> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.dingtalk.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to Use the Waiting Room? > Use the DingTalk meeting waiting room to admit participants one by one, screen unknown joiners, and keep sensitive discussions private until the host is ready. After the waiting room is enabled, all participants must wait there before joining. They can enter only after the host or co-host approves them. Members in the waiting room cannot start calls and cannot see the list of people who have not joined. ## Availability Only the host or co-host can enable the waiting room. ## Enable the Waiting Room The waiting room is useful for multi-round interviews, performance conversations, business negotiations, and other scenarios where participants need to be separated to protect privacy. ### Enable the Waiting Room on Desktop **Method 1:** During a meeting, click **Security** at the bottom, then turn on **Waiting Room**. ![](https://alidocs.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com/res/r4mlQ5bJ4LJoZlxo/img/cbecbec8-88f7-4187-b5ca-ee386757138a.png) **Method 2:** During a meeting, click **Members** at the bottom to open the member management panel. Click **Meeting Control** in the lower-right corner, then turn on **Waiting Room**. ![](https://alidocs.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com/res/r4mlQ5bJ4LJoZlxo/img/75c8447e-5068-46d2-bf7b-b7c133d55548.png) After the waiting room is enabled, members who join first enter the waiting room and wait until the host admits them. The host also receives a notification when a user enters the waiting room. ### Enable the Waiting Room on Mobile During a meeting, tap **More** in the lower-right corner, tap **Security**, then turn on **Waiting Room** in the security settings. ![](https://alidocs.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com/res/r4mlQ5bJ4LJoZlxo/img/7e2b3399-fb41-4575-9b99-45e392771168.png?x-oss-process=image/crop,x_0,y_224,w_5138,h_5056/ignore-error,1) After the waiting room is enabled, members who join first enter the waiting room and wait until the host admits them. The host also receives a notification when a user enters the waiting room. ## Manage Waiting Room Members as Host ### Admit or Remove Waiting Room Members on Desktop **Method 1 - From the member management panel** Prerequisite: The waiting room is enabled and members are waiting. During a meeting, click **Members** at the bottom to open the member management panel. In the waiting room group, choose **Admit** or **Remove** for the waiting member. ![](https://alidocs.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com/res/r4mlQ5bJ4LJoZlxo/img/d6041146-f7e6-4f27-af69-0e3f3261cbca.png) **Method 2 - From the notification** When the host receives a notification that a user has entered the waiting room, click **Admit** in the notification. ![](https://alidocs.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com/res/r4mlQ5bJ4LJoZlxo/img/9edd4e93-7c8c-4a26-ab67-f192f5cf55c9.png) ### Admit or Remove Waiting Room Members on Mobile **Method 1 - From the member management panel** Prerequisite: The waiting room is enabled and members are waiting. During a meeting, tap **Members** at the bottom to open the member management panel. In the waiting room group, choose **Admit** or **Remove** for the waiting member.
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**Method 2 - From the notification** When the host receives a notification that a user has entered the waiting room, tap **Admit** in the notification. ### Move an In-Meeting Member to the Waiting Room on Desktop During a meeting, click **Members** at the bottom to open the member management panel. In the joined members group, click the icon on the right side of the member, then select **Move to Waiting Room**. ![](https://alidocs.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com/res/r4mlQ5bJ4LJoZlxo/img/a9c17699-e2bc-4db3-97d3-5ba35090dc13.png) ### Move an In-Meeting Member to the Waiting Room on Mobile During a meeting, tap **Members** at the bottom to open the member management panel. In the joined members group, tap the member, then select **Move to Waiting Room**. ![](https://alidocs.oss-cn-zhangjiakou.aliyuncs.com/res/KM7qeobpxvV6Wlpj/img/a5f93da1-7cea-4fd1-909a-ce9326811cf6.png?x-oss-process=image/crop,x_0,y_394,w_7750,h_7798/ignore-error,1)