Zoom: Join a Meeting

Overview

Participants may join a LiveOnline@UT (Zoom) meeting by selecting the meeting link, or, entering the meeting ID on our page at tennessee.zoom.us.

The meeting leader may send the meeting information to participants via email or post the meeting information in an Online@UT (Canvas) course site. The meeting information may include a date and time, a meeting link, the meeting ID, and additional details.

Instructions

Join a Meeting via a Meeting Link

1. Select the meeting link or copy and paste the link into a browser address bar.
2. You may be prompted to download and install the Zoom client, or, open the meeting with Zoom.
3. If prompted on the screen, enter your name in a text field. Or, you may be prompted to authenticate.
4. Continue to follow the prompts on the screen to join the meeting.

Join a Meeting via the Meeting ID

1. Go to our page at tennessee.zoom.us and select Join a Meeting.
2. Enter the meeting ID.
3. Follow the prompts on the screen to download, install, or open Zoom.
4. If prompted on the screen, enter your name in a text field or authenticate to complete the launch process.

Join a Meeting via Phone Call 

Option 1: Join the meeting by computer to view the video (webcam) and screen share content, and use the telephone for audio:

1. Select the link provided by your meeting host to launch the meeting.
2. Once you are in the meeting, select the chevron next to the microphone symbol on the toolbar.
3. In the audio window, select Join by Phone or Switch to Phone Audio.
4. Dial into the meeting using the number appearing in this window. You may also be prompted to enter the Meeting ID number during the call.

Option 2: Join the meeting via the telephone (audio only):

1. The teleconference number assigned to the meeting appears in the meeting invitation (if the teleconference audio feature has been applied to the meeting). Dial this number and if prompted, enter the meeting ID (this information also appears in the meeting invitation email). 
2. If prompted for a unique participant ID, press the # key to skip this option.