If your class is disrupted, hosts can instantly suspend the meeting to remove and report the offending party to prevent further disruption. Once all of your meeting attendees have arrived, you can lock the meeting to prevent anyone else from attending. The host can enable screen sharing as needed for particular participants. This is a good idea that prevents people in the meeting from accidentally sharing their screen. The host has the ability to restrict screen sharing during the meeting. Only allow people into the meeting that you invited. Guests in the Waiting Room will be marked as guests. Meeting hosts must authorize attendees so that they can join a meeting. Waiting Rooms are enabled by default on our Zoom account.
Do not de-select this option and be sure to share the password privately with those you invite. Zoom meetings created using your Baylor Zoom account will be password protected by default. If you share the Meeting ID on Twitter, Facebook, a web page, or other public media anyone will be able to attend your meeting. Every Zoom meeting has a 9-digit Meeting ID.
At Baylor, we disabled the ability to initiate meetings using your PMI by default. Anyone who knows or can discover your PMI can jump into meetings that you host with this ID. Every Zoom user is assigned a Personal Meeting ID that appears on your user profile.
Request a license for an upcoming event (2 weeks before) or purchase a 12-month subcription.Accessible via or within Canvas, Zoom offers Baylor students, faculty, and staff synchronous, web-based virtual meeting environments. Zoom: Improve the User Experience & Accessibility of Your Virtual Meetings & Class Sessionsįor larger events, Zoom Webinars support up to 500 attendees in a "listen-only" mode.Improve the user experience and try new things with your online meetings using these additional Zoom tips. Protect Your Online Meetings & Class Sessions - Zoom Additional Recommended Settings Checklist These additional options may make Zoom harder to use in some cases, and as a result, they are not enabled by default. We have a few recommended settings to further increase security. Zoom at UMass Amherst is already configured to improve security and reduce the risk of disruptions, such as "Zoom bombing" attacks. New to Zoom? Sign in with your and password. Meetings can hold up to 300 participants. Start a meeting or video call and invite others to join with or without an account using email or a shareable URL.
Zoom software is available for Windows, Mac OS, Android, and iPhone/iPad.