What is Zoom:
Zoom is a self-service collaboration tool for Princeton users to conduct online video or audio conferences, web-based meetings, and desktop sharing with a group of remote participants.
How to access Zoom:
Zoom
- Zoom allows for complete interaction including audio, video and chat dialog, can have up to 100 participants.
- All campus users have access to Zoom Pro.
- Sign in at https://princeton.zoom.us/ using your Princeton credentials.
How to host a Zoom meeting:
If you haven’t downloaded the Zoom application:
- Go to https://princeton.zoom.us/
- Click Host
- Enter your NetID and password in the Central Authentication Service screen
- Download the Zoominstaller file to download Zoom
- Then 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 Princeton under “your company domain” then click continue
- Select New Meeting
- This will launch the Zoom meeting where you can invite participants
How to invite participants:
- Launch the Zoom meeting
- Click on the invite button at the bottom of the meeting window
- Here you will find multiple methods to share the invitation:
- Click on Copy URL, then paste the URL into an email message to the participants you would like to invite. (Recommended method)
- 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.
How to join a meeting:
If you haven’t downloaded the Zoom application:
- Click on the Zoom meeting hyperlink that was sent to you
- Download and run the Zoominstaller file to download the application
- Install Zoom
- Click on open zoom.us in the pop-up window in your web browser.
If you already downloaded the Zoom application:
- Click on the Zoom meeting hyperlink 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 should then be connected to the Zoom meeting