Deploying a Zoom Meetings Hybrid module

Zoom’s Hybrid Meeting service solution allows customers to deploy Zoom meeting components into their network (behind their firewall), with internal users connecting to a local hybrid server while external users join via the Zoom Cloud.

Using Zoom Node, organizations can deploy hybrid services on their Zoom Node servers necessary to host hybrid servers. Once deployed the Hybrid Meeting service can be enabled account wide or at the group level for Licensed users. 

This article covers:

• Initial configuration for the Zoom Meetings Hybrid module
  • Setting up a Hybrid Zone
• How to deploy a Hybrid Zone Controller Proxy

• How to deploy a Hybrid Multimedia Router

Prerequisites for deploying a Zoom Meetings Hybrid service

• Business, Education, or Enterprise account
• Account owner or admin privilege
• Deployed Node server based on the Zoom Hybrid Meeting system requirements.

Initial configuration for the Zoom Meetings Hybrid Module

To deploy a Hybrid Multimedia router (HMMR) or Zone Controller Proxy, a Zoom Node server needs to be deployed first, as well as a configured Hybrid Zone.  

Setting up a Hybrid Zone

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
2. In the navigation menu, click Node Management then click Modules.
3. Click the drop-down button , and click Meetings Hybrid.
4. On the Nodes tab, click Hybrid Zones.
5. Click Add Zone.
6. Under Zone Name, enter the name of the Hybrid Zone.
7. Under Zoom Hybrid Data Center, select the Zoom data center the Zone will connect to. 
8. Click Confirm.

How to deploy a Hybrid Zone Controller Proxy

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
2. In the navigation menu, click Node Management then click Modules.
3. Click the drop-down button , and click Meetings Hybrid.
4. On the Services tab, click Add Services.
5. Click Hybrid Zone Controller Proxy. 
6. Under Install on a node, select the server you want to deploy the service on. 
7. Under Meeting Zone, select the zone the service will be deployed for.
8. Under Certificate settings set how the certificates will be managed:
   • Select Use domain and certificates managed by Zoom to have Zoom generate and manage the certificate. 
   • Select Use my organization’s domains and upload a new certificate, if uploading your own crt file and private key file.
     Note: If you are using your own certificate, then you are required to enter a domain for the Internal domain.
9. Under Internal IP, enter the internal IP configured for the service.
10. (Optional) Under the SSL port, enter the port number you want the listening service to run through, by default the port is 443.
11. (Optional) Under Advanced Settings, the following settings can be set:
    
    • Allow external access (NAT Mode): Enable to enable network address translation and allow external users to join meetings.
      Note: An External IP must be entered if NAT is enabled. In addition, the SSL Port for port forwarding can be configured, and a prefix can be added for the External domain.
12. Click Add.
    The Hybrid Zone Controller Proxy component will begin the installation. Once complete, the Hybrid Zone Controller Proxy service status will be Running.
13. Now proceed to install the Hybrid Multimedia Router component. 

How to deploy a Hybrid Multimedia Router

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
2. In the navigation menu, click Node Management then click Modules.
3. Click the drop-down button , and click Meetings Hybrid.
4. On the Services tab, click Add Services.
5. Click Hybrid Multimedia Router.
6. Under Install on a node, select the server you want to deploy the service on. 
7. Under Meeting Zone, select the zone the service will be deployed for.
8. Under Certificate settings set how the certificates will be managed:
   • Select Use domain and certificates managed by Zoom to have Zoom generate and manage the certificate. 
   • Select Use my organization’s domains and upload a new certificate, if uploading your own crt file and private key file.
     Note: If you are using your own certificate, you are required to enter an Internal domain. 
9. (Optional) Next to Internal domain, enter the prefix if Zoom is generating the certificate. 
10. Under Internal IP, enter the internal IP configured for the service.
11. (Optional) Under UDP Port, configure the UDP port for the service (the default is 8801).
12. (Optional) Under SSL Port, configure the UDP port for the service (the default is 443).
13. (Optional) Under Advanced Settings, the following settings can be set:
    
    • Allow external access (NAT Mode): Enable to enable network address translation and allow external users to join meetings.
      Note: An External IP must be entered if NAT is enabled.
    • In addition, the SSL and UDP Ports forwarding can be configured, and a prefix can be added for the External domain.
14. Click Add.
    The Hybrid Multimedia Router component will begin the installation. Once complete, the Hybrid Multimedia Router service status will be Running.