Host a Zoom Meeting
To host a Zoom meeting, you must have a Zoom account. If you do not already have a Zoom account, you can create one here: https://zoom.us/signup. You will also need to authenticate storm to use your Zoom account the first time you use it within DTA.
Note: the actions shown in this section can only be carried out by the meeting host. It is assumed that the host is already familiar with the meeting controls that are available within Zoom.
Zoom Controls Within DTA
The table below shows the controls that are available to you within DTA. Once you have started a meeting, you will be able to access the Zoom controls.
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Click to join a meeting as a participant.
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Click to sign in to your Zoom account.
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Cancel signing in to your Zoom account.
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Click to leave a meeting.
Note: as the meeting host, everyone on the call will be disconnected and the meeting will finish.
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Click to start a new Zoom meeting as the host.
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Click to join a Zoom meeting as a participant.
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Click to log out.
Note: clicking log out in DTA clears your Zoom session token; it does not sign your browser out of Zoom. Visit https://zoom.us/ to sign out of Zoom.
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Click to show or hide your Personal Meeting ID (PMI)
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Note: when a Zoom meeting is in progress, only the Leave Meeting button from the controls shown above is available.
Start a Zoom Meeting
- Click the Zoom button to open the Zoom panel.
- Click Sign in.
- If your browser is not already signed in to Zoom, you will need to log in with your Zoom credentials.
- You will then be returned to the DTA screen, with your Zoom details visible.
- Click New meeting to start a new Zoom meeting.
- Click the Join Audio by Computer button.
- Click the Start Video button to enable your camera.
Note: you can click the Zoom button to the right of the screen to close the Zoom panel. Click the button again to display the panel.
Invite Meeting Participants
To invite people to participate in the Zoom meeting, you can send invitations by email, copy the meeting URL, or copy the invitation.
- Click Manage Participants to open the participant's panel.
- Click the Invite button to display the invitation page.
Participants Panel (Meeting Hosts)
Additional settings appear as you hover the mouse over a guest's name in the Participant's panel.
- Click the Manage Participants button.
- Hover the mouse over the guest's name, and click the More button.
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Click the Mute button to mute any participant.
Click Ask to Unmute, to request the participant enable their microphone.
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Chat
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Click Chat to send a direct message only to the selected meeting participant.
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Stop Video
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Click Stop Video to stop a meeting participant's video.
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Ask for Start Video
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Click Ask for Start Video, to request a meeting participant enable their camera.
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Spotlight Video
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Spotlight video puts up to 9 participants as the primary active speakers for all participants, and participants will only see these speakers. This feature is often used to spotlight a keynote speaker.
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Make Host
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Click Make Host to pass host control to the selected participant.
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Rename
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Click Rename to change a participant's displayed name.
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Put on Hold
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Click Put on Hold to place the participant into the waiting room.
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Remove
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Click Remove to immediately remove a participant from the meeting. The participant will be prevented from re-joining this meeting, but will be able to join new meetings.
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Additional settings are located at the bottom of the participants panel.
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Click Mute All to mute all Participants microphones.
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Click More to display additional settings, which allows the meeting host to:
- Mute participants on entry
- Enable meeting rooms
- Allow participants to unmute themselves
- Allow participants to rename themselves
- Lock meeting.
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Make Another Participant the Meeting Host
The meeting host can transfer host privileges to another participant. This can be done at any time during the meeting, and can be used, for example, when the host has to leave the meeting but the meeting must continue.
- Click the Manage Participants button.
- Hover the mouse over the person you want to make the meeting host.
- Click the More button and select 'Make Host'.
- Click Yes to confirm that you want to change the host.
Host privileges are transferred to the new host. The new host's toolbar at the bottom of their screen will then show the Security button.