Automatic Admittance to Meetings SHOULD Be Restricted
Description
This setting controls which meeting participants wait in the lobby before they are admitted to the meeting
Policy
Anonymous users, including dial-in users, SHOULD NOT be admitted automatically.
Internal users SHOULD be admitted automatically.
B2B guest users MAY be admitted automatically.
The above settings SHOULD be set in the Global (Org-wide default) meeting policy.
Custom meeting policies MAY be created that allow more flexibility for specific users.
Licensing Considerations
Any Teams licensing supports this configuration.
Set Up Instructions
Microsoft Resources: Manage meeting policies for participants and guests - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn
To configure settings for automatic meeting admittance:
Sign in to the Microsoft Teams admin center.
Select Meetings -> Meeting policies.
Select the Global (Org-wide default) policy.
Under the Participants & guests section, ensure Automatically admit people is not set to Everyone.
In the same section, set Dial-in users can bypass the lobby to Off.
If custom policies have been created, repeat these steps for each policy, selecting the appropriate policy in step 3
End-User Impact
Level: Low
Internal Users will need to manually admit anonymous and/or external users to meetings when they enter the lobby.
Tips
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PowerShell Scripts
Configure Meeting Policy Set-CsTeamsMeetingPolicy (SkypeForBusiness) | Microsoft Learn
Videos
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