This page covers everything you need to start using UCI Zoom today. Prefer a more in-depth guide to each of Zoom’s features and settings? See our Advanced UCI Zoom Configuration Guide UCI Zoom accounts are licensed and can host meetings up
Zoom provides a software option for configuring conference rooms and meeting spaces called ‘Zoom Rooms’ and UCI departments can purchase a Zoom Rooms license through OIT by completing an online Zoom license upgrade request form or emailing
If you plan to use Zoom for any interactions/information covered under HIPAA, then you may need a HIPAA-compatible account, which is available as a subset of the accounts under the UCI Zoom license. For a step-by-step guide to creating a ne…
Meeting hosts can save recordings either to the Zoom Cloud or locally, to their own computers. As a campus, we have limited storage capacity for cloud recordings so we have implemented a 365 retention policy* and we recommend that all users…
All UCI Zoom accounts have access to the standard features of a licensed (paid) Zoom account, including the ability to host meetings with up to 300 attendees. Instructors who are teaching Registrar-listed courses that have more than 300 stu…
Options to protect your own privacy during Zoom sessions include: There are a variety of ways a malicious actor may misuse Zoom. For example, “Zoom bombing” refers to the exploitation of publicized or hacked Zoom links combined with misconf…
For a step-by-step guide to creating a new account or migrating an existing account to UCI Zoom or UCI-HIPAA Zoom, see Quick start guide for UCI Zoom If you have a Zoom account, but you’re not sure if it’s an account under the UCI Zoom lice…
Zoom has default settings that can be enabled and disabled by the host prior to scheduling a meeting. Zoom has default settings that can be enabled and disabled by the Host prior to scheduling a meeting. If a feature will never be used, dis…
Some schools and departments have their own, separate Zoom licenses, with separate administrators and support staff. Most have or are in the process of moving to UCI Zoom. If you have a Zoom account, but you’re not sure if it’s an account u…
Zoom meetings can be automatically or manually recorded. Recordings may be stored in the cloud for up to one year (365 days) or locally (on the computer used by the person who runs the recording). Zoom recordings may also be uploaded to YuJ…
Meeting hosts can run polls for their attendees though Zoom’s built-in polling tool. This tool is best for fairly straightforward polls (e.g.: multiple choice questions). This is not the only option for polling and other forms of audience r…
Providing transcripts and/or captions is an important way to ensure accessible Zoom meeting. There are several different options for providing transcripts and/or captions and the best fit for a particular meeting, class, or webinar, varies:…