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Password Requirement for Scheduled Webex Meetings

Cisco released a security update for Webex meetings to enhance security and privacy. This update requires meeting participants to enter a password along with the meeting number when joining a meeting through the UConn Webex login: webex.uconn.edu

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titlePersonal Rooms and Video Conference Systems

Use of the "Personal Meeting Room" and video conferences systems are is unchanged.

When a Password is Required

When you schedule a meeting, participants are sent meeting information that contains a meeting link, meeting number, and the password. If participants search for a Meeting by its Meeting Number, they will also have to enter the Meeting a 10 digit session identifier known as the "Access Code" and/or "Meeting Number" is randomly generated. If a user navigates to uconn-cmr.webex.com and searches for a session using that Meeting Number, they will be prompted to enter the session's password.

When a Password is

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not Required

If participants are given the direct link, they do will not need be asked to enter the password. You can access this direct link after scheduling your meeting on the Meeting Information page. Meeting organizers can also send the link to participants by adding their email to the "Attendees" field when scheduling a meeting.

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