Zoom Video Conferencing

Owned by Andy Rainey
Last updated: Nov 24, 2021
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Zoom provides cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings and group messaging creating a complete conference room solution.  Zoom accounts are available to students, faculty and staff; however, only those hosting or scheduling meetings are required to have a Zoom account. Attendees can participate in meetings without Zoom accounts. View informational video resources on Zoom’s website. These videos showcase everything from how to start a meeting to screen sharing and meeting controls.

All UA Zoom users should transition to log Into Zoom with SSO. Using SSO allows users to log in with their myBama credentials rather than a unique username and password. 

Zoom Tutorials and Resources

The Center for Instructional Technology offers resources and webinars to support Zoom. Visit the CIT website for more information.

Create Secure Meetings

Zoom requires that all meetings have a passcode or a waiting room enabled. Meetings that do not have a passcode or waiting room enabled will automatically be applied a waiting room.  Waiting rooms can be customized to fit the need and audience for your meeting. For more information, visit the Zoom Support website.

Zoom Backgrounds

Bring the Capstone to your meeting with a UA virtual background!

How to Obtain Zoom Video Conferencing

All UA students, faculty and staff are eligible to use Zoom. Users can create an account by signing into Zoom using Single Sign On (SSO). Using SSO allows users to log in with their myBama credentials rather than a unique username and password. Beginning Dec. 22, 2021 all users must log into Zoom using SSO.

Zoom App

  1. Download the Zoom app for your device

  2. Open the Zoom app

  3. Click “Sign in with SSO”

  4. When prompted for a domain, enter ua-edu

  5. Enter your myBamausername@ua.edu email address and myBama password

Zoom Web

  1. To sign in to your Zoom account in a web browser, visit www.ua-edu.zoom.us

  2. Click Sign in

  3. Sign in with your myBama credentials

Account Types

Faculty and staff are assigned a Licensed account and students are assigned a Basic account. To see your account type, log in to Zoom in a web browser and click Profile at the top left, your License Type will be displayed on your profile.

Licensed Accounts

  • Up to 300 participants

  • Unlimited Meeting Duration

  • Unlimited amount of meetings

  • Record to the cloud or local machine

  • Customize Personal Meeting ID/Link URL

Basic Accounts

  • Up to 100 participants

  • Limited to 40 minute meetings (When three or more participants join)

  • Unlimited amount of meetings

  • Record to local machine

HIPAA Compliant Accounts

The UA System office offers a version of Zoom that is HIPAA compliant. Users with HIPPA-compliant Zoom accounts must change their Zoom password every 120 days.