Connect a Zoom Room with the desktop app

The Zoom desktop app can connect with your Zoom Room, which allows you to start or join a meeting in the Zoom Room and perform other actions.

You can also connect the Zoom mobile app with a nearby Zoom Room.

Notes:

• Zoom Rooms support connecting any number of user platforms. Zoom Rooms controllers, scheduling displays, web-based controllers, Zoom app desktop controllers, iOS/Android mobile device controllers, and connected Zoom desktop and mobile apps do not count against this limit, as they have their own separate limits. 
• Connecting a Zoom Room with a free user account, and then hosting a meeting, will cause that meeting to use the 40-minute time limit tied to free accounts.

Requirements for connecting to a Zoom Room with the desktop app

• Account owner or admin privileges to edit account settings
• Zoom desktop app:
  • Windows 6.7.0 or higher
  • macOS 6.7.0 or higher
• Zoom Rooms:
  • Windows Global minimum version or higher
  • macOS Global minimum version or higher
  • Appliances Global minimum version or higher
  • iPad Global minimum version or higher

How to enable connecting to a Zoom Room on the account

To enable connecting to a Zoom Room on the desktop app for all users in the account:

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an admin with the privilege to edit account settings.
2. In the navigation menu, click Account Management then Account Settings.
3. Click the General tab.
4. Under Other, click the Show “Zoom Room” feature in the Zoom Workplace app toggle to enable it.
5. If a verification dialog appears, click Enable to verify the change.

How to enable connecting to a Zoom Room on the Zoom desktop app

1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app.
2. Click your profile picture, then click Settings.
3. In the navigation menu, click the General tab . 
4. Under Zoom Rooms, toggle on Show “Zoom Room” icon in the app.
   Note: If the option is grayed out, it has been disabled by the account admin.

How to connect with a Zoom Room

1. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app. 
2. In the top-right corner, click the  Room icon.
3. Choose from among the following options (you may need to click More options to see them all): 
   • Start from Room - Start a scheduled meeting from the room. 
   • Join from Room - Join a scheduled meeting from the room.
   • New meeting - Start an instant meeting from the room.
   • Share screen - Share your screen to the room.
   • Connect to room - Connect your device to the Zoom Room for chat and content viewing. 
   • Record with AI companion - Start recording with AI Companion to transcribe and summarize your conversation in the room. 
   • Save room meeting assets - Claim and save meeting assets from the room.
   • Open whiteboard - Open a new whiteboard in the room
   • Open the whiteboard "name" - Open an existing whiteboard in the room. 
   • Launch Zoom App - Open a Zoom App in the room. 
     Note: The options displayed may vary according to your settings.