When creating a meeting through the Teams app:

1. On the New Meeting window, select the Who can bypass the lobby? dropdown on the righthand side.

2. Choose an option in the dropdown.

Note: This setting will determine who automatically bypasses the waiting room.

3. When a guest joins your meeting, you can choose to accept or deny them in the Participants pane :

When creating a meeting through the Outlook app:

1. On the New Meeting window, select Meeting Options.

2. Select the Who can bypass the lobby? dropdown on the righthand side.

3. Choose an option in the dropdown.

Note: This setting will determine who automatically bypasses the waiting room.

4. Click Save.

5. When a guest joins your meeting, you can choose to accept or deny them in the Participants pane :

Editing a meeting already created:

1. Click on the meeting on your Outlook or Teams calendar and choose Edit.

2. Under Meeting Details, select Meeting Options.

3. Select the Who can bypass the lobby? dropdown on the righthand side.

4. Choose an option in the dropdown.

Note: This setting will determine who automatically bypasses the waiting room.

5. Click Save.

6. When a guest joins your meeting, you can choose to accept or deny them in the Participants pane :