Zoom Setup Guide - Personal Windows/Apple Computers

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This guide explains how to download Zoom on a personal Windows or Apple computer and sign in with your student, staff, or faculty account. Please click on the links below to jump to the section related 
 

Download Zoom App - Personal Windows Computer

1. To download the Zoom app on your personal Windows computer, you will have to go to https://gvsu-edu.zoom.us/ and select Download Client in the bottom center of the site. Select the Download for Zoom Client for Meetings and follow the instructions.
Download button on Zoom website.

Zoom client for meetings download button.


2. Select Sign In.

Sign in button for Zoom.


3. Select Sign In with SSO.

Sign in with SSO button in Zoom.


4. Enter gvsu-edu under Company Domain and click Continue.

Picture of gvsu-edu in the domain box.


5. The normal GVSU Central Login Service screen (Single Sign On) will appear. Enter your GVSU credentials and click Sign In.

Okta login page.


6. If you get Open zoom.us, or something similar to the below image like Did you mean to switch apps select Yes.

Microsoft Edge asking to open Zoom app.


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

Picture of Zoom once it has been signed into.

 

Download Zoom App - Personal Apple Computer

1. To download the Zoom app on your personal Mac computer, you will have to go to https://gvsu-edu.zoom.us/ and select Download Client in the bottom center of the site. Select the Download for Zoom Client for Meetings and follow the instructions.

Download button on Zoom website.

Zoom client for meetings download button.


2. Select Sign In.

Sign in button for Zoom.


3. Select Sign In with SSO.

Sign in with SSO button in Zoom.


4. Enter gvsu-edu under Company Domain and click Continue.

Picture of gvsu-edu in the domain box.


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

Okta login page.
 


6. If you are prompted to open zoom.us, click the button for “Open zoom.us” (the wording could vary depending on which default browser you use).

Browser asking to open Zoom app.


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

Picture of Zoom once it has been signed into.

 

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Article ID: 29015
Created
Fri 6/19/26 10:52 AM
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