Zoom: Co-Hosts and Alternative Hosts

ITS Service Desk KB Article.

This article describes the different Zoom host types: Alternative host vs Co-host

 

There are two different types of hosts for Zoom meetings aside from the owner of a Zoom meeting. 

  • Alternative Host: Assigned before the meeting starts. This person can take over as host if the meeting creator cannot join. To be set as an alternative host, the user must have a UNC licensed  Zoom account.

  • Co-Host: Shares the same permissions as the host but can only be assigned after the meeting has started. Anyone in the meeting can be designated as a co-host at that point.

Please ensure users are using onyen@email.unc.edu as the format when setting users as an alternative host.  

Information about alternative hosts can be found on the Zoom FAQ article.  

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