Automatically Record Zoom Meetings

While scheduling an event, find the Meeting Options section and locate Record the meeting automatically. Make sure that box is checked and choose whether to save to the Cloud or locally on your computer. This will activate an automatic recording for that meeting.


If you would like all of your meetings to be automatically recorded, follow the instructions below:

1

Go to zoom.usu.edu and sign in to your account

 
2

Navigate to the Settings tab

settings tab highlighted

 
3

Select the Recording tab at the top

recordings tab highlighted

 
4

Scroll down and locate Automatic recording and toggle it on

Automatic Recording highlighted with arrow pointing at toggle

 
5

Select whether you want them saved to the Cloud or locally on your computer

Unless you have a specific reason to do so, we recommend that you choose to have them saved to the Cloud. Then, click Save.

Record in cloud selected and highlighted

Note that automatic recordings begin the moment anyone joins the meeting. If you have Allow participants to join anytime turned on and students join the call early, that will be captured in a recording.

Note: If recording locally, automatic recordings will only start if the host is joining from the Zoom desktop application. Hosting from mobile devices or dialing in will not initiate the automatic recording.

If your classes Zoom meeting has already been created, follow these steps to enable automatic recording in all future occurrences of that meeting. 

Important: In the case of a Connect course, please be sure to edit the existing meeting. Do not delete your current meeting and try to replace it.  Do not change any other settings in your Connect class meetings. 

 

1

Navigate to your Canvas course

 

 
2

 Click on the Zoom link

The Canvas course side navigation bar with the link to Zoom highlighted in orange.

 
3

Click the scheduled meeting title

The Zoom page within Canvas, a Zoom meeting name highlighted in orange.

 
4

 Click the Edit this Meeting button

A button labeled Edit This Meeting highlighted in orange.

 
5

Check the box for Record the meeting automatically

Checkbox for Record the Meeting Automatically highlighted in orange.

 
6

Ensure that the recording will be In the cloud

Bubble for In the Cloud highlighted in orange.

 
7

 Click Save

Save button highlighted in orange.