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Allow users to choose an alternate host or a cohost on your Webex site

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As an administrator, you can allow hosts to designate a cohost or an alternate host in Webex Meetings, Webex Webinars, and Webex Events (classic). Hosts can then have that person or a video system user start the meeting in their place if they’re running late or can’t attend.

Only Webex host account holders on your site can be designated as a cohost or alternate host. Meetings and Webinars use the cohost role, while Events (classic) continues to use the alternate host role. For more information, see Cohosts.

1

Sign in to Webex Site Administration and go to Configuration > Common Site Settings > Options.

2

Scroll to Schedule Meeting Options section, and check any of the following:

  • To allow users to assign cohosts or alternate hosts, check Users can let other users schedule meetings on their behalf

    • Allow users to let anyone with a host account on this site host their scheduled meetings

    • Video conferencing systems in my organization can start and join meetings without a prompt.

      • Allow users to change this preference

3

Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Update.

1

Sign in to Control Hub, and go to Services > Meeting.

2

Click Sites, choose the Webex site that you want to change the settings for, and then click Settings.

3

Under Common Settings, select Scheduler.

4

In the Schedule meeting options section, select any of the following:

  • To allow users to assign cohosts or alternate hosts, toggle on:

    • Users can let other users schedule meetings on their behalf.

    • When scheduling a meeting, users can choose an alternate host (or a cohost).
    • Allow users to let anyone with a host account on this site host their scheduled meetings or Personal Room meetings.
5

Click Save.

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