Using a waiting room with Zoom Rooms

The waiting room feature allows the host to control when a participant joins the meeting. As the meeting host, you can admit attendees one by one or all at once.

Requirements for using a waiting room with Zoom Rooms

• Zoom Rooms global minimum version or higher
• Waiting room enabled in the Zoom web portal
• Meeting host

How to enable or disable waiting room during a Zoom Rooms meeting

1. As the meeting host, tap Participants.
2. Tap More at the bottom of the participants' window, then press and hold a finger to the controller screen to scroll through the options. Find Enable Waiting Room and tap it. 
3. To disable the feature, tap More again and then tap Disable Waiting Room. 

How to admit participants during a Zoom Rooms meeting

1. As the meeting host, tap Participants.
2. Tap Admit to have the participant join the meeting.

How to admit all participants from the waiting room during a Zoom Rooms meeting

1. As the meeting host, tap Participants.
2. Tap Admit all.

How to send participants to the waiting room during a Zoom Rooms meeting

1. As the meeting host, tap Participants.
2. Tap the participant's name, then press and hold a finger to the controller screen to scroll through the options. Find Put in Waiting Room and tap it.

How to customize the waiting room for a Zoom Rooms meeting

Zoom Rooms version 6.6.0 or higher allows hosts and participants to fully utilize customization options.

• If a remote participant joins a meeting hosted in a Zoom Room, they will experience the waiting room settings configured by the host. 
• If a Zoom Room joins a meeting as a participant, in-room users will experience the waiting room settings configured by the host.