Assign a New Host or Co-Host on RingCentral Meetings Desktop
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. Learn more.When you start a Meeting, you automatically become the Host for that Meeting. You can assign another Participant to be the new Host or a Co-Host of the meeting. Co-Hosts have the same privileges as the Hosts and Hosts are able to withdraw Co-host permissions. This feature is OFF by default.
Enable Co-Host account-wide
- Go toMeetings >Meetings Settingson the Admin Portal.
- Scroll down toIn Meeting (Basic)and enableCo-host.
Enable Co-Host in your own Extension Settings
Enable Co-Host in your own Extension Settings
- Go toSettings > Meetings.
- Scroll down toIn Meeting (Basic)and enableCo-host.
NOTE:
If the Host has to leave an on-going meeting, s/he cannot start another meeting simultaneously. How it works when enabled
How it works when enabled
- Hosts can clickManage Participantsduring a meeting.
- Hover on the Participant that you want to become the Host, and then clickMore >Make Host or Make Co-Host.
NOTE:
There are no limits when assigning multiple Co-Hosts.
If you are the Host trying to start a meeting and you are prompted that you are waiting for the Host, it may be that you are logged in to another account that is not associated with the currently scheduled meeting. Make sure you are logged in with the account that you originally scheduled the meeting with.
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Enable Co-Host account-wide
Enable Co-Host in your own Extension Settings
How it works when enabled