About
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 type of room is ideal for ongoing team collaboration, department meetings, or informal group discussions- no need to set up a new session each time. In this guide, you'll learn how to enable and configure a room from within a channel.
Access the room settings
- Go to the desired channel. You can do this by selecting My Channels from the user menu.
- On the My Channels page, click the thumbnail of the channel you want to use.
- Click the three-dot menu and select Configure.
- On the edit page, click the Room tab.
Need to create a channel? Check out our guide here.
Configure the room settings
1. Enable the room.
2. Choose a room template:
- Interactive – everyone can join the stage
- Panel – only assigned presenters can join the stage
3. Assign Moderators - Moderators can launch the room, access the backchannel chat, and manage the Q&A.
(Managers of the channel are automatically assigned as moderators. Members can join if the room is open.)
4. Enable Q&A and Group Chat based on how you want participants to interact.
For public or subscriber-only channels, consider disabling group chat to prevent unwanted posts.
5. Click Save. You can return to the channel by clicking the channel name.
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.
