Zoom: Activate Your ISU Zoom Account

Summary

ISU offers Zoom accounts for students, faculty, and staff, with steps to activate and request licenses.

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Description

Idaho State University offers Zoom-licensed and Basic user accounts for faculty, staff, and students.

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ISU Zoom License Type Comparison

ISU has an educational Zoom account with a limited number of licensed and unlimited basic accounts. Below is a comparison of Basic User vs. Licensed User types.

All faculty and staff will receive an ISU Licensed Zoom account when signing in with SSO.
Students can use the sign-in methods below to create an ISU Zoom account automatically.

General Features	Basic User Students	Licensed User Faculty \| Staff
300 Participants
One-on-One Meeting Unlimited Duration (2 Participant Max)
Group Meetings Unlimited Duration (3+ participants)
Unlimited number of meetings
Create meetings
Host 2 meetings simultaneously
Customize Personal Meeting ID
Polling
Scheduling	Basic User Students	Licenses User Faculty \| Staff
Set a Scheduling Delegate
Set an Alternative Host
Set up Registration
Account Add-Ons	Basic User Students	Licenses User Faculty \| Staff
Webinar (Reservation required)
Large Meeting (Reservation required)
Cloud Room Connector (Distance Classrooms)
Recording	Basic User Students	Licenses User Faculty \| Staff
Local Record Meetings
Live Stream to YouTube, Facebook, Custom
Cloud Record Meetings
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Activate your Zoom Account

You can create and activate your ISU Zoom account using the University’s single sign-on (SSO) system. Sign in through either the ISU Zoom sign-in page or Zoom's official sign-in page.

ISU’s Zoom Sign-in Page

Go to ISU Web Conferencing Webpage
Click Sign in
Type your ISU username and password
Click Sign in

Zoom’s Sign-in Page

Go to zoom.us
Click Sign In (top right)
Select SSO
Type ISU in the company domain field
Click Continue
Type your ISU username and password
Click Sign in

Note: Users with a Teacher or Unlisted Teacher role will be upgraded to a Licensed Zoom account.

Get a Temporary ISU Zoom License for Student Academic Use

Students requiring a Temporary ISU Zoom License for academic use can self-enroll in the Moodle ISU course: Temporary ISU Zoom Licensed Account

The Zoom license is valid for one year, lasting through the end of the following semester.
- For example, if the license is activated in mid-fall 2024, it will remain active until the end of Fall 2025, after grades are due.

Note: To re-enable a Zoom license, re-enroll in the course if needed.

Seek Further Assistance

If you need additional assistance with ISU Zoom, please call Lance Roe, ISU's Zoom Administrator, at 208-282-4309
Review additional resources within our Get Started with Zoom Knowledge Base Article

Contact ITS if you need additional assistance

Details

Article ID: 133327

Created

Tue 6/15/21 2:44 PM

Modified

Wed 5/7/25 10:37 AM