MC795085 – (Updated) Microsoft Teams: New meeting option to control permissions for admitting participants from lobby

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check before: 2024-09-01

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Teams

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Mac, US Instances, Windows Desktop, World tenant

Status:

Rolling out

Change type:

Admin impact, Feature update, Updated message, User impact

Links:

392836

Details:

Summary:
Microsoft Teams is introducing a new meeting option allowing organizers to control who can admit participants from the lobby, with a rollout timeline updated for September to October 2024. This update aims to address current issues with meeting management permissions. No specific action is needed to prepare for this update.

Details:
Updated September 11, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft Teams: Currently, the capability to admit attendees from lobby and the capability to present are combined into one meeting role: Presenter. This frequently results in situations where meeting participants, who are not in charge of meeting management, are able to admit people from the lobby to enter the meeting, and the meeting organizer has no way to control it.
With this feature update, we are addressing this gap by introducing a meeting option for meeting organizers to be in control of who can admit people from the lobby:

The new option Who can admit from lobby will have two choices:

1. Only the organizer and co-organizers can admit from the lobby: This is the more secure option to be used for meetings where only organizers and co-organizers should be able to admit participants from the lobby.
2. The organizer, co-organizers, and presenters can admit from the lobby (default option): This mimics the current system behavior that presenters also get the right to admit participants from the lobby.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 392836
[When this will happen:]
Targeted release: We will begin rolling out late September 2024 and expect to complete by early October 2024.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early October 2024 (previously early September) and expect to complete by mid-October 2024 (previously mid-September).
General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 (previously mid-September) and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously late September).

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2024-05-23

updated:
2024-09-12

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Meeting Management Control
Without preparation, users may face confusion regarding who can admit participants from the lobby, leading to potential security risks and unauthorized access to meetings.
   - roles: Meeting Organizers, Presenters
   - references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=&searchterms=392836

User Experience Disruption
If the new settings are not communicated effectively, users may experience disruptions during meetings due to unexpected changes in lobby admission permissions, affecting meeting flow and productivity.
   - roles: Meeting Participants, IT Support Staff
   - references: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?rtc=1%26filters=&searchterms=392836

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DatePropertyoldnew
2024-09-12MC Last Updated08/02/2024 20:12:312024-09-12T00:27:42Z
2024-09-12MC MessagesUpdated August 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft Teams: Currently, the capability to admit attendees from lobby and the capability to present are combined into one meeting role: Presenter. This frequently results in situations where meeting participants, who are not in charge of meeting management, are able to admit people from the lobby to enter the meeting, and the meeting organizer has no way to control it.
With this feature update, we are addressing this gap by introducing a meeting option for meeting organizers to be in control of who can admit people from the lobby:

The new option Who can admit from lobby will have two choices:

1. Only the organizer and co-organizers can admit from the lobby: This is the more secure option to be used for meetings where only organizers and co-organizers should be able to admit participants from the lobby.
2. The organizer, co-organizers, and presenters can admit from the lobby (default option): This mimics the current system behavior that presenters also get the right to admit participants from the lobby.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 392836
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early September 2024 (previously early August) and expect to complete by mid-September 2024 (previously mid-August).
General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2024 (previously mid-August) and expect to complete by late September 2024 (previously late August).
Updated September 11, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft Teams: Currently, the capability to admit attendees from lobby and the capability to present are combined into one meeting role: Presenter. This frequently results in situations where meeting participants, who are not in charge of meeting management, are able to admit people from the lobby to enter the meeting, and the meeting organizer has no way to control it.
With this feature update, we are addressing this gap by introducing a meeting option for meeting organizers to be in control of who can admit people from the lobby:

The new option Who can admit from lobby will have two choices:

1. Only the organizer and co-organizers can admit from the lobby: This is the more secure option to be used for meetings where only organizers and co-organizers should be able to admit participants from the lobby.
2. The organizer, co-organizers, and presenters can admit from the lobby (default option): This mimics the current system behavior that presenters also get the right to admit participants from the lobby.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 392836
[When this will happen:]
Targeted release: We will begin rolling out late September 2024 and expect to complete by early October 2024.
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early October 2024 (previously early September) and expect to complete by mid-October 2024 (previously mid-September).
General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 (previously mid-September) and expect to complete by late October 2024 (previously late September).
2024-09-12MC End Time10/28/2024 08:00:002024-12-09T08:00:00Z
2024-09-12MC SummaryMicrosoft Teams introduces a new meeting option allowing organizers to control who can admit participants from the lobby. This update provides two choices: only organizers and co-organizers, or including presenters. The feature will roll out in September 2024, with no specific action required for implementation. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 392836 is associated with this update.Microsoft Teams is introducing a new meeting option allowing organizers to control who can admit participants from the lobby, with a rollout timeline updated for September to October 2024. This update aims to address current issues with meeting management permissions. No specific action is needed to prepare for this update.
2024-09-05MC Feature RingStandard Release, Targeted Release
2024-09-05MC Feature StatusScheduledRolling out
2024-08-08MC Feature Status392836
All, Scheduled
Desktop, Scheduled
Mac, Scheduled
Scheduled
2024-08-03MC Last Updated06/28/2024 23:07:052024-08-02T20:12:31Z
2024-08-03MC MessagesUpdated June 28, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft Teams: Currently, the capability to admit attendees from lobby and the capability to present are combined into one meeting role: Presenter. This frequently results in situations where meeting participants, who are not in charge of meeting management, are able to admit people from the lobby to enter the meeting, and the meeting organizer has no way to control it.
With this feature update, we are addressing this gap by introducing a meeting option for meeting organizers to be in control of who can admit people from the lobby:

The new option Who can admit from lobby will have two choices:

1. Only the organizer and co-organizers can admit from the lobby: This is the more secure option to be used for meetings where only organizers and co-organizers should be able to admit participants from the lobby.
2. The organizer, co-organizers, and presenters can admit from the lobby (default option): This mimics the current system behavior that presenters also get the right to admit participants from the lobby.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 392836
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2024 (previously early July) and expect to complete by mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July).
General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late August 2024 (previously late July).
Updated August 2, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft Teams: Currently, the capability to admit attendees from lobby and the capability to present are combined into one meeting role: Presenter. This frequently results in situations where meeting participants, who are not in charge of meeting management, are able to admit people from the lobby to enter the meeting, and the meeting organizer has no way to control it.
With this feature update, we are addressing this gap by introducing a meeting option for meeting organizers to be in control of who can admit people from the lobby:

The new option Who can admit from lobby will have two choices:

1. Only the organizer and co-organizers can admit from the lobby: This is the more secure option to be used for meetings where only organizers and co-organizers should be able to admit participants from the lobby.
2. The organizer, co-organizers, and presenters can admit from the lobby (default option): This mimics the current system behavior that presenters also get the right to admit participants from the lobby.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 392836
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early September 2024 (previously early August) and expect to complete by mid-September 2024 (previously mid-August).
General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2024 (previously mid-August) and expect to complete by late September 2024 (previously late August).
2024-08-03MC End Time09/30/2024 09:00:002024-10-28T08:00:00Z
2024-08-03MC SummaryMicrosoft Teams introduces a new meeting option allowing organizers to control who can admit participants from the lobby. This update provides two choices: only organizers and co-organizers, or including presenters. The feature will roll out in August 2024, with no specific action required for implementation. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 392836 is associated with this update.Microsoft Teams introduces a new meeting option allowing organizers to control who can admit participants from the lobby. This update provides two choices: only organizers and co-organizers, or including presenters. The feature will roll out in September 2024, with no specific action required for implementation. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 392836 is associated with this update.
2024-07-24MC Feature Status392836
All, Scheduled
Desktop, Scheduled
Mac, Scheduled
2024-06-29MC MessageTagNamesFeature update, User impact, Admin impactUpdated message, Feature update, User impact, Admin impact
2024-06-29MC SummaryMicrosoft Teams introduces a new meeting option allowing organizers to control who can admit participants from the lobby. This update provides two choices: only organizers and co-organizers, or including presenters. The feature will roll out in July 2024, with no specific action required for implementation. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 392836 is associated with this update.Microsoft Teams introduces a new meeting option allowing organizers to control who can admit participants from the lobby. This update provides two choices: only organizers and co-organizers, or including presenters. The feature will roll out in August 2024, with no specific action required for implementation. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 392836 is associated with this update.
2024-06-29MC Last Updated05/23/2024 00:52:232024-06-28T23:07:05Z
2024-06-29MC MessagesMicrosoft Teams: Currently, the capability to admit attendees from lobby and the capability to present are combined into one meeting role: Presenter. This frequently results in situations where meeting participants, who are not in charge of meeting management, are able to admit people from the lobby to enter the meeting, and the meeting organizer has no way to control it.
With this feature update, we are addressing this gap by introducing a meeting option for meeting organizers to be in control of who can admit people from the lobby:

The new option Who can admit from lobby will have two choices:

1. Only the organizer and co-organizers can admit from the lobby: This is the more secure option to be used for meetings where only organizers and co-organizers should be able to admit participants from the lobby.
2. The organizer, co-organizers, and presenters can admit from the lobby (default option): This mimics the current system behavior that presenters also get the right to admit participants from the lobby.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 392836
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early July 2024 and expect to complete by mid-July 2024.
General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2024 and expect to complete by late July 2024.
Updated June 28, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft Teams: Currently, the capability to admit attendees from lobby and the capability to present are combined into one meeting role: Presenter. This frequently results in situations where meeting participants, who are not in charge of meeting management, are able to admit people from the lobby to enter the meeting, and the meeting organizer has no way to control it.
With this feature update, we are addressing this gap by introducing a meeting option for meeting organizers to be in control of who can admit people from the lobby:

The new option Who can admit from lobby will have two choices:

1. Only the organizer and co-organizers can admit from the lobby: This is the more secure option to be used for meetings where only organizers and co-organizers should be able to admit participants from the lobby.
2. The organizer, co-organizers, and presenters can admit from the lobby (default option): This mimics the current system behavior that presenters also get the right to admit participants from the lobby.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 392836
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early August 2024 (previously early July) and expect to complete by mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July).
General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-August 2024 (previously mid-July) and expect to complete by late August 2024 (previously late July).
2024-06-29MC TitleMicrosoft Teams: New meeting option to control permissions for admitting participants from lobby(Updated) Microsoft Teams: New meeting option to control permissions for admitting participants from lobby
2024-06-29MC End Time09/09/2024 09:00:002024-09-30T09:00:00Z

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