Zoom

Short introduction to Zoom and the NORDUnet On-Premise installation.

General information

Meetings

The Zoom desktop client is available for Mac, Windows, Linux and Chromebook as well as tablet/mobile applications for Android and IOS devices. The client is free to download and use in “Basic” user mode with limitations.

See more on the Zoom website: https://zoom.us/meetings

Zoom Room

For meeting rooms and conference rooms there are multiple options you can keep using existing infrastructure or you can convert to Zoom Rooms.

More here: https://zoom.us/zoomrooms

Zoom Webinar

Zoom has a built-in webinar function which allow you to engage with a larger audience in near realtime with the same client you’re used to working with on a daily basis (requires extra license).

More on the Zoom website: https://zoom.us/webinar

Zoom in Education

Zoom has many functions to support remote learning like breakout rooms, FullHD Screen sharing and the ability to integrate with other video conference technologies such as H.323, SIP, Skype for Business. Zoom also integrates with your Learning Management System via LTI and in some cases specialised to the specific system. User logins in the client and on the Zoom.us website is usually managed via SAML with full mapping to usergroups, rights and features.

For more on Zoom in education: https://zoom.us/education

More on integrations: https://zoom.us/integrations

NORDUnet

The On-Premise solution provides “Corp” accounts which ensures meeting traffic (Audio, Video, Desktop sharing) stays within the NORDUnet installation. We also provide optional Meeting and Chat encryption for all On-Premise subaccounts.

Further information can be found at the NORDUnet website: http://nordu.net/content/zoom-0

Limitations for Basic users: Up to 40min meetings with more than 2 participants, no integrations or login federations. For more information visit: https://zoom.us/pricing

(Note: The prices listed on the Zoom website are not the NORDUnet offering. Please contact your local NREN for more information.)

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