Using Zoom for Video Conferencing

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Summary

Zoom is a full-featured web conferencing tool that can be used on desktops, laptops, and mobile devices. It supports video and audio over the Internet, document and screen sharing, and more. Meeting hosts can create meeting sites, provide access to those rooms through a URL, and then use the tools available in the room to facilitate engaging online meetings with anyone in the world via a web browser. WSU employees can create and host Zoom meetings. WSU students can create and host their own Zoom rooms for 1:1 or group meetings.

Information Applies to

Faculty, Staff, Current Students

Using Zoom

Set Up Your Zoom Account at WSU

Activate your Minnesota State Zoom Pro host account to host your own online meetings using the Pro version of Zoom. Activating your free Pro account provided by Minnesota State will give you access to all the features and functions of the Pro version of Zoom for as long as you have an active Minnesota State StarID username and password.

  1. Go to https://minnstate.zoom.us.
  2. Click the Sign In button.
  3. Sign in with your StarID and password.

Download Zoom App

The Zoom app is available for your laptop, desktop, and mobile devices.

  1. Go to the Zoom Download Center
  2. Select Download and follow the instructions.

Find Your Personal Zoom Room

Each account has a personal Zoom room.  To find your Personal Meeting ID on the web version, go to the left column and select Profile. Under the Meetings tab, your ID will be listed. You can also create a customized Personal Link.

Learn More

For more information, visit Zoom Support.

A variety of how-to videos are available from Zoom.

The Zoom Learning Center has short courses available on a variety of topics.

Need additional information or assistance? Contact WSU TLT by email, phone (507.457.5240, option 3), or Zoom.

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