MS Teams Meeting - Guest bypass lobby?

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MS Teams Meeting - Guest bypass lobby?

Tam Quang 0

Hi,

I'm wondering what the definition of 'Guest' is in the Meeting options, please?

I set up a meeting in organization 1 with the option 'People in my organization and guests' for the 'Who can bypass the lobby?' but neither a user from another tenant nor a guest (who doesn't log into MS Teams) can bypass the lobby.

However, when I change the setting to 'People in my organization, trusted organizations, and guests' then only a user from another tenant (aka organization) bypasses the lobby while a guest (who doesn't log into MS Teams or only logged in with the personal account) cannot bypass the lobby.

It is only when I change the setting to 'Everyone', then guest (who doesn't log into MS Teams or only logged in with a personal account) can bypass the lobby.

Thank you,

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JimmyYang-MSFT 57,591 Microsoft External Staff

Hi @Tam Quang

I am afraid you misunderstand the guest definition in Teams client. To be noticed that the guest you said is not the real "guest" but just the anonymous external users.

Guest means that anyone with a business account (that is, an Azure Active Directory account) or consumer email account (with Outlook.com, Gmail.com or others) can participate as a guest in Teams, with access to teams and channel experiences.

For example:

People in my organization and guests' for the 'Who can bypass the lobby?' but neither a user from another tenant nor a guest (who doesn't log into MS Teams) can bypass the lobby.

Is this user from another tenant joined in your organization? If the answer is no, he cannot join Teams meeting.

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Tam Quang 0 Reputation points

2023-02-27T00:35:05.1366667+00:00

Hi @JimmyYang-MSFT I'm much appreciated your answer.

However, I'm still not clear on the definition of 'Guests' here - are you saying that to be a 'guest' in a team meeting, organized by organization 1, a user would need either a business account or consumer account and have guest access to the organization 1's Teams and Channels?

So, what does it mean for users who joined the meeting without an MS login and labeled as 'Guest'? It's a bit confusing on how the label was used and the real definition.
Tam Quang 0 Reputation points

2023-02-27T00:39:10.9733333+00:00

-- duplicated, please ignore
JimmyYang-MSFT 57,591 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-03-08T10:07:03.27+00:00

are you saying that to be a 'guest' in a team meeting, organized by organization 1, a user would need either a business account or consumer account and have guest access to the organization 1's Teams and Channels?

Yes, they should make sure they have been invited in Teams organizations at first.

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