Muting or unmuting a participant in a conference

Last Updated : Jun 24, 2025 |

About this task

You can mute or unmute a participant in a conference only if you are a moderator. However, on Avaya Workplace Client for Windows, you can also mute one or more participants including the moderator, if your administrator selects the Enable Mute option for All the Users check box on the relevant conferencing server screens. Only the moderator can unmute the participants you muted.

Procedure

  1. On the Conference screen, in the Participants area, select the contact card of the participant.
  2. To mute a participant, right-click or press and hold the contact card, and do one of the following:
    • On mobile clients: Select Mute Participant.

    • On desktop clients: Select Mute.

  3. To unmute a participant, right-click or press and hold the contact card, and do one of the following:
    • On mobile clients: Select Unmute Participant.

    • On Avaya Workplace Client for Mac: Select Unmute.

    • On Avaya Workplace Client for Windows: Toggle Mute.