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Using your Personal Room

Difference between standard Webex meeting and Personal Room (PR)

Each time a Webex meeting is scheduled, it creates a unique URL link to join the meeting.
The meeting can be joined by anybody invited whether the host is present or not.
Once the scheduled Webex meeting has finished, the link cannot be used again.

A permanent meeting link, unique to you.
No need to schedule as you can simply send people the link.
Personal Room link never changes.
Personal Rooms must be started by the host or an alternative host they have allocated.
Unlike a standard Webex meeting, if the host wants to join the Personal Room by dialing-in only, they will need to enter their host PIN to open the meeting. Others won’t be able to join until then.

	Standard Webex Meeting	Personal Room (PR)
Good for scheduled meetings?	Ideal for scheduling in your calendar.	You can schedule a PR meeting, but the host or alternate host needs to start the meeting before others can join.
Good for ad-hoc meetings?	Not great for ad-hoc meetings as they need to be scheduled first.	Ideal for ad-hoc meetings, just share the PR link.
Can the host start the meeting by dial-in only?	Joining by internet and video is highly recommended but the host can dial-in only using the number and access code in the Webex invite.	Joining by internet and video is highly recommended, but the host can dial-in only if they enter their host PIN, otherwise others won't be able to join the meeting.
Can attendees join the meeting by dial-in only?	Joining by internet and video is highly recommended but attendees can dial-in only using the number and access code in the Webex invite.	Joining by internet and video is highly recommended. Attendees can dial-in only but will be kept waiting in the 'lobby' until the host or alternate host opens the Personal Room.
Is it suitable for adjacent meetings?	Yes. The host just needs to leave a scheduled meeting and join the next one.	Yes, if the host locks their meeting once everyone has joined and unlocks it just before the next meeting. Otherwise, you might have attendees crossing over.

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By just typing Webex.new in your web browser your personal room will automatically launch if you are signed into the Webex desktop app.

Not installed the Webex desktop app yet? No worries, Webex.new will launch the page where you can download it!