topic Re: When will there be a "Join Zoom" button on Cisco Navigat in Webex Devices

When will there be a "Join Zoom" button on Cisco Navigator panels?

jfranchetti — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 20:05:36 GMT

This was highlighted in the past, but now doesn't seem to be talked about.

Being able to easily join Zoom (and Teams) meetings directly in rooms with Webex Devices is important. I know we can do "USB passthrough," but that is a nice secondary option.

Re: When will there be a "Join Zoom" button on Cisco Navigat

mlong0000 — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:54:06 GMT

Don't think there is an official one yet. But I've used this and it's easy to setup https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/roomdevices-macros-samples/tree/master/Join%20Zoom%20with%20DTMF%20Zoom%20Tools

Download Join Zoom Version 4-1-1.zip

Add the xml file to the UI Extensions and the .js files in the Macro Editor. In the Macros then just enable the joinzoom_main_4-1-1 and it should work ok.

Re: When will there be a "Join Zoom" button on Cisco Navigat

Garvan Long — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 07:20:58 GMT

Do you have Hybrid calendar enabled for the rooms, the Hybrid calendar service will parse a SIP URI or a video address that is in the message body of the calendar invite. If the Zoom invite has a sip URI and this invite is forwarded to the meeting room calendar I'm assuming you will get the Green Join Button for the Zoom conference. Regardless the Zoom Host will need Room Connector subscription to admit Webex Devices.

I don't have a Zoom Room Connector subscription so i have not been able to validate this works as I'm assuming it should. You may also need to alter some Exchange permission to allow forwarded booking to your meeting rooms and for them to display the meeting title. It would be best practice to only allow the room to accept invites from your own exchange domains

Re: When will there be a "Join Zoom" button on Cisco Navigat

Shalid Kurunnan Chalil — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 09:31:33 GMT

Hi there,

I personally didn't perform the integration yet. But I attended a recent Cisco webinar and as per it, you require Zoom CRC (Conference room Connector) by the host or the attendee. The OBTP feature is available in this.

You may find more on Zoom CRC here.

Regards,

Re: When will there be a "Join Zoom" button on Cisco Navigat

Garvan Long — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:37:59 GMT

I'm not sure how the attendee ownership for Room connector could work as you are calling from a Webex device ( the attendee), the analogy i would use is the Webex device can knock on the Zoom meeting door without a Room connector license but the Zoom meeting host needs a room connector license to have a door to knock on , the responsibility/limitation is a Zoom/ meeting host tenant issue as it will not accept the call unless the tenant has a Room connector licenses to let the Webex room system in

Re: When will there be a "Join Zoom" button on Cisco Navigat

Roger Kallberg — Wed, 04 May 2022 20:05:54 GMT

Either side of the call can have CRC, it doesn’t necessarily need to be the organiser of the meeting.

Re: When will there be a "Join Zoom" button on Cisco Navigat

Garvan Long — Wed, 11 May 2022 04:50:30 GMT

Thanks @Roger Kallberg

If i dial from a Webex Room system to a Zoom conference how does the Zoom conference know i have a CRC license ? Wont the host/host organisation of the conference be responsible for the Zoom CRC license to enable the Webex Room to join the conference ?

Garvan

Re: When will there be a "Join Zoom" button on Cisco Navigat

Roger Kallberg — Wed, 11 May 2022 11:52:37 GMT

No idea on how it knows. I just know that it works if either side of the call has the CRC. I guess that it’s a question better asked to Zoom.

Re: When will there be a "Join Zoom" button on Cisco Navigat

Igor Lukic — Wed, 11 May 2022 22:43:12 GMT

Hi all,

as @Roger Kallberg pointed out, either the host or you (as the attendee) will need a Zoom CRC license. If the host has a CRC license, then you can simply dial in. However, if the host does not have a CRC license, then you as the attendee will have to have a license. On top of that, you need to follow the procedure as described here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360022698332-Using-the-attendee-s-CRC-license

In a nutshell, this is what you have to do:

1) Dial in from the Webex Room system

2) Navigate to https://zoom.us/meeting/rooms on your PC, mobile phone or tablet

3) Enter the Zoom meeting ID + the Pairing Code (which is shown in the splash screen when dialed into the meeting)

4) Click on Connect

5) After that the Webex Room system will be admitted to the Zoom meeting

As you can see this is not straightforward at all and one of the reason why Cisco handles integrations much better than other vendors.

Best regards,

Igor

Re: When will there be a "Join Zoom" button on Cisco Navigat

Garvan Long — Thu, 12 May 2022 00:27:22 GMT

Thanks @Igor Lukic

Agree putting the onus on the participant to enter codes is less than friction less. The link you referred to also talks about using the Zoom Connector API to use the Join button on the Navigator. It involves a lot on site set up and cost and you would only entertain this if you were a Zoom Organisation with Webex endpoints for intra org meetings with the same Zoom Tennant or were joining inter org Zoom meeting where both organisations used Zoom.

Lets hope we see frictionless user and administrative native integration in the future from Zoom