Creating a Zoom Basic Account

A Zoom Basic account through SPU is available to anyone with an SPU email address who wishes to use the service. Simply follow the steps below.

1. Navigate to https://spu.zoom.us and click Sign In.
2. If you do not already have a Zoom account, one will automatically be created for you through SSO.
3. You now have a Zoom basic account which allows you to host up to 40-minute group meetings (up to 100 participants).

Requesting a Zoom Licensed Account (Faculty/Staff)

Zoom Licensed (formerly Pro) accounts are for users who support Academic Class Instruction (e.g.: instructors and TAs/GAs). A Licensed account will allow you to host meetings with up to 300 participants and are unlimited in duration. To request a Zoom Licensed account, follow the steps below. 

*If you have not created your Zoom Basic account first, requesting the Licensed account will not work. Use the steps above to create a Zoom Basic account first.

1. Ensure you already have a Zoom Basic account by following the steps above. 
2. Login to Banner and go to: Personal Menu > Computer Accounts Menu > Manage Your Accounts
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select “Zoom Video/Web Conference” from the drop down in the “Request Resource” section, then click Continue.
   1. Don't see "Zoom Video/Web Conference" in the list? You either already have an account or you may not be eligible for a Pro account at this time. 
   2. Questions? Please contact the CIS HelpDesk at 206-281-2982.
4. Click Submit.
5. Once submitted the system will attempt to create your account immediately.

Requesting a Zoom Webinar Add-On License

See here for other recommended, no-cost webinar hosting options: Hosting a Webinar

Zoom Webinar is an account license add-on that provides additional features like automated registration, 'raise a hand', live polling, Q&A, and more to provide enhanced interactivity with the conference audience. If you believe your department would benefit from this add-on and you would like to purchase an annual subscription: review the full description and feature set on Zoom's website, and create a CIS HelpDesk ticket with a request to purchase. Include in your request:

• The number of add-on licenses you would like to purchase,
• The usernames you would like the licenses applied to, and
• The departmental budget number CIS may issue the total cost to.

CIS will work with your department to purchase the licenses and provision them to the specific users. Once the add-on license has been applied to the user's account, the Webinar features will be unlocked on their next login or refresh.

The first two tiers of Zoom Webinar license add-on purchase options and pricing are:

• Annual pricing
  • Up to 500 participants: $400/year/host*
  • Up to 1,000 participants: $1,400/year/host*

• Prior pricing (no longer available)
  • Up to 500 participants: $79/month/host or $57.50/year/host*
  • Up to 1,000 participants: $340/month/host or $283.33/year/host*
  • Up to 3,000 participants: $990/month/host or $825/year/host*
  • Up to 5,000 participants: $2,490/month/host or $2,075/year/host*
  • Up to 10,000 participants: $6,490/month/host or $5,408.33/year/host*

*Prices do not include sales tax. Annual subscriptions are prorated based on the account billing cycle.

Zoom Webinar may be purchased for up to 100 participants at the minimum and up to 10,000 participants at the maximum.

Find an overview on the Zoom Webinar add-on here, and further information on specific features of Zoom Webinar here. If you review this information and have additional questions about whether this is a good fit for your department, please contact ETM or CIS for decision support.

Using Zoom 

Once you have a Zoom account, you can login to Zoom to create meetings.

1. Log into https://spu.zoom.us.
2. Select "Meetings" from the left side panel of the online version of ZOOM.  
3. Under "Upcoming Meetings" or "Previous Meetings" tab, click on the blue "Schedule a New Meeting" button. 
4. Enter the relevant information for your meeting and click "save."
5. On the next page you can select where you want this meeting to be added to (such as your Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, Yahoo Calendar,etc.), and invite attendees.  
   1. Note that your options selected on the previous screen are presented here for your review.
   2. This screen should also give you the "Meeting ID" as well as the "Copy the Invitation" link for an automated invitation that can be sent out to invitees.
   3. Once everything is selected, copy this information and paste it into an email.

Recording Meetings

When you host a meeting you have the option of recording meetings locally to the computer you're hosting the meeting from or to the cloud storage account shared by all SPU users.

Zoom Support

Zoom at SPU is supported by both Computer & information Systems (CIS) and Educational Technology & Media (ETM):

Additional Support Resources

• Zoom has extensive how-to and support articles available on their Help Center. Please refer to these robust pages for more information on how to best leverage this program.
• If you are a faculty member who plans to use Zoom for instructional purposes, please see ETM's help pages on Zoom and contact their office with any additional questions.
• Need to add a delegate for yourself to set up or start a Zoom meeting?  Need to be a delegate for someone else?  Refer to Zoom's support page on this topic - see Scheduling Privilege.