Understanding RingCentral Webinar roles
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You can assign four different roles in RingCentral Webinar.

* **Host**: With a license, hosts can schedule, start, and run the webinar. Hosts can also manage webinar, panelist, and attendee settings.
* **Cohost**: Cohosts can start and run the webinar on behalf of or with the host. Cohosts and hosts both have complete host controls during the webinar.
* **Panelist**: Panelists present to attendees as identified speakers. Panelists receive email invitations separate from those of attendees.
* **Attendee**: Attendees view presentations and panel discussions during a webinar. If the host has allowed it, attendees can request to speak live, or accept a host's invitation to speak live.

Pre-webinar capabilities
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|------------|--------------|--------------|
| **Feature**                                                                                           | **Host** | **Cohost** | **Panelist** | **Attendee** |
| Schedule a webinar with or without registration on the RingCentral desktop or web app                 | ✔        | ✘          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Invite cohosts and panelists from RingCentral contacts list or CSV file                               | ✔        | ✘          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Invite attendees from Outlook, Google Calendar, or an ICS file                                        | ✔        | ✘          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Invite additional cohosts, panelists, and attendees during a webinar                                  | ✔        | ✘          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Invite cohosts and panelists to a practice session that starts up to one hour before a webinar begins | ✔        | ✘          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Set up pre-configured polls                                                                           | ✔        | ✘          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Manage webinar settings                                                                               | ✔        | ✘          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Configure webinar registration form and automated emails settings                                     | ✔        | ✘          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Customize branding on registration pages and emails                                                   | ✔        | ✘          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Set up automated emails                                                                               | ✔        | ✘          | ✘            | ✘            |
| View and download registration data                                                                   | ✔        | ✘          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Manage third-party integrations                                                                       | ✔        | ✘          | ✘            | ✘            |

In-webinar capabilities
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|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------|------------|--------------|--------------|
| **Feature**                                               | **Host** | **Cohost** | **Panelist** | **Attendee** |
| Run a practice session before a webinar begins            | ✔        | ✔          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Go live to attendees with a single click                  | ✔        | ✔          | ✘            | ✘            |
| End webinar for all attendees                             | ✔        | ✔          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Join via the RingCentral desktop and web app              | ✔        | ✔          | ✔            | ✔            |
| Join via the RingCentral mobile app                       | ✔        | ✔          | ✔            | ✔            |
| Join via RingCentral Rooms                                | ✘        | ✘          | ✔            | ✔            |
| Start, pause, and resume recording                        | ✔        | ✔          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Manage participants' roles and permissions                | ✔        | ✔          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Lock the webinar to prevent new participants from joining | ✔        | ✔          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Join with audio and video                                 | ✔        | ✔          | ✔            | ✘            |
| Share screen                                              | ✔        | ✔          | ✔            | ✘            |
| Set attendees' default video layouts                      | ✔        | ✘          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Collaborate with others via group chat                    | ✔        | ✔          | ✔            | ✘            |
| Chat privately with other webinar staff                   | ✔        | ✔          | ✔            | ✘            |
| Manage Q\&A participation                                 | ✔        | ✔          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Mark questions in the Q\&A as *answered* or *dismissed*   | ✔        | ✔          | ✔            | ✘            |
| Ask questions publicly or anonymously in the Q\&A         | ✔        | ✔          | ✔            | ✔            |
| View answers and vote for questions in the Q\&A           | ✔        | ✔          | ✔            | ✔            |
| Run, create, and manage polls                             | ✔        | ✔          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Participate in polls                                      | ✘        | ✘          | ✔            | ✔            |
| Invite or allow attendees to speak                        | ✔        | ✔          | ✘            | ✘            |

Post-webinar capabilities
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|------------------------------------------|----------|------------|--------------|--------------|
| **Feature**                              | **Host** | **Cohost** | **Panelist** | **Attendee** |
| Download attendee list                   | ✔        | ✘          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Download Q\&A report                     | ✔        | ✘          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Download polls report as CSV or PNG file | ✔        | ✘          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Download registration data               | ✔        | ✘          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Share recording link with recipients     | ✔        | ✘          | ✘            | ✘            |
| Download recordings as MP4 or M4A files  | ✔        | ✘          | ✘            | ✘            |
| View shared recordings                   | ✔        | ✔          | ✔            | ✔            |