Church owned ZOOM accounts require a passcode for all meetings

I just noticed the church owned accounts require a passcode for all meetings. Is there anyway around this. I have a hard time getting members just clicking the link to access meetings

The password can be changed to something simple. You don’t have to use the generated password.
The password feature was a security device implemented by Zoom, late last year. Nothing to do with the church.

Thanks Biggles!!! I have change the password to 1234.

Are you confirming this is a requirement from the church?

Biggles wrote:The password can be changed to something simple. You don’t have to use the generated password.
The password feature was a security device implemented by Zoom, late last year. Nothing to do with the church.

My personal account does not require a passcode for meetings, any ideas why?

miketorg wrote:Thanks Biggles!!! I have change the password to 1234.

Are you confirming this is a requirement from the church?

No as I mentioned it was Zoom who added the password. I believe as an additional security measure. Probably a bit late now, but not a good idea to publish any passwords. This forum is open to the public.

Biggles wrote:

miketorg wrote:
No as I mentioned it was Zoom who added the password. I believe as an additional security measure. Probably a bit late now, but not a good idea to publish any passwords. This forum is open to the public.

Thanks again!! As far as publishing the password we have a great Sunday School teacher, anyone in the public should jump on an hear him. lol

ZOOM FAQ Meetings Waiting Room and Passcode Requirements, September 27, 2020
Overview
Starting September 27, Zoom will require that all meetings have a Passcode or a Waiting Room enabled for accounts with a single licensed user, Pro accounts with 2 or more licenses, and Business accounts with 10-100 licenses. For more information, contact your Customer Success Manager or Zoom support. You’re in control of your meeting security selections, and we have designed the options with security and ease of use in mind.

Note: Meeting passwords (passcodes) are already enforced for all free accounts. For Zoom for Government accounts with fewer than 100 licenses, Passcodes or Waiting Rooms will be required on December 13, 2020.

miketorg wrote:My personal account does not require a passcode for meetings, any ideas why?

You probably use a waiting room and have to let participants into the meeting. If you do not, a passcode is now required.

According to the Zoom documentation, by default, passcodes are included in the share URL for a meeting.
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articl ... 6e7193f728
So, if users are accessing the meeting by clicking a link, they shouldn't need to type a passcode.

This makes me question how useful a passcode really is, if it's shared with the link anyway...

We have been using the embedded passcode in our Zoom meeting links, which is very convenient for members. It's definitely the right thing to remove or lessen "tech barriers" for members who are intimidated by our new virtual church environment. But I've found that in our unit, many members who complained about the "multi-step" process of accessing meetings, are still not attending even when we provide a simple one-click experience. Kind of like those who say they can't attend in-person because they have no transportation, yet when you offer to pick them up, they're always not able to attend that week...

BrianEdwards wrote:We have been using the embedded passcode in our Zoom meeting links, which is very convenient for members. It's definitely the right thing to remove or lessen "tech barriers" for members who are intimidated by our new virtual church environment. But I've found that in our unit, many members who complained about the "multi-step" process of accessing meetings, are still not attending even when we provide a simple one-click experience. Kind of like those who say they can't attend in-person because they have no transportation, yet when you offer to pick them up, they're always not able to attend that week...

Interesting analogy.

I wonder to what extent Ministering can do to help the tech issues for those who do want to attend.

BrianEdwards wrote:We have been using the embedded passcode in our Zoom meeting links, which is very convenient for members.

I get my email on my phone, which nowadays includes a lot of Zoom meeting links. The challenge is, I access Zoom from my laptop. So I am not able to "just click on the link".

It is a simple matter to access a meeting if the meeting number and passcode are included in the invitation. I just type them in on my laptop and away I go.

It is more difficult if only the link is included because, while I can ferret out the meeting number, the encrypted passcode is lengthy and littered with 1s and ls and Is and Os and 0s that are difficult to distinguish. I have developed a method of copying the link and getting it to my laptop, and I discovered early on that if you enter the encrypted passcode into the Zoom window, it works just as well as if you entered the unencrypted passcode itself. I can live without the clear text passcode.

My worst case scenario is when a I receive an email link that simply says Click on "This Link". In that case, I have to copy the link and paste it into a text document on my phone to read it. Then I can copy it and get it to my laptop. It is a double bother, so I only do this when I am really interested in joining the Zoom meeting. [grin]

And then there are those who text links instead of emailing them. [sigh]

If you have an iPhone and Mac (associated with the same Apple ID), the clipboard is shared between devices, so when you copy something on one device, you can paste it on another. That has saved me a lot of workarounds I used to do to get things from my phone to my computer.

You can always get email on your laptop.

I think there's a Windows feature that will link your laptop with your Android phone, but I've never looked into what it does.

sbradshaw wrote:If you have an iPhone and Mac (associated with the same Apple ID), the clipboard is shared between devices, . . .

russellhltn wrote:I think there's a Windows feature that will link your laptop with your Android phone, . . .

Thank you for your helpful suggestions. I did not say it, but I have more reasons not to link them than I do to link them.

That said, I often use the Transfer folder at Google Drive. And revealing that, I obviously am able to access my Gmail account from my laptop when needed, as well. I have skilz. And friends such as you, thanks.

The main point of my post, though, was to remind that not everyone uses their tools and devices the same way. I suppose I just could have said that.

For this very reason I make it a point to list meetings this way when I send them out:

https://zoom.us/j/12345678901?pwd=ExPBl ... VGOExKQT09
Meeting ID: 123 4567 8901
Passcode: 12345 (The zip code everyone in our Ward lives within)

This allows people who see the invite on one device and who go to the meeting on another device to have the ID and password, and it makes the password super simple for ward members to remember.

The zip code everyone in our Ward lives within

I remember those days well, when I too lived in a ward that resided within the same Zip Code (or for that matter, within the same City!) At least we're all in the same County where I'm at now...

BrianEdwards wrote:

The zip code everyone in our Ward lives within

At least we're all in the same County where I'm at now...

We're all in the same state. We could use that for the passcode. It's short. [grin]