1.8 Joining a Meeting

Attendees do not need to be a Novell Conferencing member to attend a Web meeting.

Attendees cannot join a meeting if the host has not started the meeting.

1.8.1 Joining a Public Meeting

For a public meeting in Novell Conferencing, anyone who has received the meeting URL or an e-mail about the meeting can join the meeting.

  1. Do one of the following:

    • Click the meeting link in the e-mail you were sent.

    • Copy and paste the unique meeting URL you received into a browser.

  2. Specify your display name (the name that is displayed to others in the Web meeting) and click OK.

1.8.2 Joining a Private Meeting

A private meeting in Novell Conferencing occurs when the host has set up a meeting key that attendees must have in order to enter the meeting. The meeting key is displayed in the e-mail that the host sends to the invitees, or the host can send it along with the meeting URL.

  1. Do one of the following:

    • Click the meeting link in the e-mail you were sent.

    • Copy and paste the unique meeting URL you received into a browser.

  2. In the Attendee Key field of the Join Meeting dialog box, specify the meeting key.

  3. Click Join Meeting.

  4. Specify your display name (the name that is displayed to others in the Web meeting) and click OK.