Want to know the names of people in meeting rooms? When a user checks into a meeting room on their device with Companion mode, the user's name appears on the room tile. If a checked-in user raises their hand during the meeting, the moderator will know which user in the room is raising their hand.
Before you begin
- To create eligible rooms people can check into, follow the steps in Create buildings, features & Calendar resources.
- To manage whether the hardware in a room is eligible for check-in, follow the steps in Allow users to display their names in meeting rooms.
Turn room check-in on or off for your users
Users can check into rooms by default, but you can turn off that ability with the admin console.
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Sign in to your Google Admin console.
Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).
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In the Admin console, go to Menu
Apps
Google Workspace
- Click Meet safety settings.
- To apply the setting to everyone, leave the top organizational unit selected. Otherwise, select a child organizational unit or a configuration group.
- Click Room check-in and check or uncheck the All users can check in to eligible rooms box.
- Click Save. If you configured an organizational unit or group, you might be able to either Inherit or Override a parent organizational unit, or Unset a group.Changes can take up to 24 hours but typically happen more quickly. Learn more
