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
- To download the Zoom software, go to https://washington.zoom.us/download.
- Choose the first option on the page: Zoom Client for Meetings.
- Follow the steps in the Zoom download wizard.
- 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
- On your computer, open Zoom.
- In the Zoom dialog box, click Sign In.
- 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.)
- 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. - 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
- On your computer, open Zoom.
- In the Zoom dialog box, click Sign In.
- 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.)
- 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.
- 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.