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Be sure you have logged in to the Cornell Zoom website before joining Cornell-related Zoom meetings or webinars.
Joining a Zoom meeting or webinar is generally as easy as:
A meeting is a Zoom event where one person is the host and all other participants have equal footing. The host can share hosting responsibilities with other participants. Any participant can share their screen. A basic meeting can have up to 300 participants, and a Large Meeting option for up to…
Zoom client software is available for Windows and Macintosh desktop computers, Apple iOS devices, and Android devices.
After you have installed Zoom, you can access Zoom either through this URL (link opens Cornell Zoom website) or using the client application on your computer or device.
To activate your Cornell Zoom account:
To access the My Computers page from off-campus, while traveling or from home, use the Virtual Private Network (VPN).
To see the devices you have registered on the network, go to the My Computers page.
When you first connect a device to the network using your NetID, the device is registered to you and you receive an email confirming the registration. You may receive an unexpected registration notice if:
If Cornell receives a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notice for an IP address and/or a computer system registered to you, your account will be submitted to Network Quarantine, which restricts network access for the device identified in the DMCA notice.
The current technical requirements for Zoom, along with recommendations for peripheral devices, are available on the Zoom website. If you have questions or need more information about your existing equipment or future purchases, contact the IT Service Desk.
Desktop Computers (Windows and Macintosh)
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Zoom can integrate with Slack. The email you use to administer your Slack team domain must be your NetID-based email. Please contact the IT Service Desk if you are interested in enabling this feature.
Use Zoom on a Chromebook Device
If you would like to use Zoom on a Chromebook device, install the Zoom Progressive Web Application (PWA). This iweb-based client provides an app-like experience, but with better performance and more options than a typical app.
No. We have enabled end-to-end encryption for Cornell's Zoom deployment, and this disables in-meeting file transfer.
It is still possible for a meeting to start without you (the host), even with Join Before Host disabled.
If you have given someone Scheduling Privilege, which allows them to schedule meetings on your behalf, when that person joins a meeting before you, the meeting will start and they will be…
What is the difference between a host and a co-host?
A host is the “owner” of a meeting or webinar and is the person who can administer the meeting via the host controls. The host is the only person who can end a meeting or make someone else the host.
You can install the desktop Outlook add-in to schedule meetings directly from the Outlook client (more information on Zoom's Outlook Add-in page) or you can create the meeting in Zoom and copy and paste the meeting invitation into a new message in your mail client.
For information about using the…
Eligible Roles
Employees and students can create Cornell Zoom accounts. In some cases, the features available vary depending on the user’s role at the university.
For immediate help with Zoom, including live issues as an event is taking place, we recommend that you contact the Zoom Support page and open a chatbot session (see below for details).
Policies
Users of Cornell University’s IT resources are subject to local, state, and federal laws, as well as University IT policies. See Responsible Use of Information Technology Resources for what this means for you.
To access the My Computers page from off-campus, while traveling or from home, use the Virtual Private Network (VPN).
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