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This guide is designed to help you choose the correct platform and meeting type for your upcoming virtual meeting or event. See the table below for a comparison of features, as well as more detailed descriptions of the services.

Table of Contents

Meeting Types & Features

Meeting Type

Maximum Participants

Unique Join Link

Alternate Host

Share Screen

Breakout Rooms

Q&A

Polling

Chat

Call in Number

Google Meet

250

Co-host

Webex Meeting

1,000

Webex Event

3,000

Webex Personal Room

1,000

Zoom Personal Room

300

Zoom Personal Room

1,000

Zoom Meeting

300

1,000

Google Meet

Google Meet is available with your UNLVMail or RebelMail Google account credentials.

  • Easily integrates with Google Calendar .and other Google applications

  • Hold impromptu video meetings on the go

  • Host or attend virtual training classes around the world

  • Perform remote interviews

  • Ideal for quick meetings within the organization, though external participants are also able to join.

  • Record your meetings to automatically save in your Google Drive.

  • Have quick and effective discussions with your colleagues.

Click here for more information on Google Meet.

Webex Meeting

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All participants can turn on camera, microphone, and share content.

Click here for more information on Webex Meetings.

Webex Event

Webex Events are best for larger virtual events that involve a host or group of panelists presenting information or discussing together, but the average participant is just a viewer.

  • You can enable and configure chat and Q&A features as desired, but your regular participants are otherwise not interacting during the event.

  • One-way communication. Ideal for webinars, panels, conferences.

  • Distinct user roles with specific permissions: Host, Panelist, Attendee.

Click here for more information on Webex Events.

Webex Personal Room

The Personal Room works similarly to a regular meeting, but is unique in a few ways.

  • The link never changes, and meetings using the personal room do not need to be scheduled in advance.

  • This is ideal for meetings like office hours, where students know that you will be in your personal room during a specific time frame and they can join freely.

  • You can lock your personal room mid-meeting which enables a waiting room feature, allowing you to bring people in individually.

Click here for more information on Webex.

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Zoom

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Requests for Zoom licenses must be submitted to the Help Desk for review. Zoom license fees must be required by the requesting department.

SOM IT supports Zoom for our licensed users.

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Meeting

Zoom meetings provide breakout rooms, polling, and chat features for groups. Settings can be configured depending on how interactive you want your meeting to be.

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Zoom

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Personal Room

The Personal Room works similarly to a regular meeting, but is unique in a few ways.

  • The link never changes, and meetings using the personal room do not need to be scheduled in advance.

  • This is ideal for meetings like office hours, where students or employees know that you will be in your personal room during a specific time frame and they can join freely.

  • You can lock your personal room mid-meeting which enables a waiting room feature, allowing you to bring people in individually.

  • Zoom Personal Rooms are used for patient appointments for telehealth within UNLV Health.

Click here for more information on Zoom.