Hosting a Webex Meeting

1. Follow this guide to install the Desktop Application.

2. The application home screen will show your name, your Personal Room link, options to Start your Personal Room and the option to Schedule a meeting using Outlook. 

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   1. Click on Start a Personal Room meeting to begin your Personal Room.

   2. or click on your meeting from the list, and then click  Start to begin a scheduled meeting.

   3. Personal Room link: There will be a link displayed under your name, at the top of the page. This is the link that you will need to share with those you would like to join your Personal Room. 

3. Learn how to schedule meetings or learn how to schedule your online class.

If you are teaching an online class, use the Desktop Application. If you are using ChromeOS (Chromebook) or another Linux distro, you need to run the meeting entirely through your browser.

1. Go to http://uconn-cmr.webex.com .

2. If needed, click on the blue Sign In button.

3. Enter your UConn NetID to sign in.

Using Webex's Web App

1. When you are ready to begin,

   1. To host your Personal Room, click on the drop-down arrow within the Start a Meeting button.

   2. Choose Use web app.

   3. Click Start a Meeting.

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      To host a Scheduled Meeting, find your Meeting in the Upcoming Meetings section below your name and click Start or choose Meetings in the left-hand menu to see all of your Scheduled Meetings.

2. Learn how to change your speaker, microphone, and camera choices.

While in the meeting, learn how to "mute all" and "mute all upon entry."

This setting has to be set each time you begin your class. Once the students are in the room, they have the ability to unmute themselves.

1. Download and install the Webex app on your mobile device. Learn how to get the app: Setting up the Webex mobile App

2. Open the Webex app.

Beginning and Running the Meeting

1. If you would like to start your Personal Room, click on the START MEETING button. If you would like to begin a Scheduled Meeting, swipe your finger from the left side of the screen to the right to go to the left-hand menu. Choose your upcoming Meeting from the list.

2. You will be brought to the video preview screen.

   1. Here you can mute your microphone or camera before joining the Meeting.

   2. Make sure you are set to "Use Internet for audio."

   3. You can also switch to the rear-facing camera before you begin.

   4. If you came here from the Connecting your Webex Session to a Videoconferencing Classroom guide, be sure to use the button in the bottom left to connect to the classroom system.

      1. After this step, you may return to the guide: Connecting your Webex Session to a UConn Room - Full Guide.

3. Once in the call, you have the same options to mute your device, switch the active camera, and end the call.

4. You now have access to the "More Options" button.

5. Inside the More Options menu, you will find the Host controls.

   1. Start Live Streaming: Learn about Webex Livestreaming.

   2. Meeting Privilege: Alter Anyone can share, Mute on Entry, and Reaction settings.

   3. Audio Only Mode: See below.

Audio Only Mode

While in the app, you may enter audio only mode. This will disable incoming video and your outgoing video as well. This will decrease your bandwidth requirements.

To enter Audio Only Mode, tap on the ellipsis button to view the More Options menu. Then select Audio Only Mode. If you would like to leave this mode to return to video mode, swipe from the right to the left side of the screen.

• Students, Faculty, and Staff may begin and Host their Webex Meetings using only a phone/landline.

• This method does not use an app, but rather a normal phone call.

Calling into your Meeting

Using Webex through a phone line is known as a Telephone Bridge. Learn how to use Webex in this way: Using Webex as a Telephone Bridge.

• Hosting a Webex Meeting from a UConn Room