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Configuring the general settings in RingCentral Rooms

Last updated on July 14, 2022

You can access and configure the general settings of RingCentral Rooms from your controller device. RingCentral Rooms supports cross-platform peripheral devices.

To get to your general settings, go to Settings > General on your controller device.

Welcome message: Enable or disable to play a greeting when a rooms joins a meeting.
Display experience feedback survey: Enable or disable to prompt participants for feedback at the end of a meeting.
Auto-accept incoming video invite when not in a meeting: Allows you to automatically join video meetings if you are not in a meeting.
Do Not Disturb during meetings: Enable or disable Do Not disturb mode when the Room is in a meeting or phone call.
Display as private meeting: Set a meeting to private to show the host and room name instead of the subject title. To learn more, see Setting a meeting to private in RingCentral Rooms.
Hide host name for private meetings: Hide the host’s name from the meeting display so it shows only the name of the room for a private meeting.
Allow voice control: Enable or disable voice command to join meetings. To learn more, see Enabling voice command on the RingCentral Rooms controller.
Dim screens when idle: Enable or disable dimming screens after five minutes of inactivity.
Require pairing code when devices connect to room: Enable or disable to require a pairing code for all devices trying to connect to the room.
Kiosk mode: Enable to keep Room controller locked so users can only access the Rooms app. Learn more about Kiosk Settings for RingCentral Rooms Controller.
Show upcoming meetings on Room display: Enable or disable the upcoming meetings list on your Room display.
Use personal meeting ID for instant meetings: This setting is available when Personal Room is enabled in your Online Account. Enable or disable using your personal meeting ID to start instant meetings in RingCentral Rooms.
Closed captions: Enable or disable closed captions during a meeting. Learn more about using closed captions.