Meeting Roles & Permissions

Understanding the four meeting roles and what each can do during a V.connct meeting.

Terminology Note

The Co-Host role was previously called "Moderator" in earlier versions. Both terms refer to the same role with identical capabilities. "Moderator" is being phased out in favor of "Co-Host."

The Four Meeting Roles

Every participant has one of four roles that determines what they can do.

Permission Matrix

Permission	Host	Co-Host	Presenter	Attendee
Room Management
Lock/Unlock Room	✅	✅	❌	❌
End Meeting	✅	❌	❌	❌
Media
Use Microphone	✅	✅	✅	✅
Use Camera	✅	✅	✅	✅
Share Screen	✅	✅	✅	⚙️
Participant Management
Mute Others	✅	✅	❌	❌
Remove Participants	✅	✅*	❌	❌
Approve Waiting Room	✅	✅	❌	❌
Collaboration
Send Chat	✅	✅	✅	✅
Delete Chat Messages	✅	✅	❌	❌
Create Polls	✅	✅	✅	❌
Close Polls	✅	✅	❌	❌
Use Whiteboard	✅	✅	✅	❌
Control Media Player	✅	✅	✅	❌
Role Management
Promote to Co-Host	✅	❌	❌	❌
Assign Presenter	✅	✅	❌	❌

Legend: ✅ Always | ❌ Never | ⚙️ If enabled | * Cannot remove Host or other Co-Hosts

Meeting Settings (Lock Controls)

Host and Co-Host can restrict what participants can do during the meeting using the Meeting Settings panel.

Accessing Meeting Settings

Click the Settings icon in the meeting toolbar
The Meeting Settings panel opens with toggle controls
Enable a lock to restrict that action for participants

Available Lock Controls

Lock controls affect participants only

These locks apply to Attendees and Presenters. Host and Co-Host are not affected by lock settings.

Role Actions by Target

What you can do depends on both your role AND the target participant's role.

Role Changes

From	To	Who Can Do It
Attendee	Presenter	Host, Co-Host
Attendee	Co-Host	Host only
Presenter	Attendee	Host, Co-Host (via "Reclaim")
Co-Host	Attendee	Host only

Role changes take effect immediately. Permissions update instantly when a role changes.

Basic Controls — Your personal controls
Layout & Views — How the meeting display works
Organization Roles — Roles outside of meetings

Meeting Roles & Permissions

The Four Meeting Roles

Permission Matrix

Meeting Settings (Lock Controls)

Accessing Meeting Settings

Available Lock Controls

Role Actions by Target

Role Changes

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Meeting Roles & Permissions

Host — Full control

Co-Host — Administrative control

Presenter — Content sharing

Attendee — Standard participant

Audio and Video

Participant Visibility & Identity

Messaging & Chat

Collaboration Tools

Host Actions

Co-Host Actions

Presenter / Attendee Actions

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