Updated on 2023-01-13 GMT+08:00

Hosting a Meeting

Meeting Control Operations

Operation

Host

Guest

Muting or unmuting themselves

Supported

Supported

Muting or unmuting all participants

Supported

Not supported

Enabling or disabling the camera

Supported

Supported

Sharing a whiteboard or screen or projecting a screen

Supported

Supported

Viewing the participant list

Supported

Supported

Inviting a participant to the meeting

Supported

Not supported

Switching video layouts

Supported

Supported

Relinquishing the host role

Supported

Not supported

Requesting to be host

Not supported

Supported

Raising hands

Not supported

Supported

Extending the meeting

Supported

Not supported

Locking the meeting

Supported

Not supported

Ending the meeting

Supported

Not supported

Leaving the meeting

Supported

Supported

Disabling the Microphone or Camera

The host can disable their own microphone, speaker, or camera, or mute all guests.

Guests can disable their own microphone, speaker, or camera.

Inviting a Participant

The host can invite other users to the meeting.

  • Sharing meeting info

    Choose Participants > Invite > Share. You can share the meeting ID and guest password, or invite others to scan the QR code using the Huawei Cloud Meeting app and join the meeting.

  • Inviting contacts

    Choose Participants > Invite > Contacts, select users to be invited, and touch Calls to invite them to the meeting.

Viewing the Participant List

Both the host and guests can view the participant list.

Sharing Content

On the meeting screen, touch Share, select the content to be shared, and initiate sharing.

  • Sharing a whiteboard: Touch Share next to Whiteboard to share a whiteboard in the meeting. Other participants can annotate the whiteboard. For details about whiteboard operations, see Whiteboard Operations.
  • Projection: Share the device screen with participants using the Huawei Cloud Meeting client. For details, see Projection.
  • Sharing a screen: Touch Share screen to share the current screen.

Relinquishing or Requesting the Host Role

The host can relinquish the host role. Before relinquishing the host role, the host can obtain the host password from the meeting details in the upper left corner of the meeting screen.

After the host relinquishes the host role, participants who obtain the host password from the original host can request to be the new host.

Switching Video Layouts

The host or a guest can select a video layout, including the gallery, presenter, and PiP layout.

Raising a Hand

  • A guest can raise a hand in a meeting to ask for speaking.

    If a guest raises a hand, the host and other guests can view the hand-raising status of the guest.

    The guest can lower the hand.

  • The host can lower hands raised by guests.

    The host cannot raise a hand.

Locking a Meeting

The host can lock a meeting. Users can join the locked meeting only after being invited by the host.