Cohosts who you assign when you schedule meetings from your Webex site can also start a meeting. During the meeting, go to the participants list. Right-click the name of the attendee you want to make a cohost and click Make Cohost > OK. The attendee receives a notification that they’re a cohost of the meeting.
In the list of attendees you will see a small icon next to the persons who also have an account on your Webex site. By selecting this icon, you can make this person a co-host of this meeting. You will notice that guests (i. e. persons without an account on your Webex site) cannot be selected as co-host.
Moreover, what if I am not able to attend a WebEx Meeting?
One way to consider this is if you are not able to attend one of your Webex meetings, you can designate an alternate host to take over the host role for you. An alternate host must be someone with a Webex Meetings host account at UW Madison. You can designate one or multiple alternate host for a single meeting, or for a series of reoccurring meetings.
Sign in to your Webex site. (Example: SITENAME. webex. com) Click on the topic link of the meeting you would like to modify. Make the desired changes to the meeting.
How do I set up a cohost for a meeting?
On the Schedule a meeting page, specify the basic options for your meeting. In the Attendees field, add attendees separated by commas or semicolons, and then press Enter. To designate specific attendees as cohosts, select Make this attendee a cohost .
To designate specific panelists as cohosts, select Make this panelist a cohost. Only users with accounts in your Webex site or have host licenses can be made a cohost when you schedule a meeting or webinar. You can designate a cohost for your Personal Room on your Webex site. The following settings won’t affect your webinars .
You can’t globally add a cohost to your account but if you are scheduling the meeting, you can add an attendee and then under the Advanced Options make sure “Let me choose cohosts .” is selected. The attendee you added will have a black person icon next to their name.
If you want to give the cohost role to attendees without a host license or an account on your Webex site, you can promote them to the role after the meeting starts. Sign in to your Webex site and select Schedule a meeting .
What is a cohost and how do I use it?
A cohost can help manage the meeting, especially when there are many attendees. You can assign an attendee the cohost role during a scheduled meeting or a Personal Room meeting. When you make someone a cohost of a meeting, you’re letting them:.