Jun 13 2021 09:21 AM - edited Jun 13 2021 09:47 AM
Hello,
I just like to know if anybody has the Teams Webinar Feature available already with a Business Standard plan?
According to Microsoft, this is what they stated here:
These new capabilities will be available in Microsoft 365 E3/E5, Microsoft 365 A3/A5, and Microsoft 365 Government G3/G5 plans. Microsoft 365 Business Standard and Microsoft 365 Business Premium plans will include all the features above for up to 300 attendees. And for the rest of 2021, we are offering a promotional period where all Teams users can try the features with their existing subscription. Please visit the Microsoft 365 roadmap and Microsoft Docs for additional feature details and availability.
As I only have a Business Basic plan, I opted in for a Business Premium plan with the free trial. Unfortunately, I do not have the Webinar feature available with that plan. My Business Standard trial has been expired, so I could not test with this plan.
With what they announced above I even would have expected that the feature will be offered for Business Basic users too for free, at least until the end of the year.
I did also signed up for a trial of the E3 plan, with that, I can see and use the Microsoft Teams Webinar. However, to me, the plan is oversized and too expensive (I'm not saying that it is not worth the money - but I do not need all these features and options). I'm just looking for the cheapest way to get the Webinar feature, which would be Business Standard.
So again, please can somebody else with a Business Standard Plan let me know if he or she has the Microsoft Team Webinar Feature available (or even with a Basic)? Also statements if you do not have the feature but you are owing a Business Standard would be helpful.
If you have the Webinars, can you please also state in which region your tenant resides?
Many thanks in advance.
Cheers
Yogie
Jun 15 2021 05:46 AM
@SensorgrafieI have the Business Standard Plan. However, the feature doesn't show in my and a colleague's Teams. According to this article it should be possible, though:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/373511/new-ms-teams-webinar-feature.html
I already logged off/in again. My company is using MS Teams in Germany, by the way.
Anybody know what's up with that?
Jun 15 2021 06:13 AM
Jun 15 2021 06:25 AM
Hi there, I couldn't add anything useful to the conversation really, just another questionmark.
Jun 15 2021 06:36 AM
Jun 15 2021 10:55 AM
SolutionJun 16 2021 01:09 AM
Thank you for posting this. I wish there was another solution, but meh. Let's not be picky.
Jun 16 2021 01:30 AM
Jun 16 2021 01:36 AM - edited Jun 16 2021 04:27 AM
I will give feedback as soon as our company has tried it this way.
Jun 16 2021 04:48 AM
Finally, I got the confirmation from Microsoft support, that what I found out and described above is currently how things look like and how MS Teams Webinars are set up and work within the Business Plans.
Microsoft Support wrote:We confirm that the webinar is included on the Business Standard and Business Premium licenses however it does not have the fancy button that you will see on the enterprise license. (please see the attachments).We acknowledge that there is a room for improvement especially on documentation and we also apologize for any confusion.Microsoft listens to all feedback and we use it reinforce your positive experiences and act on suggested improvements.
Jun 16 2021 05:46 AM - edited Jun 16 2021 05:47 AM
@Sensorgrafie wrote:Finally, I got the confirmation from Microsoft support, that what I found out and described above is currently how things look like and how MS Teams Webinars are set up and work within the Business Plans.
Microsoft Support wrote:We confirm that the webinar is included on the Business Standard and Business Premium licenses however it does not have the fancy button that you will see on the enterprise license. (please see the attachments).We acknowledge that there is a room for improvement especially on documentation and we also apologize for any confusion.Microsoft listens to all feedback and we use it reinforce your positive experiences and act on suggested improvements.
Can you share where the feature is hidden?
Jun 16 2021 05:55 AM
Jun 16 2021 07:58 AM - edited Jun 16 2021 07:59 AM
Excellent - then have fun with your Webinars! Many thanks for letting me know!
Aug 17 2021 02:28 PM
@Sensorgrafie So, can go to register after a 'new meeting' is created, but I am unable to select 'everyone'. Under the Global Policies, I change the setting from 'in org' to 'everyone' but it didn't seem to change the option. Am I missing something?
Aug 17 2021 09:18 PM
Hello @jkelley01,
usually the
Set-CsTeamsMeetingPolicy -WhoCanRegister Everyone
is what is required to make guests able to register and it may take a short time until it is provisioned.
You can read the full details of settings you need to take here:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/set-up-webinars
Mainly the steps involve:
to check your settings you can run
Get-CsTeamsMeetingPolicy
Aug 17 2021 09:34 PM
Aug 17 2021 09:41 PM
Hey @jkelley01,
Exactly, only going to the Teams Admin Center was (at least when I did my setup) not enough. But again you can check your settings with the command "Get-CsTeamsMeetingPolicy" to verify if all setup is done and as required. Unfortunately, Microsoft is consolidating Skype for Business (old Lync) settings and Teams/Call settings. So there is a change in progress and you need to check the current requirement/settings. But for now, all that I provided should still work and lead to success. It includes recording and reporting.
Set-CsTeamsMeetingPolicy -AllowCloudRecording $true
Set-CsTeamsCallingPolicy -allowCloudRecordingForCalls $true
Set-CsTeamsMeetingPolicy -Identity Global -AllowMeetingRegistration $True
Set-CsTeamsMeetingPolicy -AllowPrivateMeetingScheduling $True
Set-CsTeamsMeetingPolicy -Identity Global -WhoCanRegister "Everyone"
Set-CsTeamsMeetingPolicy -AllowEngagementReport Enabled
Jun 15 2021 10:55 AM
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