When you create a new Zoom meeting, in order to make it more secure and more difficult for unauthorized individuals to participate in the meeting, it is strongly recommended that you change the following optional settings in each meeting you create.
Hosting Zoom Meetings with TAMU Participants and People Outside of TAMU
- Appropriate for guests with and without a NetID.
- Check the box Require meeting password.
Notes:
- The password will be included in the meeting invitation you email out.
- Intended guests must be sent the link with the password.
- Prevents uninvited guests from finding the meeting in the Zoom published meeting listing and joining your meeting.
Hosting Zoom Meetings with TAMU Participants Only
- Appropriate when all guests have a NetID.
- Choose one of the following meeting options:
- Check the box Only Authenticated users can join and leave the dropdown as "TAMU NetID", or
- Check the box Only signed in users from specified domains can join the meeting and leave it set to "tamu.edu"
Note: all users will be required to authenticate with their NetID credentials before they can join your meeting.
Additional Settings
There are additional settings you can change in your Settings menu that can help make your meetings more secure. For example, to prevent "zoombombing" (when uninvited attendees break into and disrupt your meeting), you can restrict others from sharing their screen when you host a meeting as follows:
- Once you have logged in at tamu.zoom.us with your NetID, go to the Settings menu and find the Screen Sharing option
- Change the setting to "Host Only"