Mandatory passwords or waiting rooms for Zoom meetings beginning 27 September 2020

As we previously announced, passwords will become mandatory for all Zoom meetings this summer. Zoom has now released more information regarding the matter.

Update: Zoom has postponed this change until 27 September 2020 (previously 19 July 2020).

• From 27 September 2020 onwards, all meetings must include either password protection or a waiting room.
• If your meetings do not include password protection or a waiting room by 27 September 2020, a waiting room will automatically be assigned to these meetings.
• Meeting “Passwords” will now be called “Passcodes”.
• You have the option to enable password protection in advance for your upcoming meetings. See the instructions in our previous notification.

About Waiting Rooms

• When a waiting room is enabled, only the host or alternative host can access the meeting directly. The rest of the participants are directed to the waiting room, where they will wait until the host lets them in.
• The host can allow everyone waiting in the waiting room to join the meeting at once.
• To enable the waiting room, select “Enable Waiting room” in the meeting settings or click “Security” in the bottom bar during the meeting and select “Enable waiting room”.
• See the Waiting Room tutorial video on the ZoomSupport site.
• For more information about this change, go to the Frequently asked questions about Zoom.

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