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title: "Locking the Webex Room"
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<span style="color: #000c34">When you are using a Webex room, you may want to keep the meeting private and prevent others from inadvertently joining.</span>

- <span style="color: #000c34">The Room Lock is global, meaning it bars all entry regardless of who the participant is.</span>
- <span style="color: #000c34">If a participant drops out, possibly due to poor Wi-Fi on their end, you will have to re-admit them.</span>

> ℹ️ A Participant will be removed from the lobby if they are not admitted within 6 hours.

## <span style="color: #000c34">Locking/Unlocking a Webex Session</span>

1. There are two ways to Lock your Meeting while it is in session.
  1. The pop-up button:
    1. While in the Meeting, move your cursor across the window so that the buttons appear along the bottom of the Meeting window.
    2. Click on the button with three vertical dots.
    3. Click on the **Lock meeting** option.
  2. The menu option:
    1. Click on the **Meeting** menu along the top toolbar.
    2. Click on the **Lock meeting** option.
2. The icon in the upper right-hand corner indicates a locked Meeting.
3. Repeat these steps to unlock the Meeting.

## <span style="color: #000c34">Locking the Webex Room in an Enabled UConn Classroom or Office</span>

<span style="color: #000c34">To lock and unlock a Webex Room, dial</span><span style="color: #000c34">** *5**</span><span style="color: #000c34"> on the keypad or remote.</span>

> ℹ️ [Full list of available Webex Room commands](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10857709863)

## Admitting and Expelling Users while the Room is Locked

[Managing Webex Participants](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10789816586)

## Turning Off the Personal Room Auto-Lock

All Personal Rooms begin in a Locked state. To disable this policy, see [Adjusting the Personal Room Automatic Lock](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10789816576).

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