# Start an Instant Meeting

When something comes up that can't wait, you don't have to schedule ahead. The Cloud Voice App lets you spin up a video meeting on the spot and pull people in as soon as it's running. This page shows how.

## Before you start

- Confirm your setup meets the [requirements](/pbx/web-client-user-guide/video-conferencing-overview/#video-conferencing-overview__section_obq_kgv_vnb) for Cloud Voice video conferencing.
- Make sure your web browser is allowed to use the computer's microphone and camera.

## Start the meeting

1. Sign in to the Cloud Voice App and open **Video Conferencing**.
2. Select **Create Instant Meeting**.

   Your browser prompts you to let the Cloud Voice App use the microphone.

   :::note
   If no prompt appears, check whether the microphone and camera are already permitted for the site. Select the ![Site information](/images/pbx/dangerous.png) or ![Site permissions](/images/pbx/lock.png) icon in the browser address bar to review those permissions.

   ![The browser address bar showing where camera and microphone access is blocked for the current site](/images/pbx/chrome-block-camera-ce.png)
   :::

3. Grant the microphone and camera permissions the app requests:

   a. Select **Allow** to turn on the microphone.

      ![A browser dialog asking to allow the site to use the microphone](/images/pbx/allow-site-use-microphone-ce.png)

   b. Select **Allow** to turn on the camera. A live preview of your video appears once it's enabled.

      ![A browser dialog asking to allow the site to use the camera](/images/pbx/allow-site-use-camera-ce.png)

   :::note
   If you see a message that the camera can't be accessed, another program is probably using it. Close that program, refresh the page, and try again once the camera is free.
   :::

4. On the **Preparation** page, get the meeting ready:

   a. Use the icons to adjust your own audio and video:
      - ![Mute](/images/pbx/mute.png), Mute or unmute yourself.
      - ![Camera](/images/pbx/camera-video.png), Turn your camera on or off.
      - ![Device settings](/images/pbx/widget-setting.png), Switch which camera, microphone, or speaker is used.

   b. Fill in the meeting details:
      - **Meeting Name**: A title for the meeting.
      - **Password**: Optional. Set a password that everyone must enter before they can join.

      :::tip
      Set a password whenever the meeting topic is sensitive. Without one, anyone who receives the invitation can join. Share the password only with the people you want in the room.
      :::

   c. Select **Join**. The meeting starts, and a window shows its details.

      ![A window previewing the details of the newly created meeting](/images/pbx/preview_meeting_info.png)

## Invite people to join

1. In the meeting details window, select **Copy Invitation Info**.
2. Share the copied invitation with anyone you want in the meeting.