Important Announcement regarding Zoom
For security purposes, starting September 27, 2020, it will be required to set up a passcode or a waiting room for each meeting. For more information on how to do this, please see the following link: Zoom FAQ: Meetings Waiting Room and Passcode Requirements
General Information
Zoom is the new web conferencing tool at LSU. Your personal Zoom account can be used for web conferences for up to 300 people. It is available to all LSU A&M Faculty, staff, and students with an LSU primary account.
NOTE: AgCenter and Pennington do not have access to Zoom, and instead should contact their local Service Desk for products available to them.
Zoom may be accessed at zoom.lsu.edu. Simply use your LSU login and password to access your Zoom account. Zoom can be integrated with your Office 365 account allowing you to schedule web meetings from your Outlook calendar. Zoom also has a Moodle integration and can be used from your Moodle course.
To join a test meeting and check your device settings ahead of time, please use this link: https://zoom.us/test
NOTE: LSU’s current Zoom environment is not HIPAA compliant and should not be utilized for any purposes related to telehealth or for meetings that could potentially contain health related information. Additionally, Zoom should not be utilized for any purposes related to PCI, i.e. card payment processing. It is the recommendation of LSU ITS that Microsoft Teams meetings be utilized for any purposes that contain information governed by HIPAA. See here for more information on Microsoft Teams.
Zoom Security & Authentication
Please note that all Zoom meetings need to be restricted to only those users who have authenticated with their MyLSU credentials. This can be done in your Personal Meeting Room settings.
If you'd like more information on ensuring MyLSU authentication is enabled, please see the following article - Zoom: Configuring Your Room to Require MyLSU Authentication
Zoom at LSU Resources
For more information about Zoom at LSU, please view these articles:
LSU Zoom Quick Start Guide
Zoom Desktop Client
Zoom: Security Best Practices & ZoomBomb Prevention
Office 365 Zoom Plugin
Adding Zoom to a Moodle Course
How to Schedule a Large Capacity Zoom Meeting or Webinar (in Outlook)
Zoom: Viewing Transcript Files as Text
LSU Zoom: Troubleshooting & FAQ
Additional Zoom Resources
Please note that Zoom's own documentation is some of the best organized and cogently explained information available. In most cases a quick search on your personal favorite search engine for "Zoom" and any feature you'd like to know more about will return Zoom's support page on your desired feature or function.
The links added below are about a number of features we frequently receive questions about.
Zoom Support - Scheduling Meetings
Zoom Support - Recording Meetings
Zoom Support - Screen Sharing
Zoom Support - Polling in Meetings
Zoom Support - Managing Breakout Rooms
Support Resources
If you have any questions and/or would like assistance with the processes and options listed in this article please contact the ITS Service Desk at servicedesk@lsu.edu or by calling (225) 578-3375.