If the “Restricted Seating” box is checked, the seats cannot be logged into or assigned – manually or via the waitlist.
To use the feature in a fully automated way, uncheck “Restricted Seating” and check “Use Waitlist”. This will leave the seats “Open” for anyone to sign in at the table if the waitlist is empty and will automatically assign someone if they add themselves to the waitlist.
If people are on the waitlist for a game, and both the “Restricted Seating” and “Use Waitlist” are checked, then the host will need to select the seat they want the player to go into, and un-reserve the seat. The next player on the waitlist will automatically be assigned to that seat. If the host doesn’t want to assign a specific seat, a quicker way is to uncheck “Restricted Seating” and check it again.
The manual use of the waiting list is preferred so the host has control of where the player will be seated.