Conducting a Webex Meeting
- Dan Jakubiak
This page will serve as the backbone guide for participating in a Webex meeting, or “session”. This page will contain many links that will bring you to other guides for further explanation.
To return to this guide, use the Back button in your browser or use the shortcut http://s.uconn.edu/how2webex
Types of Meetings
Personal Room
Ready to go with a click of a button
Always the same join link
Scheduled Meeting
Needs to be scheduled ahead of time
Unique join link
Can recur
More information: Which Type of Webex Session Should I Use?
Starting/Joining the Meeting
If you were invited, skip to Step 5
Navigate to uconn-cmr.webex.com and sign in with your NetID
If you do not see your meeting in Upcoming, click on Calendar in the left-hand menu.
Click Start on the meeting.
If you have Webex installed, your browser will ask for permission to open Webex. Allow it.
If you do not have Webex installed, it will download a one-time file to run a temporary application.
More information: Joining a Webex Session
Video Preview Screen
Before you start/join the session, you will see the video preview screen.
Here, check that your microphone and camera are selected: Changing Speaker, Microphone, and Camera Options in Webex
Change your virtual background (can be altered/removed during meeting): Webex Virtual Backgrounds
Click join when you are ready.
In the Meeting
A Webex meeting will run until the Host manually ends it, or until the last person leaves. If you drop out, simply rejoin the meeting using the steps above.
You may turn your camera and microphone on and off throughout the meeting by using the buttons at the bottom of the window.
Use the Room Lock if you wish to prohibit entry to the meeting: Locking the Webex Room
Use the Share button to share your screen: Share your Content in Webex
Ending the Meeting
The Host and Cohosts have the option of “end the meeting for all”.
Click on the red X to either leave the meeting or end the meeting.