
OPTION 1 - Stream the Event live via Youtube.Īll Fresno State Zoom users have the ability to host a Zoom event and simultaneously stream it via Youtube. You have 2 options to allow public users to join the meeting/webinar. How will I host this type of event now that authentication is enabled for all meetings and webinars?ĪNSWER - Hosting a Zoom event with public users is still available. QUESTION - I am using Zoom to host a community event that will be attended by members of the public. Will authentication be required for my personal Zoom meetings (which is not a scheduled meeting)?ĪNSWER - Yes, Authentication will be required but you can still use the “Add exceptions option to allow an outside user to participate in the meeting. QUESTION - I understand that Fresno State will require authentication as of August 2 for scheduled meetings and webinars. “Adding Authentication Exceptions for Zoom Meetings” See the following Knowledge Base article: Will I still be able to have this guest take part in the Zoom meeting?ĪNSWER - Yes! Each meeting can be configured to allow ANY outside user via the “Authentication Exception” option. QUESTION - I have a guest speaker that I have invited to my class. Please see the following Knowledge Base article: If you are not signed in correctly, the Zoom meeting will not be able to confirm your account which is likely the reason you cannot join the meeting. What do I do to resolve this?ĪNSWER - It is very important that you have signed into your Zoom account in the correct way. I have sent the meeting host an email but still cannot join the event. QUESTION - I am trying to attend a meeting and Zoom is not letting me join.

Authentication also provides a host with an attendee's true Fresno State first and last name in the meeting participants list. Requiring hosts and attendees to authenticate will make all Zoom meetings more secure and virtually eliminate disruptions like "Zoom Bombing" or other types of unwarranted behavior that has been experienced by many over the last year. After August 2nd, If a participant does not have a valid Fresno State Zoom account or they have not been added to an exception list and granted access to a meeting by the host, they will not be able to join the meeting or webinar.

PLEASE NOTE: This applies to all faculty, staff and students.Īuthentication is a process of identifying users that request access to a system or network, in this case Zoom. This will require all users to have a current Fresno State email account and also be logged-in via the campus portal in order to host or attend any Zoom meetings. On August 2nd 2021, the University will be enabling authentication for all Zoom meetings and webinars.
