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Troubleshooting joining a Zoom meeting

This guide provides help to troubleshoot issues with joining a Zoom meeting

This guide is aimed at

  • Staff
  • Students

Instructions

  1. The Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Zoom account only allows sign in via the SSO (single sign on) option. You will not be able to use the email sign in option. Please see the screenshot below for the correct option to choose,Ìýoutlined in red.
    A screenshot of the Zoom log in screen
    If you need further assistance, please follow the guidance to ensure that you are logged in with SSO.
  2. Ensure that you have created your Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Zoom account before trying to use the Zoom app. To do this, seeÌýSetting up a new Zoom account.
  3. If you have left Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ (ie you have finished your programme of study or staff role) and subsequently returned to Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾, your account will have been deactivated. If this applies to you and you are having issues logging in to Zoom, your account may need to be manually reactivated.ÌýPlease contact Zoom support for further assistance.
  4. The VPN is not required to join a Zoom meeting, however if you are having local network issues it may be helpful to connect to the VPN to join your Zoom meeting. Please see the following guidance for connecting to the VPN:ÌýÂ鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Virtual Private Network (VPN)
  5. Most people at Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ have a default email address with aÌý domain of ucl.ac.uk. If your defaultÌýÂ鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ email address does not end in @ucl.ac.uk and it is not one of the following domains you will not be able to use the Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Zoom account.:
  • cs.ucl.ac.uk
  • gatsby.ucl.ac.uk
  • live.ucl.ac.uk
  • math.ucl.ac.uk
  • star.ucl.ac.uk
  • uclconsultants.com
  • ukerc.ac.uk
  • ukdri.ucl.ac.uk

Please contact for further assistance or see the Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Zoom homepage.

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