


*Be sure the Zoom Client is installed, updated frequently, signed in and minimized or running in the background to mitigate any security or user issues during meetings. It also allows you to quickly initiate on-demand meetings without having to go to your calendar or Brightspace to schedule a meeting. Using the Zoom Desktop Client is highly recommended because it generally keeps you signed in however, when the application or your computer is updated, you'll need to sign in again.

So if you find that you are not the host of your own meeting or simply cannot get into a secure meeting, it is because you have not signed into Zoom one of the 4 ways below. Authentication not only secures the meeting but also identifies you as a Stony Brook Zoom user.

Understanding Why You Cannot Get into Zoom Meetings or You are not Recognized as a Host of your Own Meetingīy default, Zoom meetings require authentication to join unless the creator of the meeting manually changes that setting.
