Zoom is a video conferencing tool used at Illinois State University. To access zoom, navigate to https://illinoisstate.zoom.us/. On this page, you can join a session, host a session, or sign in to manage your account.
All current faculty, staff, and students are licensed for Zoom Pro. Zoom Pro allows you to host a session with no time limit and have up to 300 participants in the session. Faculty, staff, and students in their grace period will maintain access through their grace period.
The Zoom accounts available at Illinois State University are more secure than the free Zoom accounts available to the public. Information on Zoom privacy and security from Illinois State University’s Information Security Office can be found here.
How to Activate Your Zoom License
Faculty, staff, and students will need to activate their Zoom license prior to being able to use all features of Zoom including its integration with Canvas. To activate your Zoom account, use the following steps:
- Log in to IllinoisState.Zoom.US via Central Login.
- For more information about Central Login at ISU, please refer to: Central Login
Once you are directed to your Zoom profile page, your account has been activated and you can close the window.
Note
Users may need to log out and log back in to Canvas for the Zoom tab in courses to work.