How to Join Zoom Meeting with a Cisco Webex System


  1. Tap the Join Zoom on the touch panel main screen.
  2. Tapping the touch panel will start the system (wake monitors or power the projectors).
  3. Enter only the 10-11 digit meeting ID and press Next.
  4. Select your role in the meeting: Host or Participant
    • If you are the host, you will be prompted for the Host Key. Your Host Key may be found using a web browser and logging into Rutgers Zoom, then Profile (under the Host Key section). 
  5. Both participants and hosts will be prompted to enter the meeting's numeric passcode (if available) and press Join.
  6. You will be joined to your meeting or placed into a Waiting Room while the meeting waits for the host to join.
  7. Press Share to show a presentation to the meeting.
    • Host security settings may prevent you from sharing
    • You may need to wake the computer if you wish to share it with the meeting
  8. Press End to leave or end the meeting.
    • If you are the host, this may end the meeting for all participants

Advanced Options

Control Your Meeting Experience (Layouts, Show or hide chat messages, Set mute on entry, etc.

If you are the Host of the meeting via the room system: Press Keypad on the main page of the touch panel to complete the below functions.
If you are a Participant, a subset of the options below will be available to you.

     Keypad view of webex system

Pressing *1 will allow you to choose the below options. The options will appear on the monitor/projector (not the touch panel).

Commands available as host (after pressing *1)

For additional information about menu options, please see SIP/H.323 in-meeting menu.

Pausing (Hold) Your Meeting

Disable ALL audio and video to and from the meeting to your room. Press Hold on the main screen of the touch panel to mute your camera, microphone, and speakers.

     Bottom panel of webex system with Hold button circled

Press Resume when ready to join the meeting again.

     Bottom panel of webex system with Resume button circled

Note: When joining a Zoom meeting from a computer in the same room as a video system, you should not connect your audio to the computer's Zoom instance. Your audio is already being captured and delivered to the meeting via the room system.