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All University of Waterloo students have a UW Zoom account with basic licensing. The basic licensing allows for users to hold meetings with a 40-minute time limit, 100 participants and local recordings only. It is recommended that students log in and create their UW Zoom accounts before their Zoom courses begin.

To access your account:

1. Go to uwaterloo.zoom.us

2. Login with your 8-character ADFS login (username@uwaterloo.ca). This will be the same login used for LEARN

Downloading and logging in to the Zoom Desktop Application

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Please follow the steps below to get started with the Desktop Application:

1. Download the Zoom desktop client from zoom.us

   1. On the Zoom page click the Resources button on the top right of the screen and then select Download Zoom Client from the dropdown list

2. Launch the application and click Sign in with SSO
   

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3. In the Company Domain textbox, enter uwaterloo

4. Enter your UW ADFS login on the sign in page you are redirected to
   
   
   

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Using the Zoom Widget on LEARN

Students can use the Zoom widget to join classes and view recordings if their instructor has added the widget to their LEARN course homepage. To access the widget, follow the instructions below:

1. Go to your Course Homepage and click Click Here to access Zoom
   

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2. The widget will open and there will be 3 tabs

   1. Upcoming Meetings- shows upcoming scheduled meetings.

   2. Past meetings- view a list of past meetings in that course

   3. Recordings- view previous recorded lectures. For more information on viewing recordings please use the following link to visit the Viewing Recordings help document

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1. In LEARN, go to the Course Homepage of the live class you are joining

2. Select Click here to access the Zoom Widget

3. Locate the meeting you want to join and click Join

4. If you have set up the Zoom Desktop Application, the meeting will launch automatically

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Courses may use the Zoom widget on LEARN (as outlined above) but some instructors may choose to provide students with a meeting link instead.

1. Locate the link that has been posted and click it to join the meeting
   

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2. Select Launch Meeting

3. The meeting will start launch automatically if you have downloaded and signed into the Zoom desktop application

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A. The instructor has allowed guests to join the meeting:

1. Login to your UW Zoom account in the same browser that you’re joining the meeting in

2. Navigate to where the meeting link is posted and click the link to join

3. You will be prompted to enter your name
   

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4. Click Join

5. The meeting will launch in your browser
   

B. The instructor has enabled Authenticated users only

1. Login to your UW Zoom account in the browser you’re joining the meeting in

2. Navigate to where the meeting link is posted and click the link to join

3. You will be prompted to enter your name

4. Click join

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