Force new participants to be muted when they join

To override new participants' mute status so they join muted:

  1. Click the Mute on entry button.

    Mute on entry button

Mute on entry will only affect new participants, not the ones currently in the meeting.

Muted participants will stay muted until you unmute them, or till they subsequently unmute themselves. Different endpoints have different behaviors; see our knowledge base for an overview:

How will my endpoint mute/unmute controls behave when used with Cisco Meeting Server and managed by Cisco Meeting Management