This page explains why meeting passwords are required on Webex meetings as of 1/10/2020.
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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Personal Rooms and Video Conference SystemsUse of the "Personal Meeting Room" and video conferences systems is unchanged. |
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When you schedule a 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.
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