Sign into Zoom software on your computer

• Download the Zoom app to your computer
• Sign in to the standard UW Zoom account
• Sign in to the HIPAA UW Zoom account

Why download Zoom software to your computer? Using the Zoom app, you can

• Host a Zoom meeting
• Schedule a meeting
• Join meetings hosted by others
• Launch a scheduled or impromptu meeting
• See all of your scheduled meetings
• Chat with other UW Zoom host users

Once you have installed the Zoom app on your computer, you no longer have to sign in via a web browser.

Some users choose to install the Zoom app on a meeting room computer connected to a camera, microphone and monitor. This allows you to save the password in Zoom and sign in and launch the app when you turn on the computer. Anyone using the room for a meeting can then host a meeting with remote participants.

Download the Zoom app to your computer

1. To download the Zoom software, go to  https://washington.zoom.us/download.
2. Choose the first option on the page: Zoom Client for Meetings.
3. Follow the steps in the Zoom download wizard.
4. When you have the client installed, you will see a window similar to this one:
   

The following procedures show you how to sign into a standard UW Zoom account and a HIPAA UW Zoom account.

Sign into a Standard UW Zoom account

1. On your computer, open Zoom.
2. In the Zoom dialog box, click Sign In.
   
3. On the Login screen, click Login with SSO. (SSO stands for Single Sign-On. Signing in with UW NetID and password allows you and all members of the UW community to access thousands of web-based services with just one sign-on process.)
   
4. On the next screen, in the company domain field, enter washington and then click Continue.
   
   Your browser will open and display the UW NetID sign-in page.
5. Your browser opens with the UW NetID sign-in page. Enter the UW NetID and password associated with your UW Zoom account.
   Zoom will open on your computer.
   

Sign into a HIPAA UW Zoom account

1. On your computer, open Zoom.
2. In the Zoom dialog box, click Sign In.
   
3. On the Login screen, click Login with SSO. (SSO stands for Single Sign-On. Signing in with UW NetID and password allows you and all members of the UW community to access thousands of web-based services with just one sign-on process.)
   
4. On the next screen, in the company domain field, enter uw-phi. Next, your browser will open and display the UW NetID sign-in page.
   
5. Your default browser opens with the UW NetID sign-in page. Enter the UW NetID and password associated with your UW Zoom account. Zoom will open on your computer.