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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
- Go to the desired channel. You can do this by selecting My Channels from the user menu.
- Click the thumbnail of the desired channel.
- At the far right, click the Actions menu and select Manage content.
- Click the Meeting room tab to open the room settings.
- Click the toggle to enable the meeting room.
Need to create a channel? Check out our guide here.
The 'Channels' page displays.
The channel page opens.
The 'Mange content' page opens.
The room settings display.
Configure the room settings
1. Configure the following settings:
Room mode - 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.
For public or subscriber-only channels, consider disabling group chat to prevent unwanted posts.
3. Click Save.
Enter the room
Click the Enter Room button on the main channel page to launch or join the room.
All recordings from the room are saved to the channel’s media.
The room remains available as long as it's enabled - no need to recreate it for each meeting.
