...

Zoom is a video conferencing tools tool that is available for RIT faculty, staff, adjuncts, and students.

Setting up your Zoom Account

Before you can start using Zoom, you must first setup Setting your account .Go to is easy.  Simply go to https://rit.zoom.us/ and click on Sign In.  Please do not go to the main Zoom website to sign in.  You must go to https://rit.zoom.us/.

You will then be prompted for your RIT username and password.  Enter those as you normally would.  If you have already signed into an RIT website, you may not be prompted as it uses the same authentication tools for all other RIT services.

After provided the username and password, you have to agree to the following prompt.  Zoom requires just basic information about you so we can manage your account.

Image Removed

Once signed in, you will have an account created within Zoom.  If your account will automatically be created and set to a Licensed account if you are eligible (faculty, staff, students, adjuncts).

Signing in via the web

To sign into your account will automatically be set to a Licensed account.Saunders faculty, staff, students, and adjuncts may contact Saunders Technical Support for assistance.  All other groups should contact the ITS Service Desk for assistanceZoom account, go to https://rit.zoom.us/ and click on Sign In.

Signing into the Zoom Client

If you are using your Saunders computer, you can install the Zoom client by using using Portal Manager.  If you are using your own personal computer, go to https://rit.zoom.us/download/ to download the client.

Once the client is installed, launch it to sign in.

Be sure to select select Sign In with SSO on  on the right side of the window.

Enter in in rit and  and then click click Continue.

Your browser will open and redirect you to the RIT login page.  From there you can sign in and select the option to Open Zoom when the notice appears.  It will then open the client signed in with your RIT Account.

Additional Support

See https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206618765-Zoom-Video-Tutorials for a set of tutorials on how to use Zoom.

While you are more than welcome to reach out to Saunders Technical Support for additional assistance, we recommend you check out https://support.zoom.us/ for help directly from Zoom.  There is a wealth of information there that will walk you through how to use Zoom.

Please also see our Remote support page for a lot more information about Zoom.

Also feel free to take a look at the following instructions:

Child pages (Children Display)alltruesorttitle

Securing your Zoom Meetings

Start by going to https://rit.zoom.us/profile/setting and sign in.

Turn on the following settings:

• Require a password when scheduling new meetings
• Require a password for instant meetings
• Require a password for Personal Meeting ID (PMI)
  • All meetings using PMI
• Only authenticated users can join meetings
• Only authenticated users can join meetings from Web client

Additional Support

From RIT

• Installing the Zoom Client
• Logging into the Zoom Client
• Joining a Meeting
• Scheduling a Meeting
• Scheduling a Meeting in Outlook
• ILI Webinars
• Zoom - Using Google Drive to Store Recordings
• Captioning and ASL Interpreting in Zoom

From Zoom

• Tutorials

• Automatic Transcriptions
• Breakout Rooms
• Cloud Based Recordings
• Polls
• Scheduling Assistants
• Scheduling Meetings
• Schedule Recurring Meetings
• Spotlight Videos (helpful for interpreters)
• Viewing Closed Captioning During Meeting
• Whiteboard Feature
  • On pen enabled PCs, Microsoft Whiteboard has more features.
• Zoom 101: In Meeting Controls (Basic)