Staff: Schedule work meetings through NYU Calendar.

This is recommended because meetings scheduled through will not appear in the list of upcoming meetings in your course site for students.

Faculty: Schedule class meeting(s) through NYU Brightspace so that your students see the Zoom session in your course site.

Schedule your meeting securely and check your settings beforehand:.

By default, the PID feature is not turned on for NYU community members.

Avoid using a Personal Meeting ID (PID), which is like a link to one continuous meeting that anyone can join anytime (unless you activate security controls described below). Use a randomly-generated meeting ID with an embedded password for one-click join (see instructions below).Don’t publicly publish or share the link to your meeting, if possible.If they are joining a class meeting, they should then open NYU Brightspace in a new tab or window and click the Zoom link in their course site. Students should always log in at first.Staff should always log in at before scheduling a meeting or clicking a link to host or join a meeting.Faculty who use NYU Brightspace should create and start Zoom class meetings through their course site.Create, join, and/or start Zoom meetings the recommended way:.This discourages participants from negative behaviors since their names can be readily “seen.” Disable “Allow participants to rename themselves” in your settings.Otherwise, the feature can be left on by default, but turned off at the start of a meeting when not needed by using the host tools. This prevents unwanted notes/comments from being placed on the screen. If you never plan to use the Annotation feature, it’s best to disable it in your default settings.

In addition, screen sharing and saving of chat transcripts is limited to the host by default, with an in-meeting option for the host to share access to attendees if they wish. NYU has disabled some University-wide Zoom security settings such as file sharing, local recording (e.g., saving recordings to your device), and auto-saving of chat.Some settings can also be adjusted when scheduling a meeting or while it’s in progress. In the 'Personal' menu on the left, open 'Settings' and update your settings to match the recommendations from this guide that suit your meeting needs. Log into to adjust your default security settings.Ensure that you are using the latest version of the Zoom desktop client.

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