The free version only allows up to 100 participants while the paid version allows more people. The advantage of a paid version is that you can easily get the data you need of the participants. After facing several class action lawsuits, Zoom has also bumped up its security features. Getting access to the IP address of participants is essential to prevent hackers or intruders from accessing the minute. Another safety precaution is having a password for the meeting that will only be shared with the participants.
1: IP Usage Report
Step 1: Access Zoom through the official website.
Step 2: Download the zoom app to access it either on your Android phone, iPhone or desktop. Step 3: Sign-in or sign up to the zoom web portal.
Step 4: In the navigation panel, click Dashboard and click the meetings tab. You will also be able to use your specific Zoom IP address.
Step 5: Click the IP Usage Report and you will be able to see the meetings live ID
In the IP usage report, you will see the meeting’s live IP address, geographical location of the IP address, meeting count, and participant count.
Step 6: Click on the number under the meeting count column and it will provide a list of the current meeting IDs the addresses are connected to.
2: Communicate with Zoom Servers
You can use Zoom’s participant endpoint to get values of the meeting’s duration, leave time, join time, and meeting ID. Step 1: Zoom doesn’t work end to end hence you can’t access data directly. The only way is through zoom servers. Step 2: Access Zoom through the official site or download the zoom app. After you set a meeting, try to capture traffic during the zoom session. You will be able to see your IP address and the IP address of the zoom servers.
Step 3: Communicate with the zoom servers or contact the zoom support to get the specific IP addresses you need due to malicious activities.
3: Access the Dashboard
Step 1: Access your zoom software online or zoom desktop app.
Step 2: Sign in to your account and access the zoom meeting. You need to be the administrator of the specific zoom meeting to use this method.
Step 3: On the dashboard, click on the meetings tab and you will see live meetings or past meetings.
Step 4: If you have been an admin to various meetings, you will be able to see past meeting participants, current participants, and a list of meetings.
Step 5: You will see the participant’s display name, device used, IP address, location, network type, health, issues, location, type of device, microphone, speaker, camera, connection time, and join time and leaving time.
Final Thoughts
Using the zoom app is good when you want to host a meeting. As an administrator in the paid zoom app, you have access to many benefits. Hence, for security reasons also ensure to have a password for the meeting to ensure no malicious person accesses the meeting. Also, you can investigate the participant’s IP address for the safety of what you discuss in the meeting.
