New Features Alert: Lock Meeting and End Meeting for All

End a meeting for all participants

The end meeting for all feature allows you to choose between exiting a meeting room and ending the meeting for everyone. 

Why did we implement this change? Think about a scenario where you have many external conference participants. The meeting is over, and you leave, but your clients continue to speak. We could imagine this being a problem in a few cases. A real estate agent, for example, would probably not want his clients to stay and talk after the meeting ends. Many users prefer to end the meeting and kick everyone out subtly. 

You're wondering who can end the meeting for all participants? Anyone with an Eyeson license can do so when they click on exit. Guests will not be able to end the meeting for everyone. Since we only distinguish between Eyeson users and guests, all members can end the meeting. Why? Because we have a hierarchical approach to our video meetings. Unlike most competitors, we do not have roles, meaning everyone can use the same features. For transparency reasons, users will be notified about the person who ended the meeting.

Lock your Eyeson meeting

Lots of you have requested the lock meeting feature. While you have been able to lock the room until now, you can now also lock a meeting. This feature allows you to lock your ongoing meeting and ensure that no unwanted guests will join in on your private conversation. Imagine you are meeting with a client and want to discuss the call with your teammate after the meeting has ended. Locking the room prevents your client from returning and eavesdropping on your conversation.

You will also want to lock the room during a board meeting or any other meeting where sensitive information is shared. Once you know that everyone is in the meeting room, lock it, and you can be assured that no one can enter from now on. The lock room feature prevents more attendees from entering, even if they are room members. 

Is there a way for users to join my video meeting without me noticing? Generally speaking, no. You will always be notified when someone enters the room. But imagine you are sharing your screen and someone enters the room meanwhile. You will not want to go back and check who it is. Locking the room will allow you to ease your mind. 

Will I be able to re-enter a locked meeting?

But what happens if someone leaves the locked room? That person can still come back, even if the room is locked. However, no one who wasn't there when the meeting was locked will be able to join.

Good to know: If you find yourself in a locked room and want to add someone new, you can end the meeting for everyone. This way, you can close and start a new unlocked meeting from the same room.

New to Eyeson? For more info on locking a room, please visit our help center article . If you want to know how to end the meeting for everyone, make sure to read this.