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This guide explains how to add a password and an encryption key to a kMeet meeting. 

Protecting a meeting with a password

After creating your meeting room, you can protect it with a password that you will need to provide to all your participants to enable them to log on.

1. Go to kmeet.infomaniak.com or one of the applications
2. Create your meeting room
3. Define a password in the options to the left
   
   
   
    
4. Join the meeting
5. Share the link or the meeting code as well as the password with your participants

Securing a meeting with a custom encryption code

1. Go to kmeet.infomaniak.com or one of the applications
2. Create your meeting room
3. Create an encryption key in the options to the left
   
   
   
    
4. Join the meeting
5. Share the link or the meeting code as well as the encryption key with your participants

Creating the password after creating a meeting

1. Go to kmeet.infomaniak.com or one of the applications
2. Create your meeting room
3. Define a password in the options to the left
4. Join the meeting
5. Click the  Security options icon
6. Activate the Password
   
   
   
    
7. Click Save
8. Share the link or the meeting code as well as the password with your participants

Creating the encryption key after creating a meeting

1. Go to kmeet.infomaniak.com or one of the applications
2. Create your meeting room
3. Define a password in the options to the left
4. Join the meeting
5. Click the  Security options icon
6. Activate the Custom encryption key
   
   
   
     
7. Click Save
8. Share the link or the meeting code as well as the password with your participants

Find out more

• kMeet: Getting started guide
• How to manage the participants in your meetings
• How to save a videoconference with kMeet

This guide explains how to record an online meeting organized with kMeet.

Requirements

This feature requires kDrive.

How to record a meeting

1. Create or join a meeting via kmeet.infomaniak.com 
2. In the meeting room, click the icon at the bottom right 
3. In the menu that appears, select the Start recording icon
4. If necessary, log in to your Infomaniak account and select a kDrive to record the conversation
5. To stop the backup, click the icon at the bottom right again and then Stop recording
6. The recording is available at the root of the selected kDrive

Find out more

• kMeet: Getting started guide
• How to secure a videoconference with kMeet
• How to manage the participants in a kMeet meeting

Thank you for choosing the Infomaniak Meet videoconference solution!

These guides will help you organize your meetings, secure them with a password or an encryption key, share your screen, record your videoconferences and much more!

To start

Download the kMeet app to your devices:

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux
• iPhone/iPad
• Android

What do you want to do?

• Create an online meeting
• Join a meeting
• Manage the participants (moderation)
• Protect access to a meeting with a password and/or an encryption key
• Record and share a videoconference
• Share your screen with the participants
• Start chatting during an online meeting

A question or feedback?

• Our support is available 7/7
• Don't hesitate to share your suggestions with us

This guide explains how to start an online meeting with kMeet.

How to create a meeting room 

1. Start kMeet via kmeet.infomaniak.com or from one of the applications
2. On the login page, enter a name for your meeting room
3. Authorize access to you webcam and microphone via your browser or from the application
4. Enter a nickname or your name and first name
5. If necessary, activate participant management, a password or a custom encryption key
6. Click Join the meeting

Find out more

• kMeet: Getting started guide
• How to secure a videoconference with kMeet
• How to manage access to your meetings with kMeet

This guide explains how to manually authorize or refuse participants in a kMeet meeting.

Approving or refusing participants

1. Log in to kmeet.infomaniak.com or one of the applications
2. Create your meeting room
3. Activate participant authorization via the options to the left
   
   
     
   
4. Join the meeting
5. Share the link or meeting code as well as the password and/or the encryption key with your participants
6. When your participants try to join the meeting, a sound notification will invite you to authorize or refuse access to the meeting room

Activating participant management after creating a meeting

1. Log in to kmeet.infomaniak.com or one of the applications
2. Create your meeting room
3. Click the  Checking the participants icon 
     
   
   
      
   
4. Click Save
5. Share the link or meeting code as well as the password and/or the encryption key with your participants
6. When your participants try to join the meeting, a sound notification will invite you to authorize or refuse access to the meeting room

Find out more

• kMeet: Getting started guide
• How to secure a videoconference with kMeet
• How to record a videoconference with kMeet

This guide explains how to share your screen during a kMeet meeting.

Launching screen sharing

1. Start kMeet via kmeet.infomaniak.com or one of your office applications
2. Create or join a meeting room
3. Authorize access to your webcam and microphone via your browser or one of the applications
4. Enter a nickname or your name and first name
5. If necessary, set or enter the login password and/or encryption key for the meeting room
6. Click the  Share your screen icon
7. To stop broadcasting, click the Share your screen icon again

Find out more

• kMeet: Getting started guide
• How to launch text chatting with kMeet
• How to record a videoconference with kMeet

This guide explains how to use the chat function during a kMeet meeting.

Launching the chat function

1. Start kMeet via kmeet.infomaniak.com or one of the office applications
2. Create or join a meeting room
3. Authorize access to your webcam and microphone via your browser or one of the applications
4. Enter a nickname or your name and first name
5. If necessary, set or enter the login password and/or encryption key for the meeting room
6. Click the  Open/Close chat icon
7. To stop broadcasting, click the  Open/Close chat icon again
8. Chatting supports the use of emojis and it is also possible to request the floor via the Raise/Lower your hand icon

Find out more

• kMeet: Getting started guide
• How to share your screen with kMeet
• How to record an online meeting with kMeet

This guide explains how to join a kMeet meeting.

How to log in to a meeting room 

1. Start kMeet via kmeet.infomaniak.com or from one of the applications
2. On the login page, enter the meeting code (e.g., 001-0002-003) or follow the link to access the meeting
3. authorize access to your webcam and microphone via your browser or from one of the applications
4. Enter a nickname or your name and first name
5. If necessary, enter the login password and/or the encryption key provided by the organizer of the meeting

Find out more

• kMeet: Getting started guide
• How to write to the participants in a meeting
• How to share your screen with kMeet 

Question: do you have a whistleblower protection policy?

Answer: Yes, Infomaniak has a whistleblower protection policy. You can find additional information at the following address: https://news.infomaniak.com/?p=5906

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• Presentation of Infomaniak services
• Confidentiality of data hosted

The kMeet app on Slack allows you to generate kMeet video-conference links quickly via a Slack discussion.

1. Download and install the kMeet app via the Slack app directory: https://infomaniak.slack.com/intl/fr-fr/apps
2. Open a Slack conversation
3. Enter the command "/kmeet"
4. Select "kMeet" in the list of apps and confirm your choice

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