How do I join a Zoom meeting when I have a Join URL?

  • Zoom

– If your instructor has given you a Join URL that looks like this:

https://udenver.zoom.us/j/7133116351

Click on the URL to join the meeting. You should not need to login to any website, as this URL is specific to DU and the meeting ID has already been specified.

Your computer will prompt you to download the Zoom program if this is the first time you have joined. You can also download from this link here. The download page will recognize whether you have a Mac or PC and select the correct version.

Once the program is installed you will be taken right into the meeting and asked to select your audio.

Mac: 

  1. After joining or starting a meeting, click “Join Audio by Computer” to connect your computer’s speaker and microphone to the Zoom Meeting. If using your computer’s speaker and microphone is your preferred audio method, check the option “Automatically join audio by computer when joining a meeting”.
  2. You can test your audio connection before joining by clicking the “Test Computer Audio” link. The audio preferences will open.

    • You can test the volume and output of your speaker device by select “Test Speaker”. If you cannot hear, change the output source by selecting a different speaker device.
    • Speak at a normal level and check the Input Level meter to see if your computer is registering your voice. A green bar will raise and lower as you speak if it is working correctly. If the audio is not registering, change the input source by selecting a different microphone from the drop down list.
    • You can select “Automatically adjust microphone settings” to adjust the microphone level based on your speech level.
  3. If you would like to check your audio connection while already in a meeting, click the arrow next to the microphone on the left hand side of the in meeting toolbar and follow the directions above.

PC:

  1. After joining or starting a meeting, click “Join Audio by Computer” to connect your computer’s speaker and microphone to the Zoom Meeting. If using your computer’s speaker and microphone is your preferred audio method, check the option “Automatically join audio by computer when joining a meeting”.
  2. You can test your audio connection before joining by clicking the “Test Computer Audio” link. The audio preferences will open.

    • You can test the volume and output of your speaker device by select “Test Speaker”. If you cannot hear, change the output source by selecting a different speaker device.
    • Speak at a normal level and check the Input Level meter to see if your computer is registering your voice. A green bar will raise and lower as you speak if it is working correctly. If the audio is not registering, change the input source by selecting a different microphone from the drop down list. You can also select “Test Mic” to playback your microphone input.
    • You can select “Automatically adjust microphone settings” to adjust the microphone level based on your speech level.
  3. If you would like to check your audio connection while already in a meeting, click the arrow next to the microphone on the left hand side of the in meeting toolbar and follow the directions above.