Zoom Tips
11 Ways to Secure Zoom!
- Use a unique ID for large or public Zoom calls: When you schedule a Zoom meeting, look for the Meeting ID options and choose "generate automatically." Doing so plugs up one of the biggest holes that Zoom-bombers can exploit.
- Require a Meeting Password: One way to protect the meeting is to require a password. You can give the password out only to those who have replied and seem credible. To password protect a meeting, start by scheduling a meeting and checking the box next to "Require meeting password."
- Create a Waiting Room: When participants log into the call, they see a waiting room screen and the host lets them in. You can let people in all at once or one at a time, which means if you see names you don't recognize in the waiting room, you don't have to let them in at all.
- Only Hosts Should Share Their Screen: Make sure your settings indicate that the only people allowed to share their screens are hosts. You can enable this setting in advance as well as during a call.
- Create an Invite-Only Meeting: The only people who can join the call are those you invited and they must sign in using the same email address you used to invite them.
- Lock a Meeting Once it Starts: While the meeting is running, navigate to the bottom of the screen and click "manage participants." The participants' panel will open. At the bottom, choose More > Lock Meeting.
- Kick someone out or put them on hold: During the call, go to the participants' panel on the right. Hover over the name of the person you want to boot and when options appear, choose "remove."
- Disable someone's camera: If someone is being rude or inappropriate on video the host can open the participants' panel and click on the video camera icon next to the person's name.
- Prevent animated GIFs and other files in the chat: In the chat area of a Zoom meeting, participants can share files, including images and animated GIFs, if you let them.
- Disable private chat: Open settings in the Zoom web app (it's not in the desktop app). On the left side, go to Personal > Settings. The click in Meeting (Basic). Scroll until you see Private Chat. When the button is gray, it's disabled.
- Always end the meeting for all: Otherwise the meeting can proceed without you in the room.