Join a Zoom meeting

• Overview
• Install Zoom on a laptop, desktop, or mobile device
• Join a meeting with your Zoom at IU account
• About joining multiple Zoom meetings

Overview

To join a Zoom meeting, you must first have Zoom installed on your device, and then provide the meeting's unique 10- or 11-digit ID.

These instructions provide information on installation options, and step-by-step instructions for joining a Zoom meeting with your Zoom at IU account.

If you're in a meeting room with videoconferencing equipment and won't be using your own device, see Connect to Zoom from a videoconferencing room.

Install Zoom on a laptop, desktop, or mobile device

You have the following options for connecting to Zoom:

• Zoom client for meetings (recommended): Download the Zoom client for your Windows, macOS, or Linux computer.

  View a video about installing and updating the Zoom desktop client.

  Note:

  If you're outside the US, see Accommodate international students who can't access Zoom.
• Zoom mobile app: You can download the Zoom mobile app for your iOS or Android device from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.
• Zoom Launcher plug-in: To connect to a Zoom meeting from Chrome, Firefox, or Safari without downloading the Zoom client, see Launching Zoom from a web browser. The Zoom Launcher plug-in will install the Zoom client on first use.
  Note:

  The Skype for Business and Outlook plug-ins require the Zoom client.
• Skype for Business plug-in: Launch Zoom meetings from your Skype for Business contact list (as a host only). Keep in mind that participants dialing into your Zoom meeting from Skype for Business will not have access to advanced sharing features (for example, whiteboard, PowerPoint sharing, chat, and voting). Participants needing access to advanced features should use the Zoom client. For more, see Skype for Business/Lync Integration (for participants) and Zoom Skype for Business (Lync) Plugin (for hosts).
  Note:

  Office telephone service for faculty and staff at Indiana University will begin to transition from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams at IU in the first quarter of 2023. UITS encourages all students, faculty, and staff to switch from Skype for Business to Teams for chat now. Faculty and staff should continue to use Skype for Business for external phone calls until migrated to Teams Calls. For more, see About Microsoft Teams Calls at IU.
• Outlook plug-in/add-in: To schedule and start Zoom meetings directly from Outlook, download the Outlook plug-in from the Zoom Download Center. For more, see Microsoft Outlook plugin (desktop). If you're on macOS, use the Zoom for Outlook add-in instead of the plug-in.

  Be aware that calendar sharing in Zoom won't have the same permissions as in Outlook; you'll likely want to test editing and revising meetings using the plug-in.

Join a meeting with your Zoom at IU account

1. Sign into your Zoom account.

   While it is possible to join a Zoom meeting as a guest, UITS recommends that you sign into Zoom with your IU account before joining a meeting, for a more secure meeting experience.

2. Provide Zoom with the 10- or 11-digit ID associated with the meeting you want to join (if you don't know your meeting ID, contact the meeting host). Follow the appropriate instructions below, depending on how you're using Zoom:
   • Through a browser (such as Google Chrome):
     1. Go to https://iu.zoom.us/j/meetingID.
     2. Once you launch the application, you will be joined with the meeting. If the host has passcode-protected the meeting, you will be prompted to enter it. Then, if you're placed in a waiting room, the host will need to admit you before you can participate in the meeting.
   • Through the Zoom desktop application:
     1. Open Zoom, and select Join.
     2. Type in the meeting ID, and set your join options. Select Join. If the host has password-protected the meeting, you will be prompted to enter it. Then, if the host has enabled the waiting room, you'll be placed in it before you are admitted into the meeting.
   • Through the Zoom mobile app for iOS or Android:
     1. Open the Zoom app, and tap Join. If you see the option to "Join a Meeting", you need to sign into your Zoom at IU account.
     2. Enter the meeting ID and set your join options. Tap Join Meeting. You will be joined with the meeting. If the host has passcode-protected the meeting, you will be prompted to enter it. Then, if you're placed in a waiting room, the host will need to admit you before you can participate in the meeting.

About joining multiple Zoom meetings

If you need to join multiple meetings simultaneously, see Joining multiple meetings simultaneously on desktop.