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title: "Set up 8x8 video Meetings"
slug: "set-up-8x8-video-meetings"
updated: 2026-10-26T14:39:46Z
published: 2026-10-26T14:39:46Z
canonical: "help.8x8.com/set-up-8x8-video-meetings"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.8x8.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Set up 8x8 video Meetings

8x8 Meet combines high-definition video, flexible communication tools, and advanced meeting controls for a seamless collaboration experience.

Through the 8x8 Admin Console, administrators can configure meeting defaults, security options, and collaboration enhancements for their entire organization.

## Set up default settings for 8x8 meetings

1. Log in to 8x8 Admin Console.
2. Navigate to **Meetings** > **Settings**.
3. Set up the default settings for 8x8 meetings.

### Meeting URLs

- Under **Tenant name**, enter your organization’s **Meeting URL tenant.**

**Example**: A tenant of dtna30dem results in a base URL of 8x8.vc/dtna30dem/ for all users
- Under **Meeting URLs**, choose the default format for scheduled meetings:
  - **Fixed personal space**: `8x8.vc/domain/firstname.lastname` Each user’s meetings use their personal meeting URL (for example, `8x8.vc/acmejets/mel.black`).
- **Randomized meeting links**: `8x8.vc/domain/firstname.lastname/xyz` Each scheduled meeting includes a randomized suffix for added security (for example, `8x8.vc/acmejets/mel.black/d20`).

![8x8 Admin Console Meetings Settings showing tenant name and meeting URL behavior options](https://cdn.us.document360.io/e3a59e39-abd3-4423-964c-0a4008dc5673/Images/Documentation/ac-meeting-settings-tenant-url.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-03T21%3A52%3A34Z&se=2026-11-03T22%3A52%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bMg%2Bo6hGwwE1d%2BlrmL6bd0viz94VbQjLesbYOgOrmPE%3D)

### Moderated meetings

Control who can moderate and start meetings:

- **All meetings will be moderated only by participants from this company** - Restricts moderator privileges to authenticated internal users only.
- **Allow users to override moderator settings for personal meetings** - Lets individual users adjust moderator permissions in 8x8 Work for Desktop/Web, **Settings** > **Meetings**.
- For more details, see [8x8 Meet - Control and use 8x8 Meet moderator settings](/documentation/docs/content-share-meeting-assets-in-8x8-meet)

### Join Before Meeting

- **A moderator is required to start a meeting**
  - **Enabled**: At least one authenticated participant must join to start. (Recommended for security.)
  - **Disabled**: Anyone can start a meeting. (Not recommended.)
- **Allow users to override this setting**: Enables users to manage this option individually via their **Meeting settings**in 8x8 Work.

### Meeting Launch

- Enable or disable the option to **launch meetings in the desktop app** by default.

For more details, see [8x8 Work for Dekstop - Set up your meetings](/documentation/docs/set-up-your-meetings)

> [!NOTE]
> Note:
> 
> Users can override this preference in their personal meeting settings.

![Admin Console showing options for moderation, start requirements, and meeting launch behavior](https://cdn.us.document360.io/e3a59e39-abd3-4423-964c-0a4008dc5673/Images/Documentation/ac-meeting-settings-moderator-launch.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-03T21%3A52%3A34Z&se=2026-11-03T22%3A52%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bMg%2Bo6hGwwE1d%2BlrmL6bd0viz94VbQjLesbYOgOrmPE%3D)

### Meeting reactions, assets, and AI assistance

- **Meeting reactions**: Enable Giphy integration in the reactions menu, allowing participants to share expressive feedback in real time during meetings.
- **Meeting assets**: Allow meeting materials (for example, recordings and shared files) to be shared publicly.
- For more details, see [8x8 Meet - Share meeting assets in 8x8 Meet](/documentation/docs/content-share-meeting-assets-in-8x8-meet).
- **AI assistance**:
  - **Meeting summaries for late joiners**: Sends private summaries in chat to late participants.
  - **Meeting summaries via email**: Distributes post-meeting summaries via email.
  - For more details, see [Set up an AI assistance for meeting summarization](/documentation/docs/set-up-an-ai-assistance-for-meeting-summarization-beta).
- **Meeting automation**: Automatically start recording and transcription at meeting start.

For more details, see [8x8 Work for Dekstop - Set up your meetings](/documentation/docs/set-up-your-meetings)

![Admin Console Meetings Settings with reactions, AI assistance, and automation options](https://cdn.us.document360.io/e3a59e39-abd3-4423-964c-0a4008dc5673/Images/Documentation/ac-meeting-settings-reaction-assets-ai-automation.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-03T21%3A52%3A34Z&se=2026-11-03T22%3A52%3A34Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bMg%2Bo6hGwwE1d%2BlrmL6bd0viz94VbQjLesbYOgOrmPE%3D)

### Save Changes

After completing your configurations, click **Save** to apply settings across your organization.

### Next Step

For enhanced in-room conferencing experiences, set up 8x8 Spaces to bring remote participants into physical meeting rooms. For details, see [Set up 8x8 Spaces](/documentation/docs/set-up-8x8-spaces).