Zoom Video Conferencing
- Andy Rainey
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
Download the Zoom app for your device
Open the Zoom app
Click “Sign in with SSO”
When prompted for a domain, enter ua-edu
Enter your myBamausername@ua.edu email address and myBama password
Zoom Web
To sign in to your Zoom account in a web browser, visit www.ua-edu.zoom.us
Click Sign in
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.