By using a Zoom waiting room, you control who can "enter" your Zoom meeting. This is ideal for scheduling office hours so you can have a private conversation.
1. Log into the TC Portal
Students: https://student.tc.columbia.edu
Employee: https://employee.tc.columbia.edu
2. In the applications Tab, click Zoom.
3. In Zoom, click Meetings.
4. Click Schedule a Meeting.
5. In the Topic field, enter the name of your meeting.
6. Select the date and time for your meeting. Next check the box next to Recurring meeting.
You can start your meeting at anytime. You're not restricted by the date, time, or duration you enter.
7. In the recurring meetings section, select how how often, how many times you want to schedule your office hours, and confirm the week days when your meeting will reoccur.
8. Decide when you want the meetings to end. You may select an end date or after a certain number of meetings.
9. In the Security section, click Enable waiting rooms.
10. To select additional options, click Show. Then, click the checkboxes to select any additional meeting options you may want.
11. Click Save.
12. To share your office hours Zoom link, click either the Invite Link or click Copy Invitation.
