First, you need to have the Zoom app installed on your computer or mobile device. If Passcodes are added to new meetings, the Passcode will automatically be embedded into the meeting link (unless you have specifically disabled this feature)Įnabling Waiting Room for new or existing meetings does not affect calendar invitations.If you want to join a random Zoom meeting, there are a few things you need to do. If Passcodes are added to existing meetings, calendar invites need to be resent to include the Passcode. If you already have a Passcode or Waiting Room on, there will be no change to how you schedule meetings. Please create a meeting passcode to avoid hassles! What if I don’t use the ZOOM page within Canvas? As an instructor, you will have to approve each student that enters your ZOOM meeting room IF the instructor (Zoom Host) has not created a meeting security passcode. Zoom will automatically turn on the Waiting Room option for any previously created Zoom meeting that does not have an entry Passcode set. It is recommended that you have recurring ZOOM meetings for your Canvas course, it makes things a lot easier.įor new meetings, please check the security Passcode option for any new meeting. If you created individual meetings, please repeat the steps for each meeting. In the Security section, click the checkbox next to Passcode and enter a series of numbers.Ĭlick Save and it will update all occurrences of this meeting (if you are editing a series). In your Canvas course, click on Zoom on the left navigation, and then click on the Topic name for your existing meeting to bring up the details for this series.Ĭlick Edit this meeting at the bottom of the page The passcode will be visible on the edit meeting page in plain text, so please don’t choose your existing SSN, bank PINs, garage codes, etc. It will be included in the JOIN button or URL that’s given to students, and if you need to invite a guest speaker, you can copy the JOIN URL send it to your guest. You will not need to recall these numbers, nor share with the class in order to join. These can be simple 4 or 5 digit numbers that you randomly select.

Passcodes are meant to keep unwanted random callers from joining your session. Yes, we recommend editing the recurring meeting series and set a Passcode for your recurring meetings. Students click Join to enter ZOOM meetingĭo I need to take any action as the instructor for my ZOOM Canvas meetings?

If you are using the built-in ZOOM integration within Canvas (recommended method of using ZOOM in Canvas), your students will not notice any changes because ZOOM includes the meeting Passcode within the ZOOM JOIN button (see image below).

Zoom meeting join code