The University hosts two different Zoom accounts, Rochester and URMC. Most settings are the same across the accounts; however there are some differences as shown in the chart below. (Note, the features are subject to change as updates are made to the service).
Note:
- URMC Accounts MUST be used for HIPAA-related meetings.
- Alternate Hosts can be assigned to users in either tenant (e.g., URMC meetings can have a Rochester Zoom user as an alternate host, and vice-versa). Note, alternate hosts must have licensed accounts. Meetings that have PHI MUST be scheduled with a host in the URMC tenant, even if a Rochester Zoom user is assigned as an alternate host.
- Only Rochester Zoom accounts can connect using the Blackboard Zoom Meeting Manager tool (Zoom meeting links from URMC accounts can be added as web links)
- Switching between accounts (Rochester to URMC and vice versa) is allowed, but not suggested. It is recommended that if you need to have a HIPAA account for patient or other medical services, you should use that account.
✅ : On by default, can be disabled unless noted Θ : Off by default, can be enabled unless noted
| Rochester |
URMC | |
| Waiting Room | Θ | Θ |
| Passcode | Θ | Θ |
| Embedded passcode in invitation links | ✅ | ✅ |
| Host video | Θ | Θ |
| Participant Video | Θ | Θ |
| Audio Type | Telephone and Computer | Telephone and Computer |
| Join before host | ✅ | ✅ |
| Mute participants upon entry | Θ | Θ |
| Chat | ✅ | ✅ |
| Prevent Participants from saving chat | Θ | Θ |
| Private chat | ✅ | ✅ |
| Auto-save chat | Θ | Θ |
| File transfer | Θ | Θ |
| Co-host | ✅ LOCKED |
✅ LOCKED |
| Polling | Θ | Θ |
| Show meeting control bar | Θ | Θ |
| Show Zoom windows during screen share | ✅ | Θ |
| Screen sharing | ✅ | ✅ |
| Who can share | All participants (Can be changed to Host Only) |
All participants (Can be changed to Host Only) |
| Who can share when someone else is sharing | Host only (can be changed to All Participants) |
Host only (can be changed to All Participants) |
| Disable Desktop share | Θ | Θ |
| Annotation | ✅ | ✅ |
| Allow saving of shared screens with annotations | ✅ | ✅ |
| Only user who is sharing can annotate | Θ | Θ |
| Whiteboard | ✅ | ✅ |
| Allow saving of whiteboard content | ✅ | ✅ |
| Autosave whiteboard content when sharing stops | Θ | Θ |
| Remote control | ✅ | ✅ |
| Nonverbal feedback | Θ | Θ |
| Meeting reactions | ✅ | ✅ |
| Allow removed participants to rejoin | Θ | Θ |
| Allow participants to rename themselves | ✅ | ✅ |
| Hide profile pictures in meeting | Θ | Θ |
| Breakout rooms | ✅ LOCKED |
✅ LOCKED |
| Allow assignment of breakouts when scheduling | ✅ | ✅ |
| Remote support | Θ | Θ |
| Closed captioning | ✅ | ✅ |
| Save captions | ✅ | Θ |
| Language interpretation | Θ | Θ |
| Virtual background | ✅ | ✅ |
| Allow video for virtual background | ✅ | ✅ |
| Allow custom upload background | ✅ | ✅ |
| Participant Report | Available | ✅ |
✅ : On by default, can be disabled unless noted Θ : Off by default, can be enabled unless noted