# Joining a meeting
The topics in this section explain how to use the desktop client and web app to join an Amazon Chime meeting. The method you use depends on your device, location, and network availability. For information about joining meetings in the mobile app, see [Signing in to the mobile app](mobile-sign-in.md), later in this guide.
You can sign in to the Amazon Chime desktop client or web app and join meetings as an *authenticated user*, or without signing in as an *anonymous user*. Authenticated users sign in with their Amazon Chime account credentials. Anonymous users don't have Amazon Chime accounts, or they use another method of joining, such as dialing into the meeting using the 10-digit meeting ID provided in the meeting invite.
**Topics**
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# Joining an auto-call meeting
](join-auto-call.md)
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# Joining meetings in the web app
](join-web-client.md)
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# Joining moderated meetings
](moderated-meetings.md)
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# Joining a meeting using the Amazon Chime mobile app
](chime-join-meeting-mobile-app.md)
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# Joining a meeting using an in-room conference system
](chime-join-meeting-conference-room.md)
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# Joining meetings without an Amazon Chime user account
](join-anonymous.md)
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# Joining meetings as an external user
](join-as-external.md)
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# Joining a meeting early
](join-meeting-early.md)
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# Joining a meeting with muted audio
](join-muted.md)
# Joining an auto-call meeting
You can use the desktop client and web app to join an auto-call meeting.
Meeting organizers create auto-call meetings by adding **meet@chime.aws** to the list of meeting attendees. When a meeting is set to auto-call, attendees receive a prompt just before meeting time to join or decline the meeting.
**To join an auto-call meeting**
1. When Amazon Chime calls you, choose **Join**.
1. (Optional) In the **Device preview** dialog box, use the options under **Video settings** and **Audio settings** to change your video and audio sources. For more information choosing video and audio settings, see [Setting video and audio sources](set-video-audio.md).
1. Choose an option for joining the meeting:
+ **Join** – Adds you to the meeting with just audio.
+ **Join with video** – Adds you to the meeting with audio and video.
+ **Use a conference room for audio** – Uses a conference room audio system that's compatible with Amazon Chime to add the room to the meeting.
+ **Use a phone for audio** – Call into the meeting from a cell phone, landline phone, or from a conference room audio system that isn't compatible with Amazon Chime.
**Note**
Moderated meetings only start when a moderator or a delegate joins the meeting. If you have the moderator passcode, choose **Enter moderator passcode** to join as a moderator and start the meeting. For more information, see [Scheduling moderated meetings](moderate-meeting.md).
# Joining meetings in the web app
If you don't have the Amazon Chime desktop client, you can use the web app to join meetings. See [1. Know the system requirements](chime-requirements.md) to confirm that your web browser is compatible with Amazon Chime.
Amazon Chime provides the following ways to join meetings in the web app:
+ **Using a link in a meeting invitation** – When a meeting organizer uses Amazon Chime to schedule a meeting, the meeting invitation contains a link to the meeting. Choosing the link takes you to the meeting in the web app. Once there, complete steps 2 and 3 in [Joining an auto-call meeting](join-auto-call.md).
+ **Going directly to the web app** – You can start your browser and go to [https://app.chime.aws](https://app.chime.aws). Ongoing meetings, and meetings scheduled to start within the next 30 minutes, appear on the Home window. When the meeting starts, complete steps 2 and 3 in [Joining an auto-call meeting](join-auto-call.md).
# Joining moderated meetings
To join a moderated meeting, follow the steps for [joining an auto-call meeting](join-auto-call.md). The meeting only starts when the moderator joins. Amazon Chime blocks the **Message all** option for moderated meetings, and the **Running late** status only becomes visible when the moderator joins.
# Joining a meeting using the Amazon Chime mobile app
After you install the Amazon Chime mobile app, you must sign in to receive calls and meetings. For more information, see [Signing in to the mobile app](mobile-sign-in.md) and [Using Meetings view](use-meetings-view.md) in *Using the Amazon Chime mobile app*, later in this guide.
# Joining a meeting using an in-room conference system
To join Amazon Chime meetings with audio and video from an in-room system, you enter either an SIP address or an H.323 address.. These addresses allow your conference system to connect to Amazon Chime..
**To join a meeting using an in-room conference system**
1. Turn on the conference system, choose **Video Conference**, **Dialing**, and then choose **Keyboard**.
1. Enter one of the following as instructed by your Amazon Chime meeting invitation:
+ **SIP** – ***10-digit meeting ID*@meet.chime.in**, **u@meet.chime.in**, or **meet.chime.in**
+ **H.323** – **13.248.147.139** or **76.223.18.152**
1. Choose **Call**.
1. Once connected to Amazon Chime, enter the 10-digit or 13-digit meeting ID from the meeting invitation if prompted, followed by **\$1**.
**Note**
If you enter the 13-digit meeting ID generated using an Amazon Chime client, your name appears in the meeting instead of the in-room conference system name.
1. To share your screen with other meeting attendees, plug the appropriate media cable from the conference system into your laptop and turn on content sharing.
When you join a moderated meeting, you can't interact with other attendees until a moderator joins and starts the meeting.
To join the call as a moderator, enter the moderator passcode to start the meeting. Moderators who join a moderated a meeting using a supported in-room video system can also perform additional actions from the conference system dial pad. For more information about moderator dial pad actions, see [Moderator actions using phone or in-room video systems](moderate-meeting.md#actions-phone-vid). For more information about moderated meetings, see [Scheduling moderated meetings](moderate-meeting.md).
# Joining meetings without an Amazon Chime user account
**Note**
You must have a meeting ID to join without an account. You can copy the ID from the meeting invite. For information about other ways to find meeting IDs, see [Finding meeting IDs](find-meeting-id.md).
When you join anonymously, you automatically go to the Waiting Room. You remain there until an authorized attendee admits you to the meeting. If you have a moderator passcode, you can enter it in the Waiting Room and start the meeting.
**To join a meeting without an account**
1. Start the Amazon Chime desktop client.
—or—
Sign in to the web app at [app.chime.aws](https://app.chime.aws).
1. Choose **Join a meeting without an account**, enter the **Meeting ID**, then choose **Next**.
1. In the **Device preview** dialog box, use the options under **Video settings** and **Audio settings** to change your video and audio sources. For more information choosing video and audio settings, see [Setting video and audio sources](set-video-audio.md).
1. Choose an option for joining the meeting:
+ **Join** – Adds you to the meeting with just audio.
+ **Join with video** – Adds you to the meeting with audio and video.
+ **Use a conference room for audio** – Uses a conference room audio system that's compatible with Amazon Chime to add the room to the meeting.
+ **Use a phone for audio** – Call into the meeting from a cell phone, landline phone, or from a conference room audio system that isn't compatible with Amazon Chime.
1. Remain in the Waiting Room until an authorized attendee admits you to the meeting.
When you join a moderated meeting, you can't interact with other attendees until a moderator joins and starts the meeting.
# Joining meetings as an external user
If you try to join an Amazon Chime meeting created by someone outside your company, you may join by going through the Waiting Room, where you wait to be admitted to the meeting. This applies even if you're a registered user and you sign in to your Amazon Chime account.
# Joining a meeting early
If you need to set up for a meeting before it starts, or just prefer to stay ahead of schedule, you can join a meeting early. The following steps explain how to use the desktop client and web app to join early.
**Note**
You need a meeting ID to join early. For information about obtaining meeting IDs, see [Finding meeting IDs](find-meeting-id.md).
**To join a meeting early from an invitation**
1. Open the invitation from Amazon Chime.
1. Choose the Amazon Chime link in the invitation.
1. Select any audio and video settings you need before you start the meeting, then choose **Join**.
**To join a meeting early with a meeting ID**
1. Get the meeting ID for the meeting you want to join. For information about obtaining meeting IDs, see [Finding meeting IDs](find-meeting-id.md).
1. On the Amazon Chime Home screen in either the desktop or web app, under **Quick actions**, choose **Join a meeting**.
1. In the **Join a meeting** dialog box, enter the **Meeting ID**, and choose **Join**.
1. Select any audio and video settings you need before you start the meeting, then choose **Join**.
If other attendees join early, you can see their information and communicate with them before the meeting starts.
When you join a moderated meeting early, Amazon Chime blocks the **Message all** option and all other attendee interactions until a moderator joins and starts the meeting.
If you host a moderated meeting, the meeting starts automatically as soon as you join. If you have the moderator passcode, choose **Enter moderator passcode** to join as a moderator and start the meeting. For more information, see [Scheduling moderated meetings](moderate-meeting.md).
# Joining a meeting with muted audio
You can join meetings with your audio already muted. Follow these steps.
**To join with muted audio**
1. In the desktop client or the web app, choose your name, and on the menu that appears, choose **Settings**.
1. On the **Settings** page, in the left bar, choose **Audio and video**.
1. Under **Audio settings**, select the **Join muted** checkbox.
1. Close the **Settings** page.
Amazon Chime now mutes your audio each time you join a meeting. You can unmute your audio at any time by selecting the **Unmute mic** icon at the bottom of the meeting window.
![\[A microphone with a diagonal slash.\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/chime/latest/ug/images/icon-unmute-mic.png)
To join meetings with your audio unmuted, repeat the steps listed above and clear the **Join muted** checkbox.