Zoom password introduction
With the increasing global use of Zoom, the University has sought to further secure the platform and prevent unsolicited access to meetings, or 'Zoom-bombing'.
Zoom personal meeting room
Zoom Personal Meeting Rooms (also known/referred to as 'My Personal Meeting ID' or 'PMI' rooms) now require a password.
If you've sent people your personal meeting room link as a way of organising your meeting, and have not previously set a password for your personal meeting room, you'll need to communicate a new personal meeting room link to your guests to ensure they can access your meeting room. This is because your link will have changed and now includes an embedded password.
Instructions on how you can find your new Zoom personal meeting room link are available on the Staff Services Portal.
Scheduling Zoom meetings
Zoom now automatically secures scheduled Zoom meetings with a password.
Meeting participants won't need to enter the password if they have the scheduled Zoom meeting invitation link. The convenience of one-click to join a meeting continues and the automatically-generated password is listed on the meeting invitation for participants who may wish to join by telephone.
This change does not apply to meetings scheduled before 6 PM on Wednesday 6 May 2020 unless the meeting or meeting series is updated, whereupon a new link with password will be needed.
Zoom technical support can be requested via the service desk.