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This article lists ways that meeting hosts, alternative hosts, and co-hosts might

  • Deal with unexpected behavior during a Zoom meeting.

  • Prevent undesired behavior before scheduling meetings.

Go to Resolving Unexpected Behavior In Meetings for additional tips
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Note

Immediately install updates if prompted by Zoom to do so. The company regularly releases patches to address any security concerns.

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To avoid letting in uninvited participants in the first place, share meeting URLs only with intended participants.

As an extra security measure, you can lock your Zoom meeting so no one can join after a certain point.

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This is the most effective preventative measure. When using the Waiting Room, you will need to manually allow participants into the meeting as they join. For more details, go to Using Managing Waiting Rooms.

Using Passcodes

Note

If you add a password to a meeting that is already scheduled, the meeting URL will change. You will need to copy the meeting invitation and share it with participants again.

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Disallowing Participants to Join Before Host

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Boise State Zoom accounts automatically prevent participants from joining before the host or an assigned alternative host. Participants who join early will see a dialog notifying them that the meeting hasn't started

Meeting IDs

Note

Use Generate Automatically for Meeting IDs when scheduling. Using . Meeting IDs append to the meeting URL. So, in a way, using your Personal Meeting ID is comparable to like giving out your cell phone number.

Best Practices

  • Share meeting URLs only with the intended participants.

  • Don’t post or otherwise share Zoom meeting links on public websites or social media platforms.

  • Enter meetings from calendar invites, your Boise State’s Zoom account, or from the Canvas Zoom integration.

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