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.
- Select "Manage Participants."
- Hover over the participants name and select "More."
- Select "Put in Waiting Room."
Related Links
- Zoom: Admit Participants in a Waiting Room into a Meeting
- 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: Enable Waiting Rooms
- Zoom: Restrict Participants to Authenticated Users
- Zoom: Sign-In
- Zoom: Overview
- Zoom: Turn on Live Transcription