Participant Privacy & Privileges in Webex Meetings
Within Webex, you may control participant privileges.
Settings to Alter while Scheduling
Navigate to the UConn Webex homepage and click Schedule to begin scheduling your session.
Schedule your session as you normally would.
Click on Audio connection options and look at the two Mute Attendees checkboxes. Decide the restrictions you would like to apply.
If you choose to mute upon entry and disallow attendees from unmuting themselves, they will be unable to speak until a host/cohost manually unmutes them or unmutes all.
Click on Advanced options, then look at Edit meeting options.
Here, you can disable the Chat.
Video cannot be altered. You can disable the video once the Meeting begins.
You can also disable File Transfer if you would not like the students to be able to share files during the Meeting (this is different than sharing a screen or application).
Next, click on Edit attendee privileges
Here you can disallow Participants from viewing the Participant Panel. This will prevent them from seeing the list of other Participants, i.e. knowing who is in the Meeting.
You can also control who the Participants can Chat with. This setting is expanded with more options once the Meeting begins.
Settings you can Access Once the Meeting has Begun
Once you have begun your Meeting, you now have access to different options.
Meeting Menu → Options... | Participant Menu → Assign Privileges... (Ctrl+K) | |
|---|---|---|
General Tab | Participants Tab | |
Note: In the Communications tab, you can limit the chat. | ||
Disabling Content Sharing
The keyboard shortcut for this option is Ctrl + Alt + S.
Click on the Participant menu in the toolbar.
Click on Anyone Can Share to remove the checkmark.
To allow someone to share with Anyone Can Share disabled, you must designate someone as the Presenter.
Using the Participant Panel on the right, right-click on the Participant that you would like to present.
Click on Change Role to.
Choose Presenter.