Access the Zoom desktop app

Zoom and Microsoft 365 Teams are the University of Otago-supported desktop eConferencing options for staff and students.

How do I access the Zoom desktop app

To access the Zoom desktop app:

1. Launch the Zoom app and click on Sign In.
2. Click on the SSO option (not the Email or Password fields).
3. In the Sign in with SSO page, type otago in the company domain field, and click Continue.
4. This will open a new tab on your browser, and either automatically sign you in to your Microsoft account, or prompt you to log in to your Microsoft account. Use your University email address (for staff: firstname.lastname@otago.ac.nz, for students: username@student.otago.ac.nz) and associated password to log in.
5. If you are off-campus or signing into your account for the first time, you will be prompted to authenticate your Microsoft account, either by text message or using the Microsoft Authenticator app, depending on how you set this up. Refer to the related article: Multifactor authentication (MFA) for more information about this.
6. Once you are signed into your account, a Zoom page will appear to launch the app. Either click on the button on the page, or in the pop-up, and the Zoom app will launch logged in to your University account.