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# How to configure Guest Policy
> Moderators set the guest policy to control whether users can join the session, are denied automatically, or wait in a lobby for approval.
Moderators set the **guest policy** to control how new users are admitted to the session — automatically allowed, automatically denied, or queued in a lobby for moderator approval.
## Set the guest policy
To set the policy, select the gear icon next to **USERS**, then select **Guest policy**.
Choose one of three options:
* **Always deny** — every user attempting to join is denied entry automatically.
* **Always accept** — every user attempting to join is allowed in automatically.
* **Ask moderator** — joining users wait in a lobby. Moderators can allow or deny each request individually, or handle every waiting user in one action.
## Manage users in the lobby
When **Ask moderator** is set, moderators see pending requests and can act on them.
You have three actions per guest:
* **Allow** — let the guest join the session.
* **Message** — send a note to a guest waiting in the lobby.
* **Deny** — block the guest from entering.
## What guests see in the lobby
Guests see a lobby screen and cannot view the session until a moderator admits them.
Messages sent to the **Guest Lobby** appear on the same waiting screen.
