Zoom describes a waiting room as “a virtual staging area that prevents people from joining a meeting until the host is ready.” This feature is particularly useful when a host needs to control who can participate in a Zoom meeting and when a participant can enter the meeting. For example, a faculty member may need to ensure that only students in a certain section of a course are able to participate; clinicians may meet with clients one-on-one in the same Zoom meeting by allowing participants in one at a time.
Admitting or removing individual participants
- Click Participants on the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.
- In the sidebar, select Accept or Remove.
Admitting all participants
- Click Participants on the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.
- In the sidebar, select Admit All.
Related Link:
- Zoom: Enable Waiting Room
- Zoom: Connect to a Meeting through Outlook
- Zoom: Schedule a Meeting in Outlook
- Zoom: Install and Enable the Outlook Add-in (Desktop)
- Zoom: Sign-in to Zoom for Outlook
- Zoom: Connect your Zoom account with your Office 365 account
- Zoom: Prevent Participants from Screen Sharing
- Zoom: Send a Participant to a Waiting Room
- Zoom: Restrict Participants to Authenticated Users
- Zoom: Sign-In
- Zoom: Overview