Automatically Admit Participants

During a Teams meeting, you can adjust lobby settings to control how participants enter the session. Updating these settings can help your meeting run more smoothly.

Why Change This Setting?

Automatically admitting participants:

Reduces interruptions caused by manually admitting attendees
Saves time in large classes or meetings
Supports smoother presentations

Guide

Update Lobby Settings

In your meeting, open Meeting options from the toolbar.
Select Security. (1)
Locate Who can bypass the lobby? (2)
Choose your preferred setting. (3)

Recommended: People in my org (LWTech)
Under Who can admit from the lobby?, choose who is allowed to admit participants. (4)

Enable the Green Room (Optional)

You may also choose to enable the Green Room. (5)

The Green Room is a private virtual backstage space for organizers and presenters. It allows you to:

Prepare before participants join
Review materials
Discuss roles with co-presenters
Make final adjustments

Participants cannot see or hear presenters while they are in the Green Room.

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Important Note

Best Practice @LWTech:

It is recommended to select People in my org (LWTech) so participants must sign in with their LWTech accounts. This ensures they can access shared content and fully participate in the meeting while on a secure account.