Zoom Setup Guide - GVSU Faculty/Staff Windows Computers

When to Use?

This article describes signing into the Zoom application on your GVSU issued Windows Computer.

If you had previously downloaded the Zoom client, please make sure you are logged out of the client before continuing in order to properly sign up with your GVSU account.

  1. Windows 11 users should locate the Zoom icon on their GVSU computer.

Zoom app icon


2. Select Sign In

SIgn in Button


3. Select Sign In with SSO

Sign in with SSSO button


4. Select Continue. Note, if the Company Domain is blank, please enter "gvsu-edu" in Company Domain prior to clicking Continue.

Company domain is gvsu-edu


5. The normal GVSU Central Authentication Service screen (Single Sign On) will appear.  Enter your GVSU credentials.

Okta login box


6. If you get Open zoom.us, select Yes.

Open Zoom prompt


7. If you already had a Zoom account using your @gvsu.edu account, you will be asked a series of questions to switch the account to the GVSU corporate account.  Please go to Step 10 to begin that process.


8. The Zoom client will launch and you are ready to use Zoom!

Zoom app


9. The Outlook Plug-In has also been installed and will show up in your toolbar in the Outlook email client as well as your Outlook calendar toolbar.