Under 'Who can be a presenter:' choose 'Everyone (no restrictions)'.

Click on 'Set Access Permissions' or choose 'Customize access levels, presenter options, and phone settings'.

Click on the down-arrow beside 'Online Meeting' (the following items and their wording may vary slightly depending on what version of Outlook you are using).

Create a Skype For Business meeting in your Outlook calendar as you normally would (see Skype For Business (SFB) Quick Access - UBCO perspective ).

Click on box 'Remember settings' and click on OK.

Under ' Who's a presenter?' select 'Anyone (no restrictions)'.

You can also choose whether or not you'd like an announcement for when people enter or leave.

Under ' These people don't have to wait in the lobby' select 'Anyone (no restrictions'.

Under ' Where do you want to meet online?' select 'A new meeting space (I control permissions)'.

Click on Meeting Options in Skype Meetings box.

Create a Skype For Business meeting in your Outlook calendar as you normally would (see Skype For Business (SFB) Quick Access - UBCO perspective ).

Here's how to change that:Ĭreating Unique Videoconference IDs (Dynamic IDs) for secure meetings (and to get rid of the Virtual Lobby): The Virtual Lobby happens when you are using the default Meeting Room in your SFB account. I've set up a Skype For Business (SFB) Meeting, but last time I did this everyone who tried to attend told me they were stuck in a 'Virtual Lobby' or something how do I make sure that doesn't happen again? To learn more about MS Teams, please visit it.ubc.ca/teams There is no vendor support for Skype for Business after July 31, 2021.

MS Teams is Microsoft’s replacement for Skype for Business which is at end-of-life. Microsoft Teams is a collaboration tool that was launched for UBC August 2020 to allow UBC groups to create content and share information that they need to work together. To continue to support your collaboration needs, everyone will be moved to Microsoft Teams. UBC IT is decommissioning Skype for Business on May 31, 2021.

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