How to use a password with your Zoom meeting

Adding a password to you meeting is one the ways you can help reduce the chances that you will encounter a troll attempting to Zoombomb your course. Ideally once created you would share the password with your class via a WebCampus announcement or direct email to ensure that only your students receive the password.

Follow the steps below to add a password to your Zoom meeting

From WebCampus

  1. Browse to your course and select Zoom from your Course Menu.
  2. From the Zoom interface, click on the Schedule a New Meeting button.
  3. On the page that loads, enter all of your meeting information.
Screen clipping of the Meeting Options area of the Zoom new meeting creation interface. Options “Require meeting password,” “Enable join before host,” and “Mute participants upon entry” are selected. The option “Require meeting password” is highlighted.
Screen clipping of the Meeting Options area of the Zoom new meeting creation interface. Options “Require meeting password,” “Enable join before host,” and “Mute participants upon entry” are selected. The option “Require meeting password” is highlighted with a box to show emphasis for this step.
  1. Under the Meeting Options section, select the “Require meeting password” option.
  2. You will be prompted to enter a meeting password. Enter a password that will not be easy to guess.
  3. Click the Save button to save your meeting. All participants will require the meeting password to enter the Zoom meeting room.

From the University's Zoom webpage

  1. Go to the University's Zoom web page and login.
  2. Click on the Schedule a New Meeting button.
  3. On the page that loads, enter all of your meeting information.
  4. Select the “Require meeting password” option. Use the randomly generated password, or enter one of your own.
  5. You will be prompted to enter a meeting password. Enter a password that will not be easy to guess.
  6. Click the Save button to save your meeting. All participants will require the meeting password to enter the Zoom meeting room.

From the Zoom application

  1. Launch the Zoom application on your computer.
  2. Click on the “Sign In with SSO” option. (The University's company domain is unr.zoom.us .)
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions to log in and launch the Zoom application.
  4. Click on the Schedule button to schedule a new meeting.
  5. In the window that opens, enter your meeting information.
  6. Select the “Require meeting password” option. Use the randomly generated password, or enter one of your own.
  7. You will be prompted to enter a meeting password. Enter a password that will not be easy to guess.
  8. Click the Save button to save your meeting. All participants will require the meeting password to enter the Zoom meeting room.