Panelists cannot log in any earlier than scheduled time

Hi @Johanna3 

Yes. The Host can start a Practice Session, but this does mean the Panelists will need to be registered and invited in advance - and they will need to join with their panelist join link.

You could also run a whole separate Meeting prior to your Webinar to do any pre-checks.

Watch out for the new Backstage feature coming soon too, though.

We ran rehearsals with no problems but today, event day, some of our panelists are having trouble connecting to Zoom webinar. They get a message that says "the host needs to start the meeting". The webinar has not been changed/edited since it was originally scheduled.