Zoom Video Conferencing
Zoom is a conferencing software that provides remote access to online meetings, chat and mobile collaboration.
Zoom is a conferencing software that provides remote access to online meetings, chat and mobile collaboration. Zoom is available to Adelphi faculty, staff, and students for one-to-one or one-to-many remote meetings.
Features and Benefits
- HD video and audio conferencing
- Up to 300 meeting participants
- Join by telephone
- On-screen chat within meetings
- Screen sharing
- Local recording allowing you to save meeting audio and video to your computer
- Schedule meetings in Google Calendar
- Schedule meetings directly from Google Calendar with the Zoom chrome extension.
- Personalize your meeting by adding a virtual background
- 24-hour time limit
- Save recorded meetings in the cloud with 500 MB (.5 GB) of cloud storage (Note: All cloud recordings should also be downloaded to prevent loss of data.
How Do I Access Zoom?
- Go to the Adelphi University Zoom site and click sign in to create an account.
- Enter your universal Adelphi username and password, which will activate single sign-on.
Get started with Zoom (log in required)
Access Zoom Through eCampus
You can also access Zoom directly in eCampus. Search for Zoom under Find a Service and sign in through there.
Zoom Security Options
Zoom at Adelphi offers several features and options that can help you maintain the integrity of your Zoom meeting. Use the following tips to help prevent “Zoombombing”, where uninvited users enter your Zoom meeting to cause disruptions and display inappropriate content.
Before the Meeting Starts
Before your meeting begins, consider the following options to reduce the likelihood of disruptive and unwelcome participants joining your meeting.
- Log into Zoom
- Click Meetings.
- Click the name of the desired meeting.
- Click Edit this meeting.
- Check Require meeting password. In the resulting text field, enter the desired password.
- Click Save.
- Share this password with the participants you have invited
The waiting room holds all participants until you choose to admit them into the meeting. You are able to admit people one at a time or as a group. This feature is turned on by default for all newly scheduled meetings. To enable the waiting room:
- Log into Zoom.
- Click Meetings.
- Click the name of the desired meeting.
- Click Edit this meeting.
- Check Enable waiting room.
- Click Save.
You can configure your meeting room so that every participant’s microphone is disabled when first joining. However, unless you have manually disabled the user’s microphone (see the During a Meeting Section), these participants can re-enable their audio once they’ve joined. To do this:
- Log into Zoom.
- Click Meetings.
- Click the name of the desired meeting.
- Click Edit this meeting.
- Check Mute participants upon entry.
- Click Save.
- Log into Zoom.
- Click Settings.
- In the “In Meeting (Basic)” section, ensure that Allow removed participants to rejoin is toggled off.
File Transfer allows participants to share files via the meeting chat.
- Log into Zoom.
- Click Settings.
- In the “In Meeting (Basic)” section, ensure that File transfer is toggled off.
Annotation allows participants to draw on a shared screen with their cursor. Unfortunately this has been a highly abused feature in Zoombombings.
- Log into Zoom.
- Click Settings.
- In the “In Meeting (Basic)” section, ensure that Annotation is toggled off.
Virtual Backgrounds allow users to hide the environment surrounding their webcam’s view. Using inappropriate images as a Virtual background has become a common tactic in Zoombombings.
- Log into Zoom.
- Click Settings.
- In the “In Meeting (Basic)” section, ensure that Virtual Background is toggled off.
You can configure your meeting so individuals can’t attend unless they have registered. Participants register for meetings through a custom URL that Zoom generates for you. To register, participants must provide their first name, last name, and email address. Participants won’t be able to join unless they have an account with Zoom that matches the name and email they provide when registering.
- Log into Zoom.
- Click the name of the desired meeting.
- Click Edit this meeting.
- Scroll to the “Registration” section.
- Check Required.
- Click Save. The page will then refresh.
- In the “Invite Attendees” section, you should see a registration URL. To copy a default invitation template message that includes the registration URL, click Copy the invitation. In the resulting window, select Copy Meeting Invitation. You can then paste the message into an email message, Moodle announcement, etc.
What you can do during a meeting
There are many features a host can use to handle a mid-meeting disruption. Familiarize yourself with these options to quickly resolve an issue with an unwanted guest or even a participant with lots of background noise.
To mute a participant:
- In the Zoom meeting window, click Manage Participants. A tab called Participants will appear.
- Hover over the name of the desired participant and select More.
- Click Mute.
To mute all participants:
- In the Zoom meeting window, click Manage Participants. A tab called Participants will appear.
- Click Mute All.
You can prevent participants from unmuting themselves via the Participants tab and the More menu at the bottom.
To disable a participant’s video feed:
- In the Zoom meeting window, click Manage Participants. A tab called Participants should appear on the right.
- Hover over the name of the desired participant and select More.
- Click Stop Video.
To remove a participant from the meeting:
- In the Zoom meeting window, click Manage Participants. A tab called Participants should appear on the right.
- Hover over the name of the desired participant and select More.
- Click Remove.
Depending on the size of your meeting, it may be difficult to both run your session and moderate your participants. A co-host can help with these responsibilities. To share host privileges with an additional person(s):
- In the Zoom meeting window, click Manage Participants. A tab called Participants should appear on the right.
- Hover over the name of the desired co-host and select More.
- Click Make Co-Host.
Once a meeting is locked, no one else can join. To lock your meeting:
- In the Zoom meeting window, click Manage Participants. A tab called Participants should appear on the right.
- Click More in the bottom right.
- Click Lock Meeting.
Zoom has announced that in the next update the meeting host will have a Security option in their meeting controls. This tab will show all of Zoom’s existing in-meeting security controls in one place. This will include locking the meeting, enabling Waiting Room, and more.
Zoom Training and Support
- Log in to Zoom – You can also access Zoom through eCampus – and select “Sign in.” Then enter your Adelphi username and password.
- Select “Schedule a Meeting” at the top of the screen and enter in the date, time, duration and other meeting options. When completed, click save to advance to the next screen.
- You can start your meeting from this page, or copy the link to invite other attendees.
- Click “Copy the Invitation” to copy full meeting details, including call in information.
- You can also add the meeting information directly to your Google Calendar
- Sign in to Zoom – You can also access Zoom through eCampus – and select “Sign in.” Then enter your Adelphi username and password.
- You can join a call in your web browser by clicking on the Zoom link provided to you.
- You can also dial into a call using your phone with the phone number and meeting ID provided in the Zoom invite.
- Zoom App for iOS
- Zoom App for Android
- Select “Sign In,” and choose the option to sign in with SSO.
- Enter “adelphiuniversity” as the company domain.
- Enter your Adelphi username and password.
- You can start a new meeting, schedule a meeting, join a meeting and more on the app.
- The Zoom App doesn’t have all of the functionality of the web based version (Ex: sharing with sound is only available on a computer).
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