Roles in Zoom

*Roles in Meeting

For Zoom meetings, there are different roles assigned to participants in the meeting room. Each role can be managed by the person with the host role.

The host is the Zoom user who creates/owns the meeting room and has the ability to manage and configure everything in that meeting. There can only be 1 host in a meeting.
Co-hosts can manage certain aspects of the meeting. The host must assign this role to them during the meeting; they cannot start the meeting instead of the host but can assign others as co-hosts and manage people in Waiting rooms.
Alternative hosts can also manage certain aspects of the meeting, similar to co-hosts. They can start the meeting instead of the host, and the host can assign this role during scheduling the meeting. They must be Licensed users.

Comparision of Each Role in Zoom

Host

Co-host / Alternative Host

Participants

✔* refers to the ability that may not be available depending on the settings of the host in that particular meeting
**Alternative hosts can start a meeting with a Meeting ID or a link from the Invite email. The meeting will not appear on their own Zoom page.
**Co-hosts cannot start a meeting on behalf of the host. This role cannot be added in advance and must be assigned by the host during the meeting.
**Hosts and co-hosts cannot Cloud Record and Local Record simultaneously. They must choose one option only.
Alternative hosts cannot add or edit polls themselves. Permission must be set beforehand.

Roles in Webinar

Host user of Zoom is the creator/owner of a meeting room have the ability to manage and configure every aspect of the Webinar, including managing panelists and attendees. In one Webinar, there can only be one host. The host can start and stop the Webinar, turn off the cameras and microphones of panelists, remove attendees from the Webinar, and more.
Co-hosts can manage and access some control of the Webinar, such as managing attendees or starting/stopping video recording, but the Host must assign this role. Co-hosts cannot start the Webinar instead of the host.
Panelists are participants in the Webinar who can view and open cameras, share screens, annotate, and more. They must be assigned the role by the host. Additionally, the host can allow or disallow certain features of panelists, such as turning on cameras, sharing screens, and video recording.
Attendees are view-only participants who can only watch. They can turn on their microphones when allowed by the host. The viewing of the Webinar by attendees is controlled by the host, and they can communicate with the host and panelists only through Q&A and chat.

Comparision of Each Role in Role ใน Webinar

*Due to the inability to add the co-host in advance, if you need to appoint a co-host, add them to the panelist role instead. Then change them to co-host or appoint the role as alternative host to be able to start or join the practice session.

✔* refers to the ability that may not be available depending on the settings of the host in that particular meeting.

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Host

Co-host / Alternative Host

Participants

Host

Co-Host

Panelist

Attendee