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A Kaltura Room can be tied directly to a channel, creating a persistent virtual meeting space that anyone with access to the channel can join.

This setup is ideal for ongoing team collaboration, department meetings, or informal group discussions. There’s no need to create a new session each time. 

Access the room settings

1. Go to the desired channel. You can do this by selecting My Channels from the user menu.

Need to create a channel? Check out our guide here.



2. On the 'Channels' page, click the thumbnail of the desired channel.



The channel page opens.

3. At the far right, click the Actions three-dot menu and select Configure.



The edit page opens.

4. On the edit page, click the Room tab to open the room settings.

Configure the room settings

1. Under Enable channel meeting room, click the toggle to enable the room.

2. Configure the following settings:

Room template - Select how participants join the stage:

• Interactive – everyone can join the stage
• Webinar – assigned presenters join the stage; all others join as viewers

Room moderators - Assign room moderators who can launch the room, manage room content, start and end recordings, and access the backchannel.

• You can assign individual users or groups.
• When you assign a group, all current and future members of that group receive moderator permissions when they join the room.
• If group membership changes, access updates automatically, but the user may need to log out and log back in for the changes to take effect.
• Channel managers are automatically added as room moderators.
• Channel members can join the room when it’s open.

Chat moderators - Assign chat moderators who can moderate chat, reply to Q&A, launch polls and interactions, and access the backchannel chat.

• You can assign individual users or groups.
• Group-based permissions are applied automatically when users join the room.

For detailed information about moderator behavior and permissions, see Assign and manage moderators for Kaltura Rooms.

Enable Q&A - Enable or disable Q&A for participants.

Group Chat - Enable or disable group chat based on how you want participants to interact.

3. Click Save.

Enter the room

Click the Enter Room button on the main channel page to launch or join the room.