# Zoom
**Source**: https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/
**Parent**: https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/
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**Table of Contents**
- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [UTokyo Zoom Account and License](#license)
- [Basic usage for participants](#join)
- [Basic usage for hosts](#host)
- [How to create a meeting](#create_room)
- [Usages in Zoom Meeting](#usage)
- [Misc](#misc)
## Introduction
Zoom is the most widely used web conferencing system at the University of Tokyo.
### UTokyo Zoom Account and License
- To sign in to Zoom with UTokyo Zoom accounts, please refer to the [“Sign-in Methods for Zoom”](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/zoom_signin/) page. With your UTokyo Zoom account, you can hold meetings with a maximum capacity of 300 participants and a duration of 30 hours.
- When using your UTokyo Zoom account, please also refer to [“Precautions for using external services managed and operated by Division for Information and Communication Systems”](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/docs/dics-terms/). You may use your UTokyo Zoom account for your own voluntary activities as a member of the University of Tokyo, including study groups and research groups that you organize or participate in.
- To hold meetings for a capacity of more than 300 participants, a limited number of licenses for large Zoom meetings and Webinars are offered. To use the license, please submit an application. For further details, please access the [“Zoom License for Large Meetings/Webinars”](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/license/) page.
## Basic usage for participants
1. Obtain meeting information (URL, etc.) from the meeting organizer
- If you are looking for an online class, please refer to [How to Obtain the Online Class URL (for Students)](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/oc/url/).
2. [Join the meeting](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/join/)
- Depending on the meeting, you may need to [sign in to your University of Tokyo account](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/signin/).
3. [Hold a meeting](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/usage/)
## Basic usage for hosts
1. [Sign in to University of Tokyo account](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/signin/)
2. [Create a meeting](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/create_room/)
3. Inform participants of the meeting information (URL, etc.)
- If you are holding an online class, please refer to [How to Announce Online Class URL (for Faculty Members)](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/faculty_members/url/).
4. [Join a meeting](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/join/)
5. [Hold a meeting](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/usage/)
## How to create a meeting
For an overview of how to create a meeting, please refer to “[Schedule a meeting](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/create_room/)”. Also, the following pages provide detailed explanations of individual functions.
- [Scheduling Recurring Zoom Meetings](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/create_room/date_and_time/)
- [Requiring Authentication to Join a Zoom Meeting](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/create_room/auth/)
- [Setting up a Zoom Waiting Room](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/create_room/waiting_room/)
## Usages in Zoom Meeting
For an overview of usages during a meeting, please refer to “[Usages in Zoom Meeting](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/usage/)”. Also, the following pages provide detailed explanations of individual functions.
- [Use Microphone and Camera](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/usage/mic_cam/)
- [Use Vritual Background and Related Functions (in Japanese)](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/zoom/usage/mic_cam/virtual_background/)
- [Screen Sharing](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/usage/screen_sharing/)
- [Use Chat (in Japanese)](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/zoom/usage/chat/)
- [Respond with a Raised Hand or an Emoji (in Japanese)](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/zoom/usage/reaction/)
- (For organizers)[Use Breakout Room (in Japanese)](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/zoom/usage/breakout/)
- (For organizers)[Use Poll](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/usage/poll/)
- (For organizers)[Recording Zoom Meeting](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/usage/recording/)
## Misc
- [How to use Zoom AI Companion (in Japanese)](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/zoom/ai-companion/)
- [Difference between Host and Co-host](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/misc/management_roles/)
- [Using Zoom’s Report Feature to Manage Attendance](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/misc/report/)
- [About the Zoom App](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/misc/app/)
- [Editing and managing Zoom meetings](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/zoom/misc/edit_meeting/)
- [How to Reduce Zoom Traffic in Online Classes](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/articles/zoom-data-traffic/)
- [Online Lecture “How to Use Zoom in Online Classes” (in Japanese)](https://utelecon.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/events/2021-03-25/)