Settings and Configuration for Zoom Meetings
Account owners, admins, and users can configure meeting settings in the web portal and Zoom desktop client. These articles include detailed instructions for enabling and disabling in-meeting settings, from security features to basic and advanced meeting options.
Desktop Client Settings
- Changing settings in the PWA client
- Changing settings in the desktop client/mobile app
- Automatically join meeting with computer audio
- Muting your microphone when joining a meeting
- Changing status to Away when inactive
Security Settings
- Enabling and customizing the Waiting Room
- Getting started with Zoom security and privacy
- Requiring meetings to have one security option
- In-meeting security options
- Allowing only authenticated users in meetings
Schedule Settings
- Allow participants to join before host
- Enabling audio type
- Enabling participants video
- Zoom Meeting and Webinar passcodes
- Muting all participants when they join a meeting
Basic In-Meeting Settings
- Enabling participant profile cards in meetings
- Enabling or disabling in-meeting chat
- Disable Private Chats
- Enabling auto saving chats
- Nonverbal feedback and meeting reactions
Advanced In-Meeting Settings
- Enabling and configuring translated captions
- Enabling Allow livestreaming of meetings
- Enabling breakout rooms
- Enabling or disabling closed captioning
- Enabling stereo audio
Desktop Client Settings
Security Settings
Schedule Settings
Basic In-Meeting Settings
Advanced In-Meeting Settings
Additional Meeting Settings
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