Information Technology Services recently implemented Zoom video conferencing for Pace University faculty, students, and staff to conduct classes and meetings online.  In the weeks since, the use of Zoom has increased significantly, with 1,100+ sessions and 14,500+ participants happening daily!  If we include Blackboard Collaborate, the daily numbers increase to 1,700+ sessions and 17,000+ participants.
New Password Requirement for Zoom Meetings:
Due to the high volume of Zoom meetings taking place and the increase in reports of “zoom bombing”, we have implemented a new setting which requires a password for all new and pre-existing meetings.  Zoom bombing happens when random individuals gain access to online meetings and cause disruptions.  Therefore, password protection will provide an added layer of security for your Zoom meetings.  It ensures that only those participants who have the password can join your meeting and prevents uninvited guests from being able to join.
Meeting hosts and attendees should not share the meeting link or password on public sites or forums.

For faculty and staff who had existing meetings without a password, one was randomly created by Zoom.  They need to log in to Zoom to check the password and then share it with meeting attendees as needed.  They can also change this password for each of their meetings by following the steps below.

Method 1 – Remove/delete the existing meeting; then add a new meeting and a password will be auto-generated.

Method 2 – Edit Existing Meeting:

IMPORTANT: After updating your meeting password, please make sure to send the new password to any attendees that need to join the scheduled meeting(s).

Additional Training and Support Resources:
In order to properly support the increased Zoom usage, our staff have been working hard to create and deliver training resources to the Pace community.  Below are links to some of these resources.

If you have any questions about how to use Zoom, please email Educational Media at EdMediaHelp@pace.edu.
 
If you have any issues, please contact ITS Help Desk at (914) 773-3333, or via email:
pacehelpdesk@pace.edu, or online: help.pace.edu.