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Note: Zoom Web Layout Update

As of the end of September 2026, Zoom will be updating its web user experience. More information on this update is available through Zoom Support.


Starting/Scheduling a Zoom Meeting

Roles in a Meeting

There are multiple roles available for a meeting: host, co-host, alternative hosts, and participants. The role that you have in a meeting is designated by the host.

  • Host: The user that scheduled the meeting. They have full permissions to manage the meeting. There can only be one host of a meeting.
  • Co-hosts: Shares most of the controls that hosts have, allowing the co-host to manage the administrative side of the meeting, such as managing attendees. The host must assign a co-host during the meeting. Co-hosts cannot start a meeting. If a host needs someone else to start the meeting, they can assign an alternative host.
  • Alternative hosts: Shares the same controls as co-hosts, but can also start the meeting. Hosts can assign alternative hosts when they schedule a meeting. Assigning someone as an Alternate Host in Zoom Article 


Warning

If you need to schedule on behalf of someone, Scheduling on Behalf of someone in Zoom Article 


More Information and a Comparison Chart

Roles in a meeting – Zoom Help Center



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Making someone a co-host during a Zoom Meeting

The co-host feature allows the host to share hosting privileges with another user, allowing the co-host to manage the administrative side of the meeting, such as managing participants or starting/stopping the recording. The host is the only user who can assign a co-host. There is no limitation on the number of co-hosts you can have in a meeting or webinar.

  1. From within the Zoom meeting
  2. Click Participants in the meeting controls at the bottom of the Zoom window
  3. Hover over the name of the participant who is going to be a co-host
  4. Choose More
  5. Click Make Co-Host


From the Video Thumbnail

  1. From within the Zoom meeting
  2. Hover over a user's video
  3. Click the ellipsis icon
  4. Click Make Co-Host


For more info

Enabling and adding a co-host – Zoom Help Center



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Granting access to allow Scheduling on Behalf of someone in Zoom


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Scheduling on Behalf of someone for a Zoom meeting


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Assigning someone as an Alternate Host in Zoom

When scheduling a meeting, the host can designate another Licensed user on the same account to be the alternative host. The alternative host can start the meeting on the host's behalf. This user will receive an email notifying them that they've been added as an alternative host, with a link to start the meeting. If this email notification is disabled in the Zoom web portal, the alternative host will not receive an email to start the meeting.  

Outlook

  1. Click the Schedule a Meeting button.
  2. In the Scheduling Options, enter the alternative host's email address in the Alternative hosts field.
  3. After selecting your other options, click Continue.
  4. Add the meeting invitees and Save or Send your invitation.
 

Browser

  1. Sign into https://ccac.zoom.us/.
  2. Click Meetings, and select Schedule A Meeting.
  3. Click Advanced Options.
  4. In the Alternative Host field, enter the alternative host's email address.
  5. Click Save to finish.
  6. The alternative host will now receive an email letting them know that they have been added as an alternative host, as long as they have not disabled this email notification in the Zoom web portal.
 


For more Information

Alternative host – Zoom Help Center


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Basic Troubleshooting in a Zoom Meeting

Signing into the Zoom Meeting Client

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SSO login is required for accessing your CCAC-provided Zoom account. This allows you to sign into Zoom using your existing CCAC username and password instead of creating a new personal Zoom account. You will also get access to our custom video backgrounds. Some meeting hosts may require that you are signed in with your CCAC Zoom account to attend a meeting. Those attempting to sign up or sign in using their CCAC email address without selecting the SSO option will receive errors.

Zoom login sessions last for 15 days, after which, you will be required to sign in again. Those who do not sign in will find their display names in Zoom replaced by their username, and will have limited background options available until signing in again.

Browser

  1. Go to https://ccac.zoom.us/ 
  2. Choose the Sign in button 
     
  3. Enter your CCAC Username and Password
     
  4. Click the Sign In button
     
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Desktop Client

  1. After launching Zoom Cloud Meetings, click Sign In.
  2. Click the SSO button at the bottom of the window.
  3. Enter “ccac” for the company domain, then click Continue.
  4. A Web browser will launch and open to the CCAC SSO sign-on page if you are not already signed into another service with SSO. Enter your CCAC username and password, then click Sign in.
  5. Your browser may warn you that it wants to open Zoom Meetings. Click Open.
  6. The Zoom client will be signed in and on the Home tab.
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iOS

  1. After launching Zoom, tap Sign In.
  2. Select the Sign In with SSO option.
  3. Enter “ccac” as the company domain, then tap Continue.
  4. A Web browser will launch and open to the CCAC SSO sign-on page if you are not already signed into another service with SSO. Enter your CCAC username and password, then tap Sign in.
  5. The Zoom app will be signed in and on the Meet & Chat tab.
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Adjusting your Audio and Video settings in Zoom

Zoom Application Settings

  1. From the Zoom Application screen
  2. Click the Gear
  3. The settings window will appear
  4. Click Video
    1. Under Camera
    2. Choose the camera you want to use from the drop-down menu
    3. You will see a preview of what the camera selected is showing
  5. Click the Audio
    1. Under Speaker
    2. Choose the speaker you want to use from the drop-down menu
    3. You can click the Test Speaker button to hear the volume
    4. Under Microphone
    5. Choose the microphone you want to use from the drop-down menu
    6. You can click the Test Mic button to hear the volume

While in a Zoom meeting

  1. From within a Zoom meeting
  2. Click the ^ beside the microphone
    1. Under Select a Microphone
    2. Choose the microphone you want to use from the list
    3. There will be a check mark by the one Zoom is using
    4. Under Select a Speaker
    5. Choose the speakers you want to use from the list 
    6. There will be a check mark by the one Zoom is using
  3. Click the ^ beside the camera
    1. Under Select a Camera
    2. Choose the camera you want to use from the list
    3. There will be a check mark by the one Zoom is using


Test your settings in a fake Zoom meeting

Go to http://zoom.us/test


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Waiting Room

Waiting Room in Zoom

The Waiting Room feature allows the host to control when a participant joins the meeting. As the meeting host, you can admit attendees one by one, or hold all attendees in the Waiting Room and admit them all at once. You can send all participants to the Waiting Room when joining your meeting, or you can allow participants from your Zoom account and participants at specified domains to bypass the Waiting Room. 

Limitations

Enabling or disabling Waiting Room during a meeting

  1. As the meeting host, click Participants.
  2. Click More and choose Enable Waiting Room to enable or disable the feature.
 

Admitting participants

  1. As the meeting host, click Manage Participants.
  2. Click Admit to have the participant join the meeting.


 


For more information

Waiting Room – Zoom Help Center



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Waiting Room Participants View in Zoom


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