Overview
Zoom provides a way to hold and continue a meeting even if the host is unable to attend after scheduling the meeting. This article describes the host-absent meeting pattern.
- Enable pre-host participation
- Specify an alternate host
- Share the host key with stakeholders in advance
- Assign a new host when leaving
Enable pre-host participation
This is a way to allow participants to enter the room even before the host starts the meeting. Not all host control features, such as meeting locks and cloud recordings, are available. See Join Before waiting room , the screen will change to the following screen. Please wait until the Host for detailed configuration instructions .
Note :
For meetings that also use a waiting room , consider the option of bypassing the waiting room so that users who are allowed to enter the room are not absent .
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Specify an alternate host
A way to pre-specify who will run the meeting on your behalf instead of the host . Both the host and the alternate host must be licensed users. Also , the users that can be specified are limited to users in the same tenant .
Since the alternate host is treated the same as a normal host, you can start and manage a meeting with the waiting room enabled or a meeting that does not allow participation before the host without any restrictions.
For detailed setting method , refer to Alternate host .
Share the host key with stakeholders in advance
This is a method of acquiring host authority by the participants themselves after attending the meeting. ” Join before host ” must be enabled.
Note: For meetings that also use a waiting room , consider the option of bypassing the waiting room so that users who are allowed to enter the room are not absent .
You can find your host key on your personal profile screen .
After starting the meeting, you can get the host authority by entering the key from “Request Host” in the participant window.
The shared user will be able to gain host privileges at all meetings on that host. We recommend that you change the host key when you are done using it.
Assign a new host when leaving
A way to appoint a new host when the host leaves the meeting. Nominate one of the participants as the host.
If you exit the application without any action, such as when the host closes the PC, the one who attends the meeting earliest is automatically assigned as the host.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you have a zoom meeting without a host?
There is no need for the host to be present to start or join a Zoom meeting, as long as the host has scheduled the meeting with specific settings configured within the meeting in order to enable the start or join to occur despite the host being absent. The host should enable the feature that enables participants to join a meeting once the meeting is scheduled. In addition to this, the host should also disable the feature that enables the waiting room to be opened as soon as the meeting is announced.
Can you assign a co host in Zoom before meeting?
There is no way to assign co-hosts in advance. In order for a participant to become co-host, the host must promote them to this position. A host can also assign a user as an alternate host by using the host’s settings.
Can you assign a co host in Zoom before meeting?
There is no way to assign co-hosts in advance. In order to become a co-host, a participant must be promoted by the host. An alternative host can also be assigned by the host if he or she is unable to host themselves.
What happens when host leaves Zoom meeting?
Zoom will assign a random participant as the meeting host if the host is unable to connect to the meeting due to a power outage or internet service interruption. A meeting co-host can be selected at the beginning of the meeting by clicking on the participant’s name and selecting the option to “Assign as co-host.” The co-host can keep a meeting running if the host gets bumped off for any reason.
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