosts can enable or disable the Waiting Room, admit participants from the room individually or as a group, send participants to the room, and send text messages to participants in the room. Note: Do not turn the Waiting Room option on using the blue/gray button in your Settings. Change the option to Everyone and click Continue.Scroll down to the Waiting Room Options and click Edit Options.Click on the Settings link on the left.
To change the Waiting Room Settings to force all participants into the Waiting Room, follow these steps.