Enable users to record their name when they join a meeting in Skype for Business Online
Important
Skype for Business Online operated by 21Vianet in China will be retired on October 1, 2023. If you haven't upgraded your Skype for Business Online users yet, they will be automatically scheduled for an assisted upgrade. If you want to upgrade your organization to Teams yourself, we strongly recommend that you begin planning your upgrade path today. Remember that a successful upgrade aligns technical and user readiness, so be sure to leverage our upgrade guidance as you navigate your journey to Teams.
Skype for Business Online, excluding the service operated by 21Vianet in China, was retired on July 31, 2021.
Note
If you want to allow users to record their names in Teams, see Enable users to record their name when they join a meeting in Microsoft Teams.
When you are setting up Audio Conferencing in Microsoft 365 or Office 365, you will receive phone numbers and what is called an audio conferencing bridge. A conferencing bridge can contain one or more phone numbers that can be a dedicated or shared phone number.
The conferencing bridge answers a call for a user who is dialing in to a meeting using a phone. The conferencing bridge answers the caller with voice prompts from an auto attendant, and then, depending on their settings, can play notifications, ask callers to record their name, and set up the PIN security for meeting organizers. PINs are given to meeting organizers to allow them to start a meeting. However, you can set it up so a PIN isn't required to start a meeting.
Set whether callers should record their name
In the Skype for Business admin center, in the left navigation, go to Audio conferencing > Microsoft bridge settings.
Under Meeting join experience, see the check box labeled Enable meeting entry and exit notifications to be turned on.
Selected Callers will be asked to record their name before they enter the meeting. This is selected by default.
Cleared Callers won't be asked to record their name before they enter the meeting.
After you make your changes, click Save.
Note
We are frequently updating how you can manage features found in Skype for Business Online, so the steps here might be a little different.
Want to know how to manage with Windows PowerShell?
To save time or automate this, you can use the Set-CsOnlineDialInConferencingTenantSettings cmdlet.
Windows PowerShell is all about managing users and what users are allowed to do. With Windows PowerShell, you can manage Microsoft 365 or Office 365 using a single point of administration that can simplify your daily work when you have multiple tasks to do. To get started with Windows PowerShell, see these topics:
Windows PowerShell has many advantages in speed, simplicity, and productivity over only using the Microsoft 365 admin center, such as when you are making setting changes for many users at one time. Learn about these advantages in the following topics:
An introduction to Windows PowerShell and Skype for Business Online
Using Windows PowerShell to manage Skype for Business Online
Using Windows PowerShell to do common Skype for Business Online management tasks
Note
The Windows PowerShell module for Skype for Business Online enables you to create a remote Windows PowerShell session that connects to Skype for Business Online. This module, which is supported only on 64-bit computers, can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center at Download and install the Teams PowerShell module.
Related topics
Try or purchase Audio Conferencing in Microsoft 365 or Office 365