With the waiting room on, people who arrive ask to join, and a host or co-host lets them in.
Turn it on
- For your personal room: on the Personal room page, under Room settings.
- For a scheduled meeting: under Security when you schedule or edit it.
- During a meeting: in Participants, select ⋯, then turn on Waiting room.
Turning it off during a meeting lets everyone who's waiting in.
Let people in
When someone asks to join, you'll see a notice with their name. In Participants, under Waiting to join, select Admit or Deny for each person, or Admit all.
People you've admitted come straight back if they drop out and rejoin.
Waiting to join
After selecting Ask to join, keep the page open. You'll go in as soon as you're admitted. If you're turned away, you can ask again, up to three times.