How External Participants Can Join Zoom Meetings at BU

If you have been invited to a Zoom meeting hosted by a Bloomsburg University Zoom host, you can follow the steps below to join the meeting.

1. Create a Zoom Account
2. Download and Install the Zoom app
3. Open and Sign in to the Zoom app
4. Access the meeting

Create a Zoom Account

If you already have a Zoom account, you can skip this step. If you don’t have a Zoom account, you can create one easily at www.zoom.us. Follow the steps below to create your Zoom account.

1. Go to http://www.zoom.us and click Sign up for Free
2. Enter your birthdate
   
3. Choose which method you want to use to sign up:
   Email: You can either sign up with your own email address or work email address. If you use your work email and your employer has Zoom, this may connect you to your employer single sign-on page, but that’s not always the case.
   
   SSO: If your workplace DOES have Zoom and you want to configure your Zoom account, click Sign in with SSO and then enter your workplace domain, then sign on with your single sign on.
   
   Sign in with Google: If you want to connect your Google account to Zoom and sign up with it, click this.
   
   Sign in with Facebook: If you want to connect your Facebook account to Zoom and sign up with it, click this.
   
   Each way you sign up will affect how you Sign In to meetings. You will choose the method you signed up with every time you want to sign in to the Zoom app.
   
   For our use case we are using a personal email address to sign up for an account. Once you input your email, click the Sign Up button.
   
   
4. You will see a message that says Zoom sent an email to your email address.
   
5. Go to your email and find the message from Zoom. In the message there will be a button to activate your account. Click that button or the included link to verify your Zoom account:
   
6. When you get the message asking if you’re signing up on behalf of a school, respond NO and click Continue.
   
7. Enter your name and a password you can remember and click Continue.
   
8. Click Skip this Step.
   

Download and Install the Zoom App

You will need to sign in to your Zoom account to access the meeting. It is best to use one of the apps Zoom provides, because they have more functionality than the web browser version.

If you already have a Zoom app, you can skip this step. If you don’t have one, follow the directions below to get it.

1. Go to https://zoom.us/download
2. Choose your download:
   1. On a computer or laptop, download the Zoom Client for Meetings. https://zoom.us/client/latest/ZoomInstaller.exe
   2. On an iOS device, download the iOS app.
      https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id546505307
   3. On an Android device, download the Android app.
      https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.zoom.videomeetings
   4. On a Chromebook, download the Chrome app.
      https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/zoom/hmbjbjdpkobdjplfobhljndfdfdipjhg?hl=en
3. Follow the directions on screen to install Zoom. Often downloaded files end up in your Downloads folder- so if you can’t find the file to run it, navigate to your Downloads, find the file, and open it to begin installation.

Open and Sign in to the Zoom App

You will need to sign in to the Zoom app to access your meeting easily. You will have different methods of sign in depending on the type of app you have.

Zoom Meetings Client

1. Open your Zoom client.
2. On the Sign In screen, sign in using the method you signed up with.
   Note: It is recommended you sign in via the SSO option if you are a PASSHE school instead of using a personal account.
   
   
3. Here is a Getting Started for Windows and Mac guide from Zoom: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362033-Getting-Started-on-Windows-and-Mac

Zoom for iOS

1. Open the Zoom app.
2. Tap sign in.
3. Sign in using the method you signed up with:
   
4. Here is a Getting Started Guide for iOS from Zoom: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362993-Getting-Started-with-iOS

Zoom for Android

1. Open the Zoom app.
2. Tap sign in.
3. Sign in using the method you signed up with:
   
4. Here is a Getting Started Guide for Android from Zoom: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/200942759-Getting-Started-with-Android

Zoom for Chrome OS

1. Launch your Zoom app: Go to the app launcher, and click on Zoom.
2. Sign in using the method you signed up with
   
3. Here is a Getting Started Guide for Chrome from Zoom: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/213298746-Getting-Started-On-Chrome-OS

Access the Meeting

Once you are signed in to Zoom, either click through the Join URL the host sent you, or enter the Meeting ID on the Join screen of your Zoom app.

If your meeting has a passcode, you will also be able to enter that onscreen to access the meeting.

Since you are signed in, this should allow you to gain access to the meeting.

NOTE: If you are signed in to Zoom, and try to access the Join URL, and still can’t get in the meeting due to authentication, the host may not have configured the meeting for Sign in to Zoom authentication. This is the only way external participants can join our Zoom meetings. If they are unsure how to change this for their meeting, they should reach out to zoomadmin@bloomu.edu for assistance.