Webex FAQ

Owned by Dan Jakubiak
Last updated: Mar 11, 2022
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Faculty, students, and staff can review the sections below for answers to questions commonly asked about Webex.

How many total participants can I have in a Webex Session? 

Webex can hold up to 1,000 Participants. You may have any combination of Cohosts and Participants in Meetings and any combination of Panelists and Attendees in Webinars.

Should I use a Personal Room or a Scheduled Meeting?

Which type of Webex Session should I use?

Should I hold a Webex Meeting or a Webex Webinar?

Differences Between Webex Meetings and Webex Webinars

Review the sections below to determine whether you should hold a Webex Meeting or a Webex Webinar. 

Webex Meetings

  • Used for conversations, department meetings, online classes.

  • In a Meeting, all attendees can use their microphone, camera, and share their screen.

  • Everyone may use the Chat feature.

Webex Webinars

  • Used for one-way dissemination of information.

  • In a Webinar, only Panelists may use their camera, microphone and screen-share. Attendees may only listen and watch.

  • Attendees may use the Chat and Q&A features in order to communicate with the Panelists.

  • Panelists may use the Chat to communicate with each other privately or with the Attendees publicly.

More information: Which type of Webex Session should I use?

How long can my Webex session run?

Every session has a limit of 24 hours.

How many sessions can I run from my account at the same time?

Your Webex account can have 5 concurrently scheduled sessions. It does not matter if you are not hosting/participating in these sessions; you cannot have more than 5 sessions concurrently scheduled, even though Webex allows you to schedule more. Both Meetings and Webinars will count towards this quota.

If you need more than 5 sessions, please consider using Breakout Sessions. Otherwise, please plan on coordinating with other UConn users to have them schedule some from their account.

What should I know about Breakout Sessions?

  • Participants can be automatically sorted or manually sorted. A manual sort will take some time if you have a lot of Participants.

  • Invited Participants can be pre-assigned a Breakout Session.

  • If allowed by the Host, Participants who are using the Webex Desktop App can move themselves between Breakout Sessions.

  • The Host and Cohosts can manage the breakout sessions, but not at the same time.

  • The Host and Cohosts will not be automatically assigned to a session; they must be assigned manually. They can move from session to session.

  • Up to 100 breakout sessions; 1,000 Participants can be split split among those sessions.

  • Sessions can be named.

Can I record or livestream my Webex sessions? Can I share those Recordings?

Yes, the record and livestream functions are independent and can be activated at any time.

How do I connect my Webex to a classroom that has cameras built in?

All UConn classrooms now send their microphones to the computer and laptop USB connection.

To learn more: https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TL/pages/10889560316

How can I send my Webex invitation to a group or Listserv?

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