Microsoft Teams Lobby - Don't Get Stuck
The MS Teams meeting lobby, also called a waiting room, requires people be admitted into the meeting. This feature can be managed in More options Security settings when the meeting is scheduled. By default, Who can bypass the lobby? is set to People in my org. While this setting works great for meeting security, an organizer can get themselves stuck in the lobby of their own meeting if they don't sign in with their UIW account.
- The simplest way to know if you are signed in is to stop before you click Join Now to assess your situation.
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If you type your name, you will end up in the lobby needing to be admitted.
- Instead of typing your name, look to the bottom of the window to find the sign in link and use your UIW email.
- If you find yourself stuck in the lobby, leave the meeting to try again and sign in.
