Locking the Webex Room

When you are using a Webex room, you may want to keep the meeting private and prevent others from inadvertently joining.

  • The Room Lock is global, meaning it bars all entry regardless of who the participant is.

  • If a participant drops out, possibly due to poor Wi-Fi on their end, you will have to re-admit them.

A Participant will be removed from the lobby if they are not admitted within 6 hours.

Locking/Unlocking a Webex Session

  1. There are two ways to Lock your Meeting while it is in session.

    1. The pop-up button:

      1. While in the Meeting, move your cursor across the window so that the buttons appear along the bottom of the Meeting window.

      2. Click on the button with three vertical dots.

      3. Click on the Lock meeting option. 

    2. The menu option:

      1. Click on the Meeting menu along the top toolbar.

      2. Click on the Lock meeting option.

        lock meeting
  2. The icon in the upper right-hand corner indicates a locked Meeting. 

    meeting is locked
  3. Repeat these steps to unlock the Meeting.

Locking the Webex Room in an Enabled UConn Classroom or Office

To lock and unlock a Webex Room, dial *5 on the keypad or remote.

Admitting and Expelling Users while the Room is Locked

Managing Webex Participants

Turning Off the Personal Room Auto-Lock

All Personal Rooms begin in a Locked state. To disable this policy, see Adjusting the Personal Room Automatic Lock.