How do attendees NOT get stuck in Virtual Lobby on Skype For Business?
Article ID: 936 | Last Updated: Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 4:40 PM
I've set up a Skype For Business (SFB) Meeting, but last time I did this everyone who tried to attend told me they were stuck in a "Virtual Lobby" or something; how do I make sure that doesn't happen again??
The Virtual Lobby happens when you are using the default Meeting Room in your SFB account. Here's how to change that:
Creating Unique Videoconference IDs (Dynamic IDs) for secure meetings (and to get rid of the Virtual Lobby):
- Windows:
- Create a Skype For Business meeting in your Outlook calendar as you normally would (see Skype For Business (SFB) Quick Access - UBCO perspective )
- Click on Meeting Options in Skype Meetings box
- Under "Where do you want to meet online?" select "A new meeting space (I control permissions)"
- Under "These people don't have to wait in the lobby" select "Anyone (no restrictions".
- You can also choose whether or not you'd like an announcement for when people enter or leave
- Under "Who's a presenter?" select "Anyone (no restrictions)"
- Click on box "Remember settings" and click on OK
- Mac:
- Create a Skype For Business meeting in your Outlook calendar as you normally would (see Skype For Business (SFB) Quick Access - UBCO perspective )
- Click on the down-arrow beside "Online Meeting" (the following items and their wording may vary slightly depending on what version of Outlook you are using)
- Click on "Set Access Permissions" or choose "Customize access levels, presenter options, and phone settings"
- A dialogue box will open
- Choose the "Access" tab
- Set level slider to "Everyone"
- Choose the "Presenter" tab
- Under "Who can be a presenter:" choose "Everyone (no restrictions)"
- If you have a "Phone" tab, choose that and set the access level to let everyone in; put a check in the box "people dialing in by phone can bypass the lobby"
- Click in box "Remember settings"
- Click on OK
- You or your guests may need a PIN to get into SFB meetings by phone.
- Everyone has to have their own PIN; yours won't work for others because it's tied to your UBC phone number
- You should have a PIN automatically assigned as part of working at UBCO.
- If that's not the case, contact Vancouver IT to ask for a Skype For Business phone PIN: