You urgently need to start using Zoom , the famous online video conferencing platform, as you have been instructed to start an important meeting. From what you understand, it is necessary to create an ID so that other people can join the meeting, but you have no idea how to proceed and are afraid of arriving unprepared for the fateful day.
This is the way it is, right? So don’t panic: if you want, I’m here ready to explain to you in detail how to create a Zoom ID and password , so that everyone runs smoothly on the day of the meeting. In the course of the next paragraphs, in fact, I will show you in detail how to generate the code, create a password useful to access the meeting and also how to access via the ID in case, instead, it was you who had to participate in an existing meeting. .
After the necessary premises, I would say that the time has come to get to work. So make yourself comfortable, take a few minutes of free time to carefully read what I have to say and then proceed following the instructions I am about to give you. In no time at all you will realize that generating the ID and password for Zoom is much easier than you think. Happy reading and good work!
Index
- Preliminary operations
- How to create Zoom ID and password
- How to send Zoom ID and password
- Where to enter your ID and password on Zoom
Preliminary operations
The first thing that is extremely useful for you to know is that, in order to use Zoom and create meetings, you must be subscribed to the service and download the relevant application on your PC, smartphone or tablet. Alternatively, you can use Zoom even without an account, via the web version of the service (using one of the compatible browsers, such as Chrome , Mozilla Firefox and Safari ), the client or the mobile app but, in this case, you will not be You can create meetings.
If you want to subscribe to the service to have the complete experience, then connect to the official Zoom page , press the orange button Sign up, it’s free and follow the guided procedure on the screen: enter your date of birth in the appropriate fields and press the Continue button , then enter the email address you normally use and press the Subscribe button .
At this point, press the Confirm button , access your e-mail box and locate the new message sent by Zoom : inside it, click on the Activate account button and, in the new page opened, complete the registration procedure by entering the requested data ( Name , Surname , Password , Confirm password ).
Once this is done, press the Continue button , choose whether to invite colleagues or acquaintances , or press the Ignore this step button , then decide whether to start a test meeting or whether to go directly to your account by pressing one of the relative buttons. More info here .
Now your account has been created and you are finally ready to download Zoom Client for Windows and macOS : to do so, you can connect to the official Zoom download page , click the Download button and double- click on the downloaded executable file . Then, follow the quick on-screen instructions to complete the setup: on Windows , for example, just click on the Yes button and wait a few seconds for the procedure to complete automatically. More info here .
Alternatively, you can also use Zoom via mobile devices, by downloading the Android app in the Play Store (or in the alternative store , in case your smartphone does not have integrated Google services) or for iOS / iPadOS in the App Store . All you have to do, in this case, is to search for the app in the store you normally use, locate it, press on it and tap the Install / Get button (and, if necessary, authorize the operation).
Once you have downloaded the application, you just have to press the Open button and start using it. For more information about these steps I suggest you consult my guides on how to install Zoom on Android and how to download Zoom on mobile .
How to create Zoom ID and password
Now that you know how Zoom works, it’s time to find out how to create a Zoom ID and password to start your meeting and allow other attendees to join. Regarding the meeting ID , you should know that there are two possibilities and they consist of using an ID self-generated by the application (i.e. an identification code of 11 digits length) or using your own meeting ID Personal Room (PMI) (10-digit long) that allows you to access your personal meeting room.
Both types of IDs can be used for instant meetings , one-time scheduled meetings, and recurring scheduled meetings . The self-generated ID, based on the type of meeting, will have a different expiration time: for immediate meetings it expires at the end of the meeting , for one-time scheduled ones it expires after 30 days from the scheduled date, for recurring scheduled meetings it expires after 365 days of inactivity. The personal ID , on the other hand, behaves like the self-generated one of recurring scheduled meetings, so it expires later365 days of non-use.
You can then choose which type of ID to use for your meetings. In the case of an immediate meeting, just start the Zoom application via the desktop client or the mobile device app and then press the orange New meeting icon ( to start it with generic ID ) or press the arrow next to the item and select the box uses the ID of the staff meeting (SMEs) . At this point, if you are using the client, the meeting will start with the ID of your choice.
If you use the app, however, you will be redirected to a new page where you will have to tap the Start a meeting button (to start a new meeting with generic ID) or move the lever next to the item Use ID of the personal meeting to ON ( PMI) to use this ID and then press the aforementioned button.
Once this is done, to see the ID of the meeting just started, just click on the small green icon in the shape of a shield with a “v” inside to view all the data of the meeting, including the ID. If you act via the app, on the other hand, tap on the word Zoom at the top in the center of the screen (with the same green icon next to it) and, once done, you will see a panel appear with all the information, also in this case with the identification ID of the meeting.
As for scheduled meetings, however, you can choose to use one or the other type of ID via the scheduling panel. If you use the client then press the Calendar icon and, in the opened panel, after typing a name and selecting the date, choose whether to place the check mark next to the item Automatically generate or Personal meeting ID ([number]) under the meeting ID entry . If you use the app, however, the generic ID code is automatically used, unless you move the switch next to the item Use personal meeting ID to ON . In any case, once chosen, click on Save, to save what has been done.
As for the password , called passcode , it is mandatory for all meetings and is already enabled. So what you can do is view it in case of immediate meetings or change that default offer in your scheduled meetings. To view it, you can proceed as described a few lines higher: by starting a meeting and pressing the shield icon / on the word Zoom, you can locate the Passcode item and find out what the password for your meeting is.
If, on the other hand, the meeting is to be scheduled, through the appropriate panel reachable as described above, you can type a different password next to the Passcode item , acting both via the client and via the app.
How to send Zoom ID and password
The easiest way to send ID and password to allow other people to join the meeting is to send the meeting link to your contacts. This link, in fact, contains all the information necessary to access it.
To do this, in the event of an immediate meeting started via the client, click on the Participants tab , then on the Invite button (located at the bottom right) and, using the new panel opened, choose the Zoom contacts to select or click on the Email tab and then on the provider you use from those proposed ( Default e-mail address , Gmail or Yahoo Mail ). Once this is done, on the new web page opened relating to your email, enter the addresses of the guests in the appropriate field and send the email. As you can see, inside the body of the message, there is the link that leads to the meeting, the ID and the Passcode.
For scheduled meetings , however, through the main Zoom panel you can see all future meetings. Find the one you need, press the icon of the three horizontal dots and select the Copy invitation item from the list that appears , to copy it to the clipboard. Then open your inbox, write a new email and paste the invitation. Now you just have to select the addresses to send it to.
If you act via the app, instead, start an immediate meeting , click on the Participants tab , then on the Invite button and choose from the various items in the list the method of sending the link you prefer: Send email (to connect to your mailbox), Send message (to send the link via SMS), Invite contacts (to select your Zoom contacts) or Copy invitation link (to copy it to the clipboard and send it via some other channel, such as WhatsApp ), etc.
Finally, as regards scheduled meetings , after setting one up, tap on the Meetings tab , then press on the meeting in question and, finally, press the Invite / Add guests button . Then, as seen a few lines above, select the method of sending the invitation from those proposed ( Send message , Send email , Messenger etc.).
Where to enter your ID and password on Zoom
Have you been invited to a meeting on Zoom, have you received the login link, ID and passcode but don’t know how to proceed to enter the meeting? Don’t panic, it’s very simple: connect to the official Zoom web page with a supported browser (eg Chrome ), press on the item Join a meeting and enter the ID you received in the new page opened, finally press the Enter button .
At this point, in the new page opened, press on the entry Enter from browser (located at the bottom), provide the permissions for access to the microphone and the camera and type your name in the text field placed under the entry of the same name, then press the Enter and Accept buttons .
Alternatively, you can also use the desktop client or mobile app to join a meeting (either without having an account or having one). All you have to do is, when the client starts, press the Join meeting button or press the Join button if you are logged in with your account, then enter the ID received and press the Join button . Once this is done, type the Passcode in the new panel opened and press the Enter button again .
If you are using the app, on the main screen, tap the Join meeting button or, if you are logged in with your account, press the Join button directly . Then, as seen a few lines up from the client, type the meeting ID received in the appropriate field and press the Enter button to access the meeting (if necessary, provide the consents for the camera and microphone). More info here .
