Teams – Limiting a Lobby to Invite Only

Open Teams. 
 

Open Calendar on the left-side panel. It should be fourth from the top. 
 

Click “New” in the top-right corner. If you click the drop-down, click “Event”. 
 

This will open the “New event” window. 
 

Type in the title of your event. 
 

Type in the group or users that will be required to attend. 
 

Change the time and date as needed. 
 

Add a room or location if the meeting is in person. 
 

If the meeting is not, skip this blank and toggle on Teams meeting. The toggle should be purple when on. 
 

Type in the description of the meeting and add any files in the description as needed. 
 

Next to the toggle for Teams meeting, click “Options”. This will open the “Meeting options” window. 
 

Under “Meeting access”, the first drop-down menu will be “Who can bypass the lobby?” Click “People who were invited”. 
 

Toggle off the “People dialing in can bypass the lobby” button. 
 

Leave “Who can admit from the lobby” as “Organizers, co-organizers, and presenters”, as is defaulted. 
 

Leave “Show meeting info on join screen” as “Users allowed to by pass the lobby”, as is defaulted. 
 

Toggle off the “Announce when people dialing in join or leave” button. 
 

Toggle on “Require unverified participants to verify their info before joining” button. This will make sure students and other TAMUV-users are logged in during the meetings. 
 

Leave all other Meeting Options the same and click “Apply”.