When creating a Microsoft Teams Meeting, you will have options to allow certain people or groups to bypass the lobby when joining a meeting.
Below is the settings screen for a typical Teams Meeting.
Who can bypass the lobby?
| Policy value: | Everyone | People in my org, trusted orgs, and guests | People in my org and guests | People in my org | People who were invited | Only organizers and co-organizers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organizer and co-organizers | Bypass | Bypass | Bypass | Bypass | Bypass | Bypass |
| People in your organization | Bypass | Bypass | Bypass | Bypass | People who were sent or forwarded an invite bypass; others wait in the lobby | Lobby |
| Guests | Bypass | Bypass | Bypass | Lobby | People who were sent or forwarded an invite bypass; others wait in the lobby | Lobby |
| People in trusted organizations | Bypass | Bypass | Lobby | Lobby | People who were sent or forwarded an invite bypass; others wait in the lobby | Lobby |
| Anonymous participants | Bypass | Lobby | Lobby | Lobby | People signed in to nontrusted organizations in external access bypass the lobby; others wait in the lobby. | Lobby |
- People in my org and guests - This is the default setting. This would allow anyone with the organizer or co-organizer role for that meeting, anyone with a UF account, and guests to bypass the lobby.
- Everyone - This will allow anyone to bypass the lobby.
- People in my org, trusted orgs, and guests - Anyone with a UF account, a trusted organization, or guests bypass the lobby.
- People in my org and guests - Anyone with a UF account and guests bypass the lobby.
- People in my org - Anyone with a UF account bypasses the lobby.
- People who were invited- Anyone with the organizer or co-organizer role for that meeting and anyone who was sent or forwarded an invite bypass the lobby.
- Only people who were invited applies only to participants who were sent an invite directly, who are part of an invited distribution list (of up to 10,000 users), or to whom an invite was forwarded. Users added via Invite members in a channel meeting wait in the lobby.
- Only organizers and co-organizers - Anyone with the organizer or co-organizer role for that meeting bypass the lobby.
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