Web conferencing (Cisco Webex) – UW–⁠Madison Information Technology

Last updated on March 16, 2023

Cisco Webex is the leading enterprise solution for voice/video conferencing, online meetings, screen sharing, chat and webinars. The application is supported across mobile devices, desktops and room systems.

Benefits

• Collaboration with UW–Madison colleagues and external colleagues across the world
• Meet with up to 1000 participants in a single meeting on your computer, tablet or phone
• Schedule meetings using the Outlook client, Outlook Web Access or the Webex Web Portal
• Breakout rooms that may be pre-assigned by the host
• Waiting rooms to allow the host or cohost to organize/manage incoming attendees
• The ability to allow participants to dial into meetings with a telephone number
• Whiteboarding and annotation tools to simulate in-person collaboration
• HIPAA compliant
• Record Webex Meetings/Events/Training in the cloud

Requirements

• Individuals must have a UW–‍Madison NetID, Office365 account and have an active appointment
• Must be a UW–‍Madison faculty/staff member, researcher or student
• Individuals from outside UW–‍Madison may log on to a session only if invited by a UW–‍Madison user

Getting started

Options

• Webex App: Chat directly with a co-worker or communicate with your entire team at once. Collaborate without downloading the desktop app

Pricing

Free.

Available to

• Departments
• Faculty
• Researchers
• Staff
• Students

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