Joining the Webex Webinar

Up to 3000 Webex Webinars attendees can join webinars using Board, Desk, and Room series devices. As an attendee, you can join the meeting from your device in the same way as panelists. Your device needs to support the web engine in order for you to be able to join with it.

Attendees can join with one button to push (OBTP) or by dialing into the meeting with the webinar information. Make sure to keep the email invitation of the webinar, where you can find the webinar number and webinar password to join.

Webex allows commercial devices to join Webex for Government (FedRAMP Authorized) converged webinars, and Webex for Government (FedRAMP Authorized) devices to join converged commercial webinars, enabling seamless participation across environments.

Joining the Webex Webinar in webcast mode

When a Webex Webinar is scheduled for more than 1000 participants, it is set up in Webcast mode. This mode is designed for large audiences and offers a simplified, view-only experience.

You can join a Webcast as an attendee directly from your Cisco device. When joining, you will have the option to participate either as a panelist or as an attendee right from your device. As an attendee, you will have the same experience as you would when joining from your computer in Webcast mode, watching the stream with no chat or interactive features.

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Tap the Join Webex button and dial into the webinar from your device with the webinar number.

2

Enter the numeric password received by email. When joining a webinar in webcast mode, you will be asked to join as a panelist or an attendee.

Limitations

  • Joining webinars as attendees is supported on RoomOS 11 on cloud and cloud-aware (with Webex optimized experience enabled).

  • Joining webinars on devices isn't supported when you have the Bring your own device setting off.

  • Hosts cannot request attendees to unmute.

  • Webinars that require Sign-In or Registration will only be accessible to devices that are registered on the same organization as the Webinar is hosted on.

  • You cannot be elevated to a panelist role.

  • Joining from the Webex client is not supported.

  • The second screen will not be used on dual screen systems.