Zoom - Web Conferencing
Last Updated: 08/21/2019
Overview
Zoom is a web conferencing tool that unifies cloud video conferencing, online meetings, and collaboration into one platform. Zoom's extensive features, compatibility with desktop or mobile devices, and multi-layered security enable rich web conferencing experiences for campus and unaffiliated users at CU Boulder.
Features
- Cloud Video Conferencing
- Online Meetings for up to 300 participants
- Large meetings for up to 500 participants (by request)
- Webinars for up to 500 attendees, 100 of which can be participants (by request)
- Secondary Account access (by request)
- Telephone Dial-in
- Mobile Collaboration
- Security
Learn more about the features by visiting Zoom's Features page .
Get Started
All CU Boulder students, faculty, and staff have access to a Pro account by using Zoom's login with Single Sign-on (SSO) functionality (this includes CU Boulder group or secondary accounts, by request).
- Download the Zoom application
- Click Sign In with SSO
- Enter "cuboulder" and click continue
- A browser window will open prompting you for your Federated Identity Service identikey and password credentials. Click Continue.
- This will automatically create your account and log you in.
Please note: Zoom Pro accounts that have not logged in one year will be removed on a routine basis. When logging back in, you will regain access to Zoom Pro functionality automatically.
*Find more detailed documentation and help resources on the Zoom Help and Zoom FAQ pages.
Cost
Zoom web conferencing is provided at no cost to CU Boulder affiliates.
Who can get it
All campus affiliates have access to a Pro Zoom account which is automatically provisioned the first time you login using SSO through the Zoom application. For installation help, use the Zoom - Download and Login tutorial.