Zoom Webinar setup

Owned by jschmied
Last updated: May 03, 2023
2 min read

The Health Computing office has access to a Zoom webinar license for bigger audiences when hosting a number of people for an event or meeting.

How to a setup webinar

  1. In a browser go to https://uwaterloo.zoom.us and select Sign In above configure your account.

  2. Once signed in you want to click on Webinar on the left to setup your webinar and on the right side select Schedule a Webinar.

3. Name your webinar and set your date and time. Make sure that you set the Webinar for the proper amount of time so that it doesn’t close it off before you are done and set required users to register for it.

4. Would recommend the following settings as well:

  • Video for Panelist to ON

  • Audio set to Both and edit Dial from to include other countries if needed (United States and Canada added by default)

  • Enable practice session checked off

  • At the bottom make sure to add alternative hosts who are part of your event or meeting group. Add users by searching there name or email. May want to check off Allow alternative hosts to add or edit polls if needed.

Make sure to add the following users as Alternative Hosts:

5. Once everything is set you can hit Schedule. Alternative hosts at that time will get an email regarding the webinar for connection.

6. It will take you to your Webinar settings so you can then scroll to the bottom and under Invite Attendees you can select to the right of the Registration Link and copy the link then send it out via email to whoever you want to be able to register for the webinar.