Overview
Zoom is a conferencing tool that offers video, audio, and screen-sharing capabilities across multiple platforms. Zoom is available to all University of Richmond faculty, staff, and students.
Details / Instructions
If you do not already have a Zoom account set up, get started here: https://urichmond.zoom.us. Login with your NetID and password. The first time you use Zoom, you’ll be prompted to run and install the zoom-launcher.
Host a Zoom meeting
If you haven’t downloaded the Zoom application:
- Go to https://urichmond.zoom.us
- Click Host
- Enter your NetID and password
- Download the Zoom installer
- Select New Meeting
- This will launch the Zoom meeting where you can invite participants
If you already downloaded the Zoom application:
- Launch Zoom
- If prompted to sign in, select sign in
- Click sign in with SSO
- Enter urichmond under “your company domain” then click continue
- Select New Meeting
Default Meeting Settings:
- Screen sharing disabled for participants
- Waiting room enabled
- Meetings require a password to join
- File transfer is no longer available on the platform
- Web client disabled on the platform
Invite Participants
- Launch the Zoom meeting
- Click on the invite button at the bottom of the meeting window
- There are multiple methods to share the invitation:
- Recommended method: Click on Copy URL, then paste the URL into an email message to the participants you would like to invite.
- Click on Copy invitation, then paste the message into an email to the participants you would like to invite.
- Click one of the email provider icons. Your chosen email service provider will appear with an invitation.
Join a meeting
If you haven’t downloaded the Zoom application:
- Click on the Zoom meeting link that was sent to you
- Download and run the Zoom installer file to download the application
- Install Zoom
- Click on open zoom.us in the pop-up window in your web browser
- You are now connected to the Zoom meeting
If you already downloaded the Zoom application:
- Click on the Zoom meeting link that was sent to you
- Click on open zoom.us in the pop-up window in your web browser
- Select your audio settings (Computer Audio is recommended)
- You are now connected to the Zoom meeting
Using Zoom at the University of Richmond - video
Note: Since this video was made, the higher ed community has reported a number of cases where people with malicious intent are entering Zoom meetings and taking over control of the video feed. This practice is called Zoombombing, and you can prevent it by using the password for your Zoom meeting, as well as turning off participant ability to share their screen.
We now strongly recommend that everyone take these two steps to secure their meetings.
See Also
Upload Zoom Recordings to Blackboard (Faculty)
Configure Zoom Account for Cloud Recording
Zoom Support Site
List of Support Videos
Tutorial Videos:
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