Zoom Security Options

Listed below are a variety of security features available within Zoom. Some of these features have been turned on by default by IT Services, and some can be initiated by the meeting/event organizer either prior to, or during a session.

*Meetings created in Canvas may need to be edited from a Zoom client in order to enable these features.

Enabled Already

Require a Password

  • Enabled by default at Miami
  • Available with Canvas-created meetings
  • Available in personal rooms
  • Invited participants logged in to Zoom or Canvas will not need to actually enter the passcode

Before a Meeting

Require Registration

  • Available with Canvas-created meetings*
  • Available in personal rooms
  • Useful when inviting participants that don't have zoom accounts
  • Select the checkbox when scheduling via the web interface (MiamiOH.zoom.us)

Only Authenticated Users Can Join

  • Available with Canvas-created meetings*
  • Available in personal rooms
  • Requires attendees to have a Zoom account
  • Option for requiring a Miami-provided Zoom account
  • This option can be activated using a checkbox under advanced options when creating a meeting through the Zoom client or web interface (MiamiOH.zoom.us)

Enable Waiting Rooms

  • Available with Canvas-created meetings*
  • Available in personal rooms
  • Requires attendees to wait to be allowed into a meeting
  • Requires hosts to allow attendees in
  • This option can be activated using a checkbox under security when creating a meeting through the Zoom client or web interface (MiamiOH.zoom.us)

Always Display Participant Name on Their Videos

  • Available with Canvas-created meetings*
  • Available in personal rooms
  • Useful for identification of attendees
  • This option can be activated in Zoom Settings/Preferences/Video/ by selecting the checkbox for "Always display participant name on their videos"

During a Meeting

Enable Waiting Rooms

  • Available with Canvas-created meetings*
  • Available in personal rooms
  • Requires attendees to wait to be allowed into a meeting
  • Requires hosts to allow attendees in
  • This option can be activated within the Security section

Lock a Meeting

  • Available with Canvas-created meetings
  • Available in personal rooms
  • Prevents additional participants from joining the meeting
  • Could prevent legitimate participants from rejoining without unlocking the meeting
  • This option can be activated within the Security section

Limit Screensharing Ability

  • Available with Canvas-created meetings
  • Available in personal rooms
  • Three different options:
    • Only host can share
    • Only one participant can share at a time
    • Only host can start sharing when someone else is sharing
  • This option can be activated under Screen Share/Advanced Sharing Options

Disable Unmute

  • Available with Canvas-created meetings
  • Available in personal rooms
  • Participants won't be able to unmute themselves
  • Host can unmute and mute participants as desired
  • This option can be activated under Security with "Unmute themselves"

Disable/Limit Chat

  • Available with Canvas-created meetings
  • Available in personal rooms
  • Can be disabled entirely or set to only permit participants to chat with the host
  • This option can be activated in Chat after opening the Chat option

Mute All

  • Available with Canvas-created meetings
  • Available in personal rooms
  • If "Disable unmute" has not been enabled, participants can still unmute themselves after taking this action
  • This option can be activated in Participants after opening the Participants option

Remove a Participant

  • Available with Canvas-created meetings
  • Available in personal rooms
  • This option can be activated from the Participants panel. Select the name of the attendee to remove, then select "Remove" from the options under More.

Disable Annotation for Others/Participants

  • Available with Canvas-created meetings
  • Available in personal rooms
  • Without disabling annotation for others, any participant at any time may draw or write on the screen being shared
  • This option can be activated after sharing a screen, under More.

Printable table format of Zoom Security Options