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Join webex meeting without host

Anwar Safian — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:14:48 GMT

Hi expert

How can attendee join webex without host join the meeting?

As a admin, I have a webex account. Every time employee want to have a meeting, they will ask me to create a meeting for them.

I just want to create a room for them, without I join the meeting.

Is that possible?

Re: Join webex meeting without host

Nithin Eluvathingal — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 10:26:55 GMT

Cohost is the feature what you are looking for.

https://help.webex.com/en-US/article/n1bqkbv/Add-cohosts-for-Webex-Meetings-and-Webex-Events-(new)

Re: Join webex meeting without host

Luis Lizarraga — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 20:16:58 GMT

Hi Anwar,

I think that the solution for your need is as follows.

As an administrator, you can allow hosts to designate a cohost or an alternate host in Webex Meetings and Webex Events. Hosts can then have that person or a video system user start the meeting in their place if they’re running late or can’t attend.

Please consider that only Webex host account holders on your site can be designated as a cohost or alternate host.

For more details on how to do proceed, depending on if you manage your webex site from the Site admin page or from the Control hub page:

https://help.webex.com/en-US/article/2lrm1k/Allow-Users-to-Choose-an-Alternate-Host-or-a-Cohost-on-Your-Webex-Site

I hope the above details are helpful and clarifying.

Best Regards

Re: Join webex meeting without host

Anwar Safian — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 02:54:12 GMT

Hi Luis

So host cannot appoint guest as cohost right?

Because Zoom has this feature, admin create a room, then give the url room to everyone using whatapps etc, then everybody can join it although admin doesn't join it and everybody are guest who doesn't have Zoom account.

Hope Cisco will make this feature available.

Re: Join webex meeting without host

Nithin Eluvathingal — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 05:07:54 GMT

Webex does the same, Host schedule the meeting and Send the meeting invitation through mail. But if you want to share the URL by WhatsApp, You can copy the URL and share it .Using the shared link,Participants join the meeting .

So host cannot appoint guest as cohost right? No. Host can make guest a cohost.

Cohost can be assigned from the scheduling page . Or the Host can make some one as a cohost during the meetings.

Different Cohost settings are available under the scheduling options.

From attendee list you can assign a cohost.

Re: Join webex meeting without host

Anwar Safian — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 05:17:57 GMT

Hi Nithin

Thanks for you reply.

However, in Cohost setting as you shown above, I can see only person who has Webex account with this site(so it means my company webex account), only can be cohost.

The zoom feature, regardless has account or not, regardless all person that join the meeting is guest, can join the meeting without me to join/involve/open the room.

Is setting you show above can do like that?

Re: Join webex meeting without host

Roger Kallberg — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:23:35 GMT

If you use Personal Meeting Room (PMR) to schedule the meeting I think that you would get the same meeting experience as what you describe.